Roy Fikes, who was appointed Sheriff of Perry County by Gov. Kay Ivey in April, announced he is running for the position in the 2026 election.
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Cindy Fisher is Publisher of the Black Belt News Network and Selma Sun. She has nearly 30 years of experience in news. She lives in the Black Belt with her two children.
Dallas County High School hosted a drawing contest in recognition of Hispanic Awareness Month.
Whitfield Foundation raised $29,000 at their 2026 Soiree at Demopolis Civic Center on Saturday, beating last year's amount.
The Selma community will celebrate the life of Selma community leader Mark Myles at a funeral service on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Selma High's gym.
Historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma has won a $1 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund for technical exp…
Project H.O.O.D.’s “Walk Across America” fundraising campaign made a stop in Selma on Jan. 19 to feed 500 and walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
A familiar face in the Selma healthcare landscape has opened an evening clinic in Montgomery.
Selma native Darian Walton won the runner up title in the recent Miss Progressive Black Men Inc. Scholarship’s Miss Emerald pageant in Tallaha…
The Selma Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting death of youth mentor Mark Myles on Friday.