History torched as John T. Morgan house burns

History torched as John T. Morgan house burns

White smoke put a cloud over a large portion of Selma’s Old Town Friday evening as a one-story house, once home to a U.S. Senator ... Read more | comments

Latest news

Summer season a boom for Selma Walton

With area schools approaching summer break and high-action films hitting the box office, Sharon Diggs Jackson of the Selma Walton Theater said she’s expecting large ... Read more | comments

  1. Troopers make plans for the holidays  | comments
  2. Rivers named Boy of the Year  | comments
  3. Salvation Army cuts ribbon on Thrift Store  | comments

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Mrs. Audrey T. Reed

Mrs. Audrey T. Reed, age 90, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the home of daughter and son-in-law in Rome, Georgia. Born on January ... Read more | comments

DCHS students create mural to accompany outdoor classroom

DCHS students create mural to accompany outdoor classroom

PLANTERSVILLE — Not only are Dallas County High School students taking their knowledge of science outdoors, but also their love of art. As a way ... Read more | comments

State, county jobless rate better

State of Alabama leaders announced Friday the unemployment rate in the state has fallen below the 7 percent mark, giving some the belief “people are ... Read more | comments

Deal reached in 2011 murder

A man who is accused of shooting another man in G.W.C. Homes in 2011 when he was a juvenile, pled guilty to murder this week ... Read more | comments

  1. UA’s Mahan joins STJ for the summer  | comments
  2. Noted author dies, leaves strong legacy  | comments
  3. Arts, music and fun to again be featured at StreetFest  | comments
  4. Calendars for schools in place  | comments
  5. Summer program makes hires  | comments
  6. City to mark Founder’s Day Saturday  | comments
  7. Donation could bring iPad and water for Kenya  | comments
  8. Searcy to leave R.B. Hudson  | comments
  9. Donation rolls in for SABRA  | comments
  10. Concordia, Chamber talk business over breakfast  | comments
  11. Commission approves applicatoin for additional ATRIP funding  | comments
  12. MCS head steps down  | comments
  13. League’s gamble pays off for charities  | comments
  14. Fish Fry again goes to help Crime Stoppers  | comments
  15. Donation helps bring SMART Boards to R.B. Hudson Middle  | comments
  16. Lipsey’s garden earns Beautification Award  | comments

Sports

Football jamboree challenges Senators

Football jamboree challenges Senators

By Jonathan Bryant The Greenville Advocate   GREENVILLE — The Fort Dale Academy-hosted football jamboree represented the end of a series of challenges presented to ... Read more | comments

  1. Panthers, Eagles square off in spring football jamboree  | comments
  2. Dallas County set to host Friday Jamboree  | comments
  3. Youth league action continues at Dallas County Sportsplex  | comments

Editorial

Owners of vacant homes in Selma should be held responsible

There goes another one up in smoke. Friday evening, an abandoned home on Church Street — reportedly one without electricity running to it — caught ... Read more | comments

Columns and Opinion

Busy week honoring our students

By Larry Stover Pastor of Praise Park Ministries Church of the Nazarene The media has been covering several stories about students in Dallas County that ... Read more | comments

Letters to the Editor

Stamp Out Hunger food drive scheduled

Dear editor, The Stamp Out Hunger food drive conducted by the National Association of Letter Carriers on Saturday, May 11, was a huge success.  Enough ... Read more | comments


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Health & Fitness

Michael Johnson Camp helps children, YMCA of Selma

Michael Johnson Camp helps children, YMCA of Selma

Michael Johnson stood in the middle of Memorial Stadium Saturday morning, looking over what has become one of the marquee youth sporting events each year ... Read more | comments

Education

Donation helps bring SMART Boards to R.B. Hudson Middle

Donation helps bring SMART Boards to R.B. Hudson Middle

Thanks to a grant from ALA-TOM Resource Conservation and Development, a state agency, R.B. Hudson Middle School received $5,000 in funding Tuesday for their SMART ... Read more | comments

Business

Program, jobs for area youth

Program, jobs for area youth

To chase away summertime boredom and instill valuable work ethics, the city of Selma will launch their Summer Youth Employment Program. The program, which has been ... Read more | comments

Faith & Family

League’s gamble pays off for charities

League’s gamble pays off for charities

The event was a gamble, but the bet paid off Monday when the Selma Charity League was able to present checks to three separate charities. ... Read more | comments