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Man gets 20 years for abuse
A Valley Grande man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child, according to Dallas County District ...
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Man on trial for murder in 2013
Five years after 18-year-old Alexis Hunter was shot to death a few days before Christmas, one of the accused killers is on trial. According to ...
by Blake Deshazo, Monday, May 14, 2018 9:03 pm
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Southside Primary’s Diane Daniel retiring after 25 years of educating
Diane Daniel, a kindergarten teacher at Southside Primary, is retiring after teaching for a combined 35 years. The school’s cafeteria was filled with her family, ...
by Blake Deshazo, Saturday, May 12, 2018 6:11 pm
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Mark Story submits signatures, waiting for verification
Less than a month after announcing his intentions to run for Alabama Senate District 23 as an independent candidate, Mark Story has submitted more than ...
by Blake Deshazo, Saturday, May 12, 2018 6:10 pm
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Attorney calls charge against councilman ‘blatant retaliation’
Selma City Councilman Sam Randolph turned himself in to Selma police Friday morning on a pubic lewdness charge and was soon after released on a ...
by Blake Deshazo, Friday, May 11, 2018 10:31 pm
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Jewelry Center inside Selma Mall robbed
Shattered glass covered the floor of the Jewelry Center inside the Selma Mall Thursday afternoon after a group of men robbed the store. No arrests ...
by Blake Deshazo, Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:06 pm
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OSHA confirms Globe plant death
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed a Globe Metallurgical employee has died after being burned in an incident at ...
by Blake Deshazo, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9:40 pm
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Heated exchange leads to early adjournment at council meeting
The Selma City Council meeting ended sooner than expected Tuesday night after a heated exchange between Mayor Darrio Melton and Councilman Sam Randolph. After nearly ...
by Blake Deshazo, Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9:37 pm
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Muhammad named Boy of the Year
Jabrail Muhammad Jr. could hardly believe it when he heard his name called Tuesday night as the 2018 Paul M. Grist Boy of the Year. ...
by Blake Deshazo, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:28 pm
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Suspects wanted for retaliation
The Selma Police Department has identified two persons of interest in what are believed to be acts of retaliation for the murder of a 26-year-old ...
by Blake Deshazo, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:16 pm
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Bloom House receives funds from cookoff
The chili was aplenty last month during the seventh annual Alabama River Chili Cookoff, and so were the proceeds. The Blackbelt Benefit Group, now in ...
by Blake Deshazo, Monday, May 7, 2018 9:48 pm
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Trade Day brings crowd to Grist Park
The grounds of Paul M. Grist State Park were filled with people Saturday for the second annual Trade Day. Anita Ellison, president of Friends of ...
by Blake Deshazo, Saturday, May 5, 2018 9:00 pm
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Drug court helps addicts get new chance at life
The sound of applause roared through the Dallas County Courthouse Friday morning as 13 drug court graduates got a new chance at life. The program ...
by Blake Deshazo, Friday, May 4, 2018 11:06 pm
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‘Tin Man’ to fill empty windows with art project
Charlie “Tin Man” Lucas is tired of seeing windows boarded up with plywood throughout Selma. To fix it, he’s come up with a community art ...
by Blake Deshazo, Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:27 pm
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Judge sets murder suspects’ bond at $2 million apeice
Two Selma men arrested for the alleged murder of a 26-year-old man Saturday made their first appearance in Dallas County court Thursday while two other ...