Story archive for July 2009

Friday, July 31

• Selma University signs Sumter Co. pitcher-outfielder

• Police awards named after former chiefs

• Author signs in Selma

• Selma teen arrested for attempted rape, assault

• Evidence gathered from First Cahawba burglary

• Common sense to combat phone problem

• Reader disagrees with letter criticizing Obama’s actions

• Finding and helping a friendly ghost from the past

• Arrest report

• Rainy weekend in store

Thursday, July 30

• Carson found guilty of capital murder

• Rain doesn’t dampen spirit

• Ward 5 focuses on sewage

• ‘Lunch at the Library’ schedule announced

• Lowery’s honor much deserved

• Conspiracy theories do not belong in news organizations

• Live blog of Selma Bond Referendum meeting at Meadowview begins at 6 p.m.

• Wiggins receives reprimand

• Arrest report

• UPDATED: Roosevelt Carson found guilty of capital murder

Wednesday, July 29

• Bank broken into

• New industry coming

• Testimony continues today in Roosevelt Carson trial

• Affordable housing units open

• Bond issue meetings resume at Meadowview

• Honoree has Selma connections

• Clinic honors ex-Selma coach

• Projects take months to result in jobs

• Federal health care plan would damage system

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Wiggins hearing under way

Tuesday, July 28

• COPS program to help Selma bolster ranks

• Albrecht doing fine after rescue

• Meadowcraft purchased

• Selma man sentenced for American Candy Co. theft

• Keller’s recognition a great symbol

• Guns aren’t safe under any circumstance

• Incident report

• Arrest report

• Jr. tourney has Selma legacy

• LIVE BLOG of Selma City Council begins at 5 p.m.

• Selma to get 2 police officers

• Water construction to begin soon

• Meadowcraft sold

• Take me out to the ballpark

• Local youth runs in triathlon

Monday, July 27

• Selma man arrested for domestic violence assault

• Testimony in capital murder trial begins

• A facelift for Addison

• Volunteerism benefits everyone

• Selma man wants action

• Arrest report

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Incident report

• William Harris named Alabama State president

• Sessions to oppose Obama's Supreme Court nominee

Saturday, July 25

• Searching for Selma’s ghosts

• Beloved obstetrician, Blanton, dead at 88

• Grand jury indicts 3 Selma males for capital murder

• The long, dog days of summer

• Stars come out for grid camp

• Renovated Craig Baseball Field will have grand opening Monday

• Business brisk at market

• Selma citizen questions the actions of the president

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Solving a problem the first time through

Friday, July 24

• Selma’s Blackmon picks LSU

• Future of Meadowcraft to be determined next week

• Selma officer witnesses damage to patrol car

• Salaam to continue work in District 67

• Selma citizen suggests having a good time at ASF

• Learn from past mistakes

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Unattended lot a public nuisance

• Selma DL Blackmon commits to LSU

Thursday, July 23

• Ward 7 residents favor all-or-nothing bond issue

• Old Selma comes alive

• Unregistered sex offender arrested

• Selma-Dallas County Library wraps up summer program

• Seriously ill man thanks city and citizens for care

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Live blog of Selma Bond Referendum Meeting at CHAT ACADEMY

• Area to see low-income homes upgraded for energy efficiency

Wednesday, July 22

• Selma native keeps tennis going

• A century and one more

• SEC issues revealed with 2 investment banks

• House burglary foiled

• Bond issue brings early attention

• Be careful about choosing your heroes

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Trial set for Wiggins

• Bond issue meeting sees adjustment to project list

• Remembering the victims

• Hicks to run for board chairman

• Selma woman charged with child endangerment

• Different time, same place

• Enrichment class dabbles in media production

• 17 Black Belt plantations spotlighted in book

• Selma loses to AUM-Montgomery

Tuesday, July 21

• Benjamin qualified and healthy

• Incident report

• Incident report

• Live blog of Selma Bond Referendum meeting now up and running

• Update on live blog of Selma Bond Referendum meeting

• Selma Dixie Boys lose in Tuesday's early game

• Live blog of Selma Bond Referendum meeting at Selma High School

• Alabama fugitives face more charges in ND

• Selma keeps title hopes alive

• Bond meeting at Selma High tonight

• Taxes take a break

• Uniontown awarded $400,000 grant for sewer system

• Capital murder trial begins Monday

Monday, July 20

• Fire runs

• Incident report

• Arrest report

• Arrest report

• Arrest report

• The pride one team can create

• Live blog of public safety committee and other committee meetings now

• Sonic to return

Sunday, July 19

• Selma All-Stars stay alive in Eufaula

• Masters Games draw near

• Selma All-Stars bounce back

• One way or another, a decision has to be made

• Is there an offender nearby?

• ‘One Night Only’ to debut at Pickard Auditorium Saturday

• Memory is a fitting punishment

• Prepare Selma for something more

• Business of the family

• A renewed respect for ‘our river’

• Incident report

Saturday, July 18

• State, county unemployment levels rise

• Teenager accused of sexually abusing 2 children

• Deputies investigating Safford Cash and Carry robbery

• Selma falls to Westside 3-0

Friday, July 17

• Council looking into clubs’ licenses

• Gas prices always marked much higher for Selma

• Walter Cronkite dies

• Arrest report

• Arrest report

• Incident report

Thursday, July 16

• 7th Congressional District candidates file reports

• Military helping hands

• Nightclubs hot topic for council

• Meetings planned to discuss bond issue

• Old Live Oak: proof decency does still exist

• It takes a village

• Football action returns to CCA

• Selma’s Keisha Moore top scorer, South MVP

• Hazardous weather alert

• Significant weather alert util 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15

• Selma opens state play Friday

• Color, brushes, art

• Robbery sends motorist speeding

• Settlement paid for missing car

• New leader focuses on different mission at MMI

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Health care should be for everyone, not just a few

• Senior citizen thanks sheriff’s department for service

• Still calling for council investigation

• Authorities searching for robbery suspects

• Selma doctors confident in Benjamin’s abilities

• Little girl robbed of innocence

• Photo unveiling moved to July 23

• Selma man dies in early Tuesday morning wreck

• Mollahan named new MMI president

• Deputies retrieve member of most wanted

• Spicer writes biography

• A message through poetry

• Moore keeps Selma streak alive

• Tips to keep your kids innocent

Tuesday, July 14

• Incident report

• Arrest report

• LIVE BLOG of Selma City Council begins at 5 p.m.

• MMI gets new president

• Selma Dixie Pre-Majors rally to win

• Pitching, fielding woes hurt All-Stars

Monday, July 13

• June 27 now Ricky DeWayne ‘Mojo’ Jones Day

• Family calls on public for help

• Suspect makes off with about $4,600

• Keith attends disaster planning seminar

• Police arrest Selma man for assault

• Blood drive to be held Wednesday

• Curbing the violence

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Incident report

• Clubs could threaten park

• Live blog of meeting between city officials and club owners

• Longtime sports writer Bill Robinson dies

• Obama nominates Ala. physician as next surgeon general

• Auburn trustee Jack Miller of Mobile dies at 65

• Selma's Dixie Pre-Majors, Majors fail to advance

Saturday, July 11

• Is a sex offender too close?

• Researchers seek de Soto’s Mabila

• U-control air show takes to the sky at Grace Lane

• How to make Selma safer

• Search for missing Selma man continues

• Summertime and the livin' is sticky

• Sharing information because it is necessary

• Pre-Majors fall to Auburn

• Thomasville earns 12-3 win over Majors

• Busch’s actions overshadowing his talent and potential

• Enjoying life's simple pleasures

• Catching up with Jr. Miss

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Hazardous weather possible Sunday

Friday, July 10

• Local, area agents make multiple meth lab busts

• Longtime assault suspect surrenders

• Unity service scheduled for Sunday a.m.

• Retired Selma assistant chief of police dies

• Art Guild to host reception

• Fire destroys home, damages another

• Majors fall to West Side 6-1

• Pre-Majors blast Thomasville

• Selma native recalls disappointing visit

• Visitors ask about Selma residents

• Be informed before you vote

• Incident report

• Arrest report

• Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s Monthly Report

Thursday, July 9

• Local NFL players thrill kids

• Morgan doesn’t expect surprises

• State and stimulus may help with high school

• Council mulls bond issue

• Homicide still under investigation

• Bridge to close early Saturday

• A different kind of air show begins this weekend

• New high school needed with or without help

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Bond issue City Council Work Session Meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday

Wednesday, July 8

• American Legion Post 20 to install new officers

• Selma City Council set to discuss bond issue at 5 p.m. work session Thursday

• NFL players make reading fun

• Selma Pre-Majors, Majors teams start tourney play Friday

• Carneal Building: A work in progress

• Trojans buy into new system

• Suspect in weekend shooting faces capital murder charges

• Take care with bond issue items

• Incident report

• Fire runs

• Arrest report

• School of Discovery employees look forward to new school year

• Marriages

Tuesday, July 7

• Recalls that might affect you

• Making art with the ‘Tin Man’

• Deputies to fly to Kansas City to pick up a most wanted

• Remembering Jackson

• Bozeman throws hat into ring

• Search for MMI chief narrowed to three candidates

• Area firefighters and EMS personnel honored by state

• Garbage problems addressed

• Action picks up at Playland Bowl

• Selma woman arrested for bringing contraband into jail

• Symposium imparts ways to invest in Selma

• Black Belt transportation projects announced

• Pre-K Black Belt kids overlooked

• Child support system needs to be reformed

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• MMI presidential search down to 3

Monday, July 6

• High schools get ready to play

• Census shows decrease

• Shooting leads to proposed Ward 8 meeting

• Troopers busy on Independence Day

• Reading is Fun to make books, characters, available to children

• Selma to participate in tax holiday

• A cornerstone of education

• Arrest report

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Incident report

• Southern Black Mayors Conference postponed

• UA administrator, civic leader John Blackburn dies

• Selma will take tax holiday

• Price won't run for governor

• Former Kennedy 'Best and Brightest' McNamara dies at 93

Sunday, July 5

• A remembrance of times past

• Live Weather Blogging Now CANCELED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH BLOGGING PROGRAM

• WEATHER UPDATE - SUNDAY- 4:35 P.M.- Line of Thunderstorms

Saturday, July 4

• Dallas Co. celebrates 4th

• 100 Lenses project on display until Sept. 25

• Police arrest Selma man for shooting

• Selmian excited by VA clinic

• To whisper a prayer

• Taylor stepped up when called

• Downtown showing signs of progress

Friday, July 3

• Funds to aid in J.L. Chestnut Jr. Boulevard facelift

• 2 venues offer fiery display

• A window to a forgotten Selma

• We hold these truths to be self-evident

• Outfielder signs with Selma Bears

Thursday, July 2

• Firework safety 101

• U.S. EPA approves Perry County for coal ash dumping

• Taylorville comes to Selma’s rescue

• Valley Grande’s plans include cook-off

• Feel free to celebrate, but put safety first

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Electric vehicle plant considering Alabama

• Arrowhead approved by EPA for ash disposal

Wednesday, July 1

• Be safe on the Fourth

• Arrest report

• Incident report

• Two-wheel patrols on the move

• Comments roll into ADEM about Perry County landfill

• Bank robbery investigation continues

• Scrushy asks Fuller to recuse himself

• Former HealthSouth exec gets prison time

• Actor Karl Malden dies

• Sue Bell Cobb won't run for governor

• Regions Bank robbed