It may be a little late to

bring this up, but Selma needs to spruce up before this weekend.

During the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, our city will play host to thousands of visitors from across the country.

There will be even more this year because of the appearances of Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.

The city’s Public Works Department will no doubt be working around the clock – not just in preparation, but also cleanup during and after the festival.

The flowers and landscaping on downtown corners is beautiful, and now the Edmund Pettus Bridge is being re-painted.

However, there is still debris from a fallen building in downtown that needs to be cleared away.

Just sprucing up around your home or business, picking up trash off the sidewalk and taking out the trash will make a better impression.

Let’s all put our best foot forward this weekend – be friendly, courteous, helpful and, at the same time, enjoy the festivities.