Obituaries
Timothy James Heard
Timothy James Heard, resident of Memphis, native of Marion, passed May 13, 2021 at hospital in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Funeral arrangements will be announced later ...
Adam Powell, Author at The Selma Times‑Journal
Obituaries
Emma Holmes
Emma Holmes, 89, resident of Selma, passed away May 12, 2021 at Vaughan Regional Medical Center. Service details are incomplete but will be announced at ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, May 14, 2021 3:24 pm
Obituaries
Timothy James Heard
Timothy James Heard, resident of Memphis, native of Marion, passed May 13, 2021 at hospital in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Funeral arrangements will be announced later ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, May 14, 2021 3:24 pm
News
House clears Chestnut’s judicial pay bill
Alabama Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, recently saw his judicial compensation bill, HB584 – a partner bill to the one sponsored in the Alabama Senate by ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 1:15 pm
News
Weekly claims tumble in county
According to the latest numbers released by the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Thursday, Dallas County saw a significant drop in the number of first-time ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 23, 2021 1:54 pm
News
Missions’ new space blessed
In a ceremony Wednesday afternoon, the Edmundite Missions held a blessing ceremony, led by Father Stephen Hornat, SSE, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Peace ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 23, 2021 1:53 pm
News
New oaks planted, growing at Old Live Oak Cemetery
Cemetery Preservation Group (CPG) Director Doug Buster and a group of volunteers, including his son and grandson, recently planted 30 Live Oak trees, each standing ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 23, 2021 1:52 pm
News - Main story
Victims’ families stage demonstration over DA move
Since Monday, protestors have been gathered outside of the Dallas County Courthouse, migrating Thursday to a post at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 16, 2021 11:22 am
News
Vaccine rates on the rise: At least 30 percent vaccinated in 29 counties
According to a Thursday update from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), at least 30 percent of residents in 29 counties, including Dallas County ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 9, 2021 12:52 pm
News
ARCH receives funds for local efforts
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday that more than $22 million had been handed down to organizations across the state to help Alabamians facing homelessness ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 9, 2021 12:51 pm
News
Local health professionals join call for Medicaid expansion
Vaughan Regional Medical Center (VRMC) CEO David McCormack and local physician Dr. Lotfi Bashir joined over 300 medical professionals across the state in drafting a ...
by Adam Powell, Friday, April 9, 2021 12:51 pm
News
Perkins calls for new COVID ordinance
During a last-minute press conference at the Carl C. Morgan Convention Center Thursday morning, Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. announced that, following a meeting with ...
by Adam Powell, Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:18 pm
News
ADPH says at least 1-in-4 vaccinated in 42 counties
According to a Monday update from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), at least 25 percent of residents age 16 and older have received ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:28 pm
News
SCS rallies leaders to tackle ‘culture of crime’ in Selma
Selma City Schools Superintendent Dr. Avis Williams, alongside Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. and a host of other city and county leaders, held a press ...
by Adam Powell, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:27 pm
Editorials
Council, mayor must proceed with caution on SPD complaint
The recent letter penned by unnamed officers of the Selma Police Department (SPD), which called into question SPD Chief Kenta Fulford’s capacity to “adequately lead” ...