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UPDATE: NWS releases statistics on Selma tornado
From Staff Reports The initial report by the National Weather Service on the Selma tornado has rated the twister an EF-2, with maximum winds of ...
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Alabama Power Company officials update on full resumption of power in Selma
From Staff Reports In his 1 p.m. update, Alabama Power spokesperson Mike Jordan said 3,200 Alabama Power customers are without electricity in central Alabama, with ...
by Dennis Palmer, Saturday, January 14, 2023 1:13 pm
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School officials throughout Dallas County accessing damage, potential resumption of classes
By Travis Gupton The Selma Times-Journal With all the chaos and destruction from the tornado on Thursday, school officials throughout Dallas County have been assessing ...
by Dennis Palmer, Saturday, January 14, 2023 12:35 pm
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Sturdivant Hall not spared from tornado’s destructive path
By Travis Gupton The Selma Times-Journal The tornado that devastated Selma left destruction in its wake and nothing was safe from its path of destruction, ...
by Dennis Palmer, Saturday, January 14, 2023 12:15 pm
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Riding out the storm: residents share tornado survival stories
By Travis Gupton The Selma Times-Journal The stories of survival and fear were too numerous to count Friday as many in Selma recounted their experience ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 5:44 pm
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Local churches, organizations step up to help Selma relief efforts
By Travis Gupton The Selma Times-Journal Local churches and other organizations are stepping up to assist recovery efforts after a devastating tornado hit Selma Thursday ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 4:09 pm
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Preliminary rating by NWS of Selma tornado an EF-2
From staff reports The National Weather Service has preliminarily rated Thursday’s tornado in Selma an EF-2, which means winds reached between 113 and 157 mph. ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 3:49 pm
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OPINION: Despite the devastation, we’re all one Selma
My heart is broken, Selma, and I know yours is, too, as you survey the damage and begin to pick up the pieces Thursday’s tornado ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 2:35 pm
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Good and bad news for Selma’s historic cemeteries
By Dennis Palmer The Selma Times-Journal Historic Live Oak Cemetery, with its century old gravesites and live oak trees escaped Thursday’s tornado with relatively minor ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 1:30 pm
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UPDATE: Power company continues to make headway in getting Selma back on
From Staff Reports Alabama Power crews continue to work on restoring power to Selma and Dallas County residents in the wake of Thursday’s devastating tornado ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, January 13, 2023 11:14 am
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Schools cancelled as city and county reel from tornado damage
From Staff Reports Schools in Selma and Dallas County cancelled school Friday in the wake of a strong tornado that blew through the county Thursday ...
by Dennis Palmer, Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:37 pm
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Widespread damage as tornado devastates Selma
From Staff Reports The city of Selma was devastated by a strong tornado Thursday that roared through town damaging hundreds of homes and businesses and ...
by Dennis Palmer, Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:27 pm
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Selma Fire Chief resigns after less than 3 months on the job
From Staff Reports Selma’s Fire chief Willie Mason resigned on Monday, just three months after being appointed by the Selma City Council Selma Mayor ...
by Dennis Palmer, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 10:49 am
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Black Belt Interstate project added to Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved an amendment adding congressional authorization of the full Interstate-14 five-state corridor expansion to the pending Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. ...
by Dennis Palmer, Friday, August 6, 2021 1:53 pm
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Why I Love Selma – Optimistic volunteer
Optimism and excitement about her adopted hometown of Selma flows from Becky Youngblood like the water rolls through Selma and down the Alabama River. While ...