Lanell Downs Smith, Author at The Selma Times‑Journal
News
The boat co-captain identified as a victim in August’s Montgomery Riverfront Park brawl has now been charged with third-degree assault. Selma’s Zachary “Chase” Shipman, who ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 10:14 pm
News
Governor Kay Ivey spoke on providing meaningful financial relief to working Alabama residents during a Nov. 1 media release. As part of the announcement, she ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:36 am
News
On Oct. 9, Governor Kay Ivey directed that all flags across Alabama should be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the lives lost ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:56 pm
News
Lowndes County District Judge Adrian Johnson denied bond to a Dallas County man Monday who is accused of committing Lowndes County’s first murder for the ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, October 2, 2023 1:22 pm
Breaking News
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s office arrested a suspect Friday in connection with Lowndes County’s first homicide of 2023. Christopher Earl Raymond, Jr., 27, a black ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Friday, September 29, 2023 4:52 pm
Opinion
An Editorial Opinion of the Selma Times-Journal Selma Times-Journal readers have been asking for more local coverage. Recent publication improvements, designed to answer our reader’s ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, September 2, 2023 7:00 am
News
Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a single vehicle crash claimed the life of an Orrville woman. Lucy M. Lewis, 69, sustained fatal injuries in the accident ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, August 31, 2023 9:08 pm
Opinion
An Editorial Opinion of The Selma Times-Journal On Aug. 15, the Selma Times-Journal ceased publication of its Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday e-editions. This change will ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, August 17, 2023 6:28 pm
News
The Montgomery Police Department (MPD) named three Dallas County residents as defendants in the Saturday evening Riverfront Park brawl. Warrants were issued against the men, ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 4:50 pm
News
The Montgomery Police Department has yet to make arrests on the four active warrants issue after Saturday’s riverfront melee. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed held a ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, August 7, 2023 8:35 pm
Faith
Bethsaida Baptist Church in Furman has developed a long tradition of leadership among Wilcox County churches in its 192 years of existence. On Aug. 26, ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, August 7, 2023 5:56 pm
News
A Saturday evening brawl at the Riverfront Park in Montgomery reached out into Selma communities and gained national attention Sunday night, as the Montgomery Police ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, August 6, 2023 10:29 pm
News
Updated Sunday, 5:24 p.m. A Saturday evening brawl at the Riverfront in Montgomery has led to multiple persons detained with charges pending. Montgomery police officers ...
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by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, August 6, 2023 3:43 pm