Editorials
Flood risk study ongoing, will be boon for city
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is conducting an ongoing Flood Risk Management Study in Selma, which ...
Adam Powell
Our digital dialogues are demeaning decency
The wind, kicking up bits of polluted sand and various chunks of refuse and litter, was harsh against ...
Editorials
A Tragic Milestone: Murders in Selma have now topped last year’s numbers – something’s gotta give
Two Black bodies were found shot to death on Ceola L. Miller Avenue over the weekend, pushing the ...
Adam Powell
The grand birth of Ain’tsgiving
The mechanics of genetics, mysterious in method, saw fit to distill the sarcasm and cynicism that bubbles over ...
Editorials
HOLD TIGHT: Council must not repeal rule requiring approval of certain purchases
The new Selma City Council, as well as Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr., are obviously working diligently to ...
Adam Powell
Unity cannot exist where justice is absent
“Well…this is going to be difficult. That sold-out knucklehead refugee from a 1969 ‘Mister Clean’ TV commercial has ...
Adam Powell
A breath of fresh air
Blanketed in sunshine, a crisp breeze nipping at the back of my neck and ears and a wide ...
Adam Powell
Bearing witness and baring the wounds
Covering elections over my nearly two decades in journalism has become a practice in cool – being an ...
Adam Powell
To live and die as a small town, Alabama newsman
Art Parker – Managing Editor of The Montgomery Independent and former Editor of the now-defunct Millbrook Independent, where ...
Adam Powell
Selma voted for experience in mayoral contest – let’s hope it does the same in Senate race
While a lot of attention is being paid to this year’s presidential contest, which has shaped up to ...
Adam Powell
When it’s all said and done
Tuesday’s runoff election feels like the culmination of a years-long campaign, the period at the end of a ...
Columnists
We need to expand healthcare to rural Alabamians and new technology shows the way
If there is one single concern unifying Americans, it’s our health. This is especially true during a pandemic, ...
James Jones
Former Alabama QBs hold different positions with NFL teams
For the first time in 35 years, the University of Alabama has three quarterbacks on NFL rosters at ...
Adam Powell
The endorsement I never intended to make
For some reason, my integrity as a journalist has been called into question lately – not by name ...
James Jones
SEC Football opens under COVID-19 cloud
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) football season gets underway today for only a 10-game league schedule. Second-ranked Alabama travels ...