Following a strategic planning summit on Thursday, Sept. 23 Selma City Schools has released a draft for its proposed updates to the Framework For Excellence plan. 

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Selma is one of 30 communities to be selected for the Economic Development Academy, a program by the Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM). 

The upcoming Annual Sturdivant Hall BBQ on the Green will be a drive through only event this year on Thursday, Oct. 14. 

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is seeking input from residents about access to broadband services. 

Rural Health Medical Program Inc. (RHMPI) is offering a COVID drive-thru testing today at the old Regions Bank side parking lot from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

As our scholars returned to school this fall, many did so after not having been in school or on a regular school routine for many months. For some, it was over a year. With this being the case, school attendance matters more than ever.

Selma City Schools is hosting a strategic planning summit on Thursday morning to get feedback from parents, businesses and the community about the five-year strategic plan, A Framework for Excellence.

It appears there are plans for two special sessions this fall for the Alabama Legislature to address a couple of important issues for the state.

Selma City Councilwoman Jannie Thomas along with other council members will kick off the annual litter cleanup day with an event on Saturday, Sept. 25. 

Selma author Michaela Barnes has written and illustrated a new children's book that aims to support autism awareness.

Blackbelt Benefit Group and the City of Selma will hold a cleanup and beautification of the Selma to Montgomery Byway on Saturday, Sept. 25. 

Selma's Jerria Martin was appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to serve on the Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors.

A father-and-son bass fishing team from Selma is ranking high on the list of teams that could win the Alabama Bass Trail Angler of the Year tournament this Saturday at Cooter’s Pond in Prattville.

A grand jury will hear the case of the former Selma High School football standout accused in killing a Selma police officer in July.

The numbers for the August unemployment rate shows a continued drop, according to a press release from Gov. Kay Ivey. 

The city of Selma held the first in a series of meetings Monday seeking public input on updating its comprehensive plan.

Farm supply and feed stores cannot keep a livestock deworming medication on the shelves because social media posts are calling it a cure for COVID-19.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is urging pregnant women and adolescents of ages 12 through 17 to get their COVID vaccines following concerns over the amount of hospitalizations that have occurred. 

Sixth-grade science students in Perry County’s Francis Marion School will learn about water this fall with a unique program based on the Cahaba River and Cahaba Riverkeeper’s popular Swim Guide program.

The band was all right. They played to a crowded joint of people who’d clocked out for the weekend. Folks who needed something greasy to eat and cold to drink.

A contract has been awarded by the Selma City Council to Selcom and SkyCop Security systems to install a citywide surveillance system. 

Rep. Terri Sewell will host a live telephone town hall with guest speakers tonight at 6:30 p.m. to discuss several topics. 

R.B. Hudson STEAM Academy Cicely Curtis has been nominated for the 2021-2022 national LifeChanger of the Year award, sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation. 

The search for a new district judge for Dallas County has begun.

In a heated meeting, the Selma City Council voted to overrule a recommendation from the city’s mayor, police chief and information technology director and hired SelCom to install surveillance cameras in the city.

Eli Gold, the voice of the University of Alabama football team, spoke to the Selma Quarterback Club on Tuesday.

The Dallas County Courthouse Annex has a new name. It is now the J.L. Chestnut Jr. and Bruce C. Boynton Judicial Building in honor of two of Dallas County’s most prominent attorneys and civil rights leaders.

Vassers Mini Mart owner Jamie Calvert passed away on Saturday at age 55. The store is closed on Tuesday so staff can attend Calvert's funeral service.

Long-Lewis Automotive Group has announced Billy Morgan as the recipient of the Local Hero of the Month for the month of August. 

A community workforce fair will be held at Arsenal Place on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

The Rotary Club of Selma honored fallen officer Marquis Moorer with a thank you lunch for first responders and frontline COVID workers on Monday.

Dallas County employees are getting a raise and a bonus this year, thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the Dallas County Commission.

Selma will again see some of the world’s most fierce paddlers race through on the Alabama River this month.

The deadline to buy tickets for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church's annual Lobsterfest fundraiser is Thursday.

Vaughan Regional Medical Center (VRMC) will offer doses of the Moderna vaccine tomorrow on Sept. 14, a change from the usual distribution on Thursdays. 

GD Copper USA will hold a hiring fair for multiple positions at Selma Career Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

After being canceled last year due to COVID-19, a popular event is back this year. The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s Selma Wild Game Cook-off is set for Oct. 21 on Water Avenue in front of Carneal ArtsRevive building.

Selma City Councilman Troy Harvill has a message to the citizens of Selma: Get the COVID vaccine.

Rural Health Medical Program, inc. will hold a COVID drive thru testing event at Selma Memorial Stadium tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Global Ties Alabama will present a virtual walkthrough of the Civil Rights Movement in Selma with a panel of experts on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

A COVID vaccination clinic in east Selma is set for Tuesday, Sept. 14 after being delayed from an earlier date due to weather. 

If you are an energetic, positive, outgoing person who likes to entertain, it only seems natural that you would want to open an entertainment venue.