Vaughan Regional Medical Center located in Selma held a surprise retirement celebration for longtime employee, Geneva Carter, on Wednesday, June 23. Carter has been with Vaughan since 1985. But her relationship with the medical center goes back to 1973.

Our x-SEL Summer Learning is off to an incredible start. We had more than 800 scholars join us for the first week of learning. Shout out to our teachers, leaders, support staff and partners for welcoming these babies and providing a safe, supportive and excellent experience.

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7) has introduced a bill with Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3) to keep rural hospitals open through reimbursements from the federal government. 

Deshadia Lowery of Orrville is one of 27 high school students and recent graduates from rural Alabama participating in annual programs this summer at The University of Alabama where they learn about the need rural communities have for more doctors and other health care professionals.

The Selma City Council celebrated the life of Nancy Gardner Sewell by lowering the flag for a week, placing a black wreath at her former city council seat and by approving a resolution. 

The Selma Charity League's Summer Fun Poker Run will be held this Saturday, June 26 starting with Selma City Marina and ending at Long Beach Sandbar. 

The Black Belt Community Foundation has opened the 2021 Community Grant Cycle.

The Alabama Department of Public Health will give out the first dose of Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine in Orrville on July 20, followed by a second dose on August 17. 

Selma has already counted 11 homicides for 2021, which is one more than all of 2020 – and there are still six more months left to go in the year.

On Tuesday, June 22 the Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Tourism will hold a ribbon cutting for Selma Health and Rehab. 

The Juneteenth Freedom Fest has been delayed due to expected rainy weather on Saturday.

A recent rash of gun violence in Selma and Dallas County gave the 5th Annual Stop the Violence Rally on Saturday additional significance.

Devon Gray has resigned as executive director of the Blackbelt Benefit Group, said a message released from the organization on Thursday. 

In celebration of the announcement of the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, the Juneteenth Freedom Fest will be held this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

This year's hurricane season appears to be developing into an active one, according to the Alabama Extension Service.

Cleckler’s Produce on Dallas Avenue has a new owner and has reopened for the first time in several years.

Update: This event was cancelled because of inclement weather and will be rescheduled to another date. 

The details for the Celebration of Life Services of Nancy Gardner Sewell, mother of Congresswoman Terri Sewell, have been announced. 

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) will hold a Moderna vaccine clinic at the Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department in July and August. 

The Exchange Club of Selma celebrated 100 years of community service by presenting $500 checks to three local charities.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has awarded $3.1 million to multiple agencies, including one that serves Dallas County, to help weatherize homes for the elderly and low-income. 

By summer’s end, workers will begin a year-long restoration of historic Brown Chapel AME Church.

Rojo Seafood Express LLC is opening a seafood restaurant in the former Pizza Hut on Highland Avenue on Sept. 1.

The Coalition of Concerned Families (CCF) is asking the public to take part in Yellow Ribbon Week from June 13 to 19 to remember the victims of COVID. 

Nancy Gardner Sewell, mother of Rep. Terri Sewell, recently passed away at the age of 81. 

I became acquainted with Gov. George Wallace when I was a young page in the legislature.

We made it! That was the sentiment of many of the members of Team Selma as last week came to a close. It truly felt like we crossed the finish line of the most challenging race ever. And we made it.

A Nonprofit Networking Series online workshop sponsored by the Alabama Power Foundation on grant writing will be held on June 17 led by Goodrich Foundation Executive Director Carol Butler. 

The City of Selma is hosting a Stars & Stripes Fourth of July event at Riverfront Park that will include fireworks after dark.

The Christian Outreach Alliance (COA) Food Pantry will give food out tomorrow at Chestnut BLVD but will not hold its originally scheduled June 24 distribution. 

Adults and teens from Denver in town for a service mission last week said they received as much as they gave on their visit to Selma.

Vaughan Regional Medical Center will hold an event tomorrow and the following day to benefit the volunteers of the hospital. 

Selma City Councilwoman Jannie Thomas will sponsor a "Stop the Violence" event hosted by former Councilwoman Angela Benjamin on Saturday, June 12 at Selma University. 

After low river levels made getting boats into the Alabama River during Memorial Day weekend difficult, residents took to social media to fight for the city of Selma to make dredging at Selma Marina a higher priority.

Taylor White, a senior at Selma High School, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from ClearWater Solutions at a meeting of the West Dallas Water Authority. 

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park will hold a celebration sponsored by the Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama for their 200th anniversary on June 12. 

The good news is that there are plenty of jobs available in Selma and Dallas County.

The June 1st Saturday Selma event will take place on June 5 at downtown Selma. 

As part of 2021’s Hurricane Preparedness Week, Alabama Power is announcing new methods of communicating with customers, including an interactive map and personalized alerts. These tools give customers the information they need – how and when they want it.

Selma resident and City Councilman Clay Carmichael was announced as the Local Hero of the Month for May by Long-Lewis Automotive Group.

The coronavirus impact on the economy has been devastating to business owners, particularly to those small employers.

A Payne Elementary School teacher is among 16 students to be featured on the 2020-2021 "Alexander Shunnarah Teacher of the Month" series of billboards. 

Dallas County residents were among those to receive the highest average tax refunds according to a study from SmartAsset. 

Space is still available for both sessions of Summer Art Camp being held this summer.

Mike and Whitney Ross of Selma won third place in the Alabama Catfish Series tournament at Selma Marina on May 22.

The Selma Sun has won a record 11 awards in the Alabama Press Association Media Awards for work produced in 2020.

Selma City Schools is offering a virtual learning academy to students in grades 6-12 across the Black Belt Region.