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A celebration has been scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 6, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
Ashley Ervin has announced that she is running for Selma City Council in Ward 6. Ervin is a native of Selma, where she was born, raised and still resides right here in her home district of Ward 6.
Apostle G. Martin King believes a lot of people, Christians especially, might be plugged in, but they might not be fully accessing the power ...
The world is small today. Sure, if you measure it you'll find that the circumference hasn’t changed, but news is available faster than ever.
So why did Jesus heal in this manner? John gave no explanation, so we don’t know.The editor called before Christmas and asked if I could be oN ...
It’s that time of year. Summer vacation is coming to an end, and school is about to start back. There is the sadness and sometimes trepidation of summer ending and coming back to a brand-new situation ...
Peninnah is an obscure woman in the Bible. She might have gone unnoticed if she hadn’t bullied Hannah, who turned out to be an important ...
As a child of God, do you know that you are blessed? Do you feel that way? The important thing is to be able to recognize what being ...
Judy Whetstone Gill, 84, of Minot, N.D., died Sunday, July 27, 2025, in a Minot assisted living facility. Judy was born on March 3, 1941, in Selma, Alabama, to David Dobbins and Sally (Lowery) ...
Mr. Willie E. Boyd of Selma, AL, passed away, Friday, July 25, 2025. Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at 11 a.m. from Mt. Olive #1 Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Churchyard ...
Mrs. Melissa Bender King of Conyers, GA, formerly of Selma, AL, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2025. Services are incomplete at this time.
Mr. Jerry L. Cheese of Selma, AL, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Services are incomplete at this time.