From the West Alabama Newsroom– An Alabama Main Street grant is helping the city of Selma spruce up around one of its most iconic historic sites. The Edmund Pettus Bridge is also one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions. Thousands of visitors take pictures and walk across the bridge each year. It anchors the downtown area — making it an…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Friday is the second day of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma and the excitement and the crowds around the city are growing. March 7th marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was on this day in 1965 that hundreds of black protestors marching for the right to vote were attacked by state…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma voting rights foot soldier who walked across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge with two U.S. Presidents — has passed away. George Sallie died last week at age 94. He was considered the oldest living foot soldier of the Selma Voting Rights Movement at the time of his death. “Mr. Sallie will be long…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fatal accident on the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge — claims the lives of two Selma women early Sunday morning. Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford says the accident happened at around 12:50 in the morning. He says 45 year old Natasha Blevins Hall — and 32 year old Ashley Lewis were pushing a vehicle that…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Another attempt to change the name of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma — has failed once again. The Healing History Act — would have changed the official name of the bridge — to the “Edmund W. Pettus — Foot Soldiers Bridge.” The lettering on the iconic bridge would have remained the same. But…
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to alter the name of Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor those beaten as they marched for civil rights in 1965.
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Selma on Sunday to mark the 57th anniversary of a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights.
There will be plenty to see and do in Selma for the 57th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.
Federal money is coming to Selma to help design a way to stabilize the riverbank near the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A project to light the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge — continues to move closer to becoming a reality. The effort was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic — but now it’s back on track — and regaining momentum. The historic Edmund Pettus Bridge draws tens of thousands tourists each year. They take selfies — and walk…
