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Parade & Festival highlight 3rd day of Bridge Crossing Jubilee

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Thousands of people from all over the country continue to pour into Selma to celebrate the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The Saturday line up of events included an outdoor street festival — and a parade. “It’s one of my favorite times of the year,” said Selma resident Jasmine Martin. “I enjoy the parade very much,…

Demopolis hosts 8th Annual Rooster Day festival Saturday

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Demopolis celebrates Rooster Day on Saturday. The 8th annual event showcases the city’s downtown — and it also commemorates a part of the city’s history. Company’s coming to Demopolis this weekend — and folks there are hard at work — getting things ready. Cindy Parker works for the city’s Horticulture Department. “This…

Selma Hosts Annual International Photography Festival

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma plays host to a three-day international photography festival this weekend. The 3rd Annual Photographic Nights of Selma — kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. It’s only the third event of its kind in the entire world. The other two photographic nights — are in the south of France — and…

Annual Dragon Boat Race and Festival Brings Huge Crowd to RiverFront Park

Dozens of teams from across Central Alabama put their oars in the water and their endurance to the test, trying to win the championship at the 9th Annual Dragon Boat Race and Festival in Montgomery’s Riverfront Park on Saturday. “We’ve got 32 teams that have been paddling all day long,” executive director of the festival Andrew Szymanski said. “We also…

City of Prattville Receives Grant for Celebration of the Arts

  The City of Prattville is pleased to announce that the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council has received a grant of $10,000 from the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), the state arts agency. This grant will allow the City of Prattville and the Prattville Arts Council to once again sponsor a Celebration of the Arts in 2018….