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Community rallies around Linden family following tragedy

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Linden community rallies around a woman who lost both her husband and her home due to a tragic house fire. Andre Cobb lost her husband Darrell — along with the house where the couple raised their two sons. The house burned down Saturday evening and Darrell passed out and died. A Go-Fund-Me page set…

Selma city councilwoman wants vacant house fires investigated

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A vacant house goes up in flames Thursday morning in Selma — and one city councilwoman wants to know why. The fire happened at a house on the 800 block of First Avenue. Smoke from the fire could be seen around the city from miles away. Councilwoman Jannie Thomas says there’ve been several suspicious fires…