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New building under construction at JE Hobbs Elementary School

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County elementary school is still recovering from a fire. It caused major damage to the main building on the campus. A new building is under construction at JE Hobbs Elementary School. It will replace all the classrooms and offices the fire destroyed. It will also house the school’s Media Center — and improve…

Camden elementary school catches fire AGAIN!

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A fire investigation is underway in Camden — following a fire Thursday morning — at J.E. Hobbs Elementary School. Fire Chief Warren Bailey says fire and smoke damaged two offices at the school. He says fire fighters were able to put out the fire in minutes after a quick response — and prevent it spreading….

Thousands of dollars donated to help two Selma area fire victims

From the West Alabama Newsroom– People in the Selma-Dallas County community have rallied around two families — who recently lost everything they own — when their homes were destroyed in separate house fires. The generosity of kind-hearted people has given both families something that can’t be destroyed by fire. “Hope! Hope, cause that I did not have at the beginning….

Fire destroys home of a deaf Selma woman and her family

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A deaf mother of eight — now has nothing and nowhere to go — after a fire completely destroys her home. The fire left three adults — and 10 children homeless — and without transportation — which means that they have no place to go — and no way to get there. Forty-three year old…