New Live Oak Cemetery

Saving Selma: Clean up efforts move forward at cemetery

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– The January 12th tornado downed a lot of trees in New Live Oak Cemetery in Selma. And the clean-up effort there — has been moving forward — carefully and methodically. The EF-2 tornado tore down countless trees at New Live Oak Cemetery — including the tree line barrier — between the cemetery and Dallas Avenue….

Vandalism at a Selma Cemetery Sparks Outrage

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From the West Alabama Newsroom– Several acts of vandalism at a Selma cemetery has residents outraged — and left police — searching for the people responsible. “I really don’t know why people do this.” Melanie Boutwell went out to New Live Oak Cemetery — to check on the grave sites of her loved ones Wednesday morning — after learning on…