From the West Alabama Newsroom– The upcoming school year is only a few weeks away. And Selma City School officials have been working all summer — to get ready for the fall. Superintendent Dr. David Scott is eagerly planning and laying out the focus for the new school year. He says the upcoming year will feature some major changes around…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A vacant school building in Selma continues to raise concerns from people who live in the neighborhood where it’s located. Byrd School is a historic property owned by the city of Selma. It’s been closed since 2019 and has sat neglected and in a state of disrepair for the past several years. “It reverted back…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Students in Perry County — went back to school Monday — and officials say despite some significant changes from last school year — the new year got off to a smooth start. One of the biggest changes — is that students are no longer allowed to have cell phones during school time. Devices brought to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Two old private Christian schools in Selma — will become one new Christian private school — when the new school year starts up next month. Meadowview Christian School closed after the end of the last school year. Now Ellwood Christian Academy has now taken over the campus. The new school is called Ellwood Christian Academy…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County community of Minter hosts its annual May Day Celebration this weekend. The event helps to raise money for the effort to build a new community center in the small rural community. “We couldn’t get a grant from the USDA. So, we decided that we would just fundraise and raise the funds to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Linden City School announces plans to build a multi-million dollar — state-of-the-art — new high school. Superintendent Dr. Timothy Thurman says construction of the new Linden High School is set to get underway this spring. He says the new school will come equipped with the latest technology and security features. It’ll take about a year…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County woman is facing charges — after a shooting incident involving a child — at an elementary school in Pine Hill. The shooting happened Tuesday afternoon at F.S. Ervin Elementary School. Authorities say a 5 year old student who was left in a vehicle unattended got a hold of his mother’s gun. And…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Third graders in the Dallas County School district performed exceptionally well on the end of the year assessment test. And school officials aim to continue that success. School officials say every 3rd grader in the district from last year — passed on to the 4th grade. As part of the Alabama Literacy Act — 3rd…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A busted water main leads to an extra-long Labor Day weekend — for students at a Selma elementary school. Low water pressure at Sophia P. Kingston Elementary School — forced school officials to make several adjustments to try and get through the day. Staff prepared lunch off site — and brought it back — for…
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…
