Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma No Longer Allowing Visitors
In response to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma is launching a no-visitor policy.
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Selma Police Investigating Man’s Shooting Death
Police say an 18-year-old man was found shot around noon at the Rangedale Apartments on Marie Foster Street.
Selma Alabama’s Brown Chapel AME Church Hosted Groundbreaking Ceremony For Restoration
One of the most historic churches in Selma is being restored. Brown Chapel AME, kicked off the project with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Announces Funeral Arrangements for Her Mother
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) has announced the funeral arrangements for her mother, Nancy Gardner Sewell. Her mother died Thursday at the age of 81 of pancreatic cancer.
Leader of Selma Group that Owns Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair Speaks Out about Its Theft
The theft of a Confederate monument stolen from a Selma cemetery is making headlines across the country. Now the leader of the group that owns the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair is speaking out to Alabama News Network. “It’s irreplaceable. It’s just like any other art, it’s priceless. I mean what kind of a price do you put on the Mona…
Ransom Note Threatens to Make Confederate Monument in Selma a Toilet
A group claiming responsibility for stealing a Confederate monument from Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma last month is now threatening to turn the ornate sculpture of a chair into a toilet. A representative of the United Daughters of the Confederacy on March 20 reported to police that the Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair had gone missing from the cemetery. Someone…
City of Selma to Honor Life of Dr. Frederick D. Reese
The City of Selma plans to honor the memory of civil rights leader Dr. Frederick D. Reese with several events on Monday, March 15. The Selma City Council has declared March 21 as F.D. Reese Day each year. Reese, who is a member of the historic “Courageous Eight” civil rights leaders, is credited with writing the letter to the Southern…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Remembers Bloody Sunday
Photo of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma – Photo from Office of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is remembering Bloody Sunday, which took place in Selma on March 7, 1965. She has released this statement: “Today, we commemorate the 56th Anniversary of…
City of Selma Establishes F.D. Reese Day in Memory of Civil Rights Leader
The City of Selma will honor a prominent civil rights figure by naming a day in his memory. The Selma City Council has voted to declare that March 15, from now on, will be “F.D. Reese Day” in the city. Fredrick Douglas Reese was 88 when he died in 2018. He had been part of the “Courageous Eight” who played…
Cicely Tyson Was Part of a Movie Shot in Selma in 1967
We told you last night about the death of legendary actress Cicely Tyson at the age of 96. Her long career included a role in a movie that was shot in Selma. The film is “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, which was shot in 1967 and released by Warner Brothers the following year. The film features a lot of…
