Top stories: Demopolis city council partners to get new hotel, Healthcare high school groundbreaking, prison documentary airs, Aldi opens in Selma, SABRA Sanctuary holds candlelight vigil and more!
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The Selma City Council is looking at what it takes to enhance tourism and entertainment in the Queen City. The council is applying for a $500,000 grant to create an Innovative Tourism Hub on W…
SABRA Sanctuary held their annual Candlelight Vigil for victims and survivors of Domestic Violence. The program was located at Selma’s Bloch Park. Todd and Cindy talk about it in this segment …
The Demopolis City Council voted Oct. 16 to work with local investors to convert the Rosenbush Building on North Walnut Avenue into an upscale hotel. The city council voted to turn the deed fo…
Aldi grocery store opened its renovated store in Selma, Alabama this week with big crowds. The opening is part of an expansion that Aldi is making with 255 other stores opening throughout the …
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences officials and dignitaries broke ground on its new building in Demopolis behind Whitfield Regional Hospital. The school will be residential for high sc…
Week 9 of the 2025 football season is in the books. Here are the scores for Black Belt area teams:
It was Pink Out night for the Demopolis High School Tigers Oct. 17, and they left Jemison High School tickled pink with a decisive 35-8 win.
The AISA Class AA Region 2 Wilcox Academy Wildcats took down regional opponent the Monroe Academy Volunteers 13-3 on the road Friday night.
The city of Selma’s runoff vote is now official. Read moreSelma City Council certifies Sept. 23 runoff results, awards four more votes to Roper
Todd and Cindy talk about the runoff election results in Black Belt cities on Tuesday in this segment of the Black Belt Newscast. They talk about results in Selma, Marion, Uniontown, Demopolis and Linden. Read moreBlack Belt municipal election results from the runoff
In Uniontown, it was a good night for incumbents in the Sept. 23 runoff. Read moreIncumbents keep their jobs in Uniontown
Selma’s next mayor is Johnny Moss III. Read moreJohnny Moss III wins Selma mayor race
In Linden, incumbent Linden Mayor Gwendolyn Rogers was reelected as mayor. Read moreRogers re-elected mayor of Linden in runoff
Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton still has his job after the Sept. 23 runoff. Read moreHinton re-elected Marion mayor; Kennie keeps District 2 council seat
District 3 incumbent David McCants fell to challenger Luke Hallmark in the Sept. 23 runoff for the Demopolis City Council. Read moreMcCants falls to Hallmark in Demopolis City Council runoff
District 3 incumbent David McCants fell to challenger Luke Hallmark in the Sept. 23 runoff for the Demopolis City Council. Read moreHallmark takes D3 seat in Demopolis; Rogers keeps mayor seat in Linden
Omega Chi Chapter is offering free rides to the polls for the runoff election in Selma tomorrow. Read moreOmega Chi Chapter offering free rides to polls for Selma runoff election
The Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee will hold a forum and debate for council, mayor and school district candidates in the 2025 municipal runoff election on Sept. 17. Read moreDCDEC to hold 2025 election runoff candidate forum, debate
