Dallas County

Students from Edmundite Missions’ education programs in Selma participated in a mock courtroom exercise Friday designed to teach them how to respectfully discuss difficult issues and make informed decisions with guidance from federal court staff and attorneys.

Selma police have made 34 felony arrests in the last two months, but Interim Police Chief Michael Perry told the Selma City Council his department needs more to do their jobs.

History curator Beth Spivey has spent the past decade turning the Old Depot Museum into one of Selma’s most distinctive historical spaces, and she has done it with a mix of determination, humor and an unwavering belief that preserving the past is a community duty.  

A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol constituted “cruel and unusual punishment,” throwing future uses of the controversial method into doubt.

A grand opening celebration recognizing the relocation of the Jackson Home, a planning headquarters for Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, will be held on June 11 and 12 at its new home in Michigan.

Selma resident Amy Carmichael, a longtime nonprofit worker known for helping families across Dallas County, is now facing a renewed battle with cancer as friends and musicians rally to support her through a benefit event on June 20.