Selma Sun Newspaper

06/18/2026

Saint Elizabeth and Our Lady Queen of Peace Schools are hosting a reunion marking 50 years since the last class graduated on June 26 and 27.

06/18/2026

Alabama’s latest school-level reading results show a familiar pattern: third-graders in high-poverty schools were less likely to meet the state benchmark this spring, but some of those schools still posted some of the strongest results in the state. That includes ABC Elementary in Alberta and schools in Demopolis and Marengo County.

Alabama’s latest school-level reading results show a familiar pattern: third-graders in high-poverty schools were less likely to meet the state benchmark this spring, but some of those schools still posted

06/17/2026

Selma Mayor Johnny Moss III shares his thoughts about the relocation of Selma's Jackson Home to Dearborn, Michigan, after attending the dedication last week.

Recently, I had the honor of joining leaders, historians, preservationists, and members of the Jackson family in Dearborn, Michigan, for the dedication of the Jackson House at The Henry Ford’s

06/17/2026

The primary runoff election on Tuesday night was quiet for the Black Belt as most contested elections won’t be on the ballot until November. That is except for Wilcox County where voters decided on the Commission District 4 race.

The primary runoff election on Tuesday night was quiet for the Black Belt as most contested elections won’t be on the ballot until November.

06/17/2026

Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. took his one vote loss in the District 1 Democratic primary to Montgomery on June 15, arguing before the State Democratic Executive Committee that the race was either tied or should be overturned because of what he called voting irregularities.

Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. took his one vote loss in the District 1 Democratic primary to Montgomery on June 15, arguing before the State Democratic Executive Committee that

06/16/2026

Lowndes County Middle School principal Christopher Chambers, who has ties to Selma schools, has passed away.

Lowndes County Middle School principal Christopher Chambers has passed away, said a recent statement from the Lowndes County Public Schools district.

06/15/2026

In the latest Voices & Visionaries, history curator Beth Spivey of Old Depot Museum tells her story, and the story of the museum she cares for, which is as layered as the history housed inside the former train depot.

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

06/15/2026

Selma resident Amy Carmichael, a longtime nonprofit worker known for helping families across Dallas County talks about living with cancer and the benefit concert being held in her honor on June 20 Kenan’s Mill on Summerfield Road. The festival will run from 2 to 7 p.m. and feature a full lineup of musicians.

06/15/2026

As we approach Juneteenth, Selma's Lawrence Wofford and DC-based Rich Harwood say Selma reminds the nation that meaningful change starts with ordinary people willing to stand up for what is right.

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, when the Civil War was still raging. But it was nearly two and a half years later, on June

06/15/2026

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