Selma, Alabama

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• Selma remembers hometown artist with photo exhibit
  

  SELMA - It took Melakikki Edwards a while to figure out what she wanted to do with her life.

• Selma City Council takes pay cut
  

  If you want to get to Selma City Hall on time after Jan. 20, you'd need to remember city employees will work seven hours instead of the customary eight.

• Police arrest man for breaking and entering vehicle
  

  A Selma police officer stopped Sunday morning in the 1400 Block of Water after seeing a man hide behind a vehicle.

• Violence focus of Selma vigil
  

  SELMA -- More than 250 Selma residents turned out Monday night for an anti-violence vigil in the wake of fatal shootings in recent weeks.

• Fear grips neighborhood after double homicide
  

  Care ambulance workers get ready to transport one of the victims of the Griffin Avenue shooting to Vaughan Regional Hospital The day after a double homicide occurred on Griffin Avenue, people tried to get back ...

• Windham shares new year with friends
  

  Kathryn Tucker Windham, left, and Marie Barker make fresh pots of peas during Windham's New Year's Day party at her home in Selma, Ala., on Thursday, Jan.

• Arrest made in '05 holiday homicide
  

  Tuesday's arrest of a 45-year-old Selma parolee repre sented the culmination of a three-year probe by Autauga County Sheriff's Office investi gators into the December 2005 strangulation death of a county ...

• Arrest made in Selma double homicide
  

  Officials with the Selma Police Department say they've arrested a man wanted for shooting three of his friends while they rode in a car together.

• Selma murder cold case goes red hot
  

  It's been more than three years, but a suspect is finally in custody in connection with a Selma cold case.

• Deputies arrest school burglary suspect
  

  Deputies arrested a Selma man Tuesday who is suspected of breaking into a county school seven times.

• Police search for double murder suspect
  

  Police are on the look out for a Selma teenager who is now charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted murder.

• Police probe triple shooting in Selma
  

  SELMA - Selma police are investigating a triple shooting that occurred overnight.

• One dead in shooting on Griffin Avenue
  

  A shooting shortly after 9 p.m. Monday night on Griffin Avenue has claimed the life of at least one and resulted in the wounding of two others.

• Selma teen murdered after local dance
  

  A night of celebration quickly turned to tragedy. Friday night, police say a 17 year-old gunned down Rahameen Garner, 16, of Selma.

• Selma teen dies after late night shooting
  

  A Selma teenager died Saturday from a shooting that occurred shortly before midnight.

• Man arrested for assault of officer
  

  Selma police officers responded to a call Friday morning of a man running up and down Wal-Marta s aisles.

• Friends remember former Selma High School player
  

  Family, friends, coaches and fellow players were shocked by the news of a Selma teen's death in a car accident.

• Christmas on 2 wheels
  

  A group of kids saw Green stroll away from his motorcycle, and suddenly they didn't care if Rudolph was around.

• Jewish celebration of Hanukkah beginning Sunday
  

  Steve Grossman stood inside The Frame Shoppe and sharply slid his right hand back and forth above his left to demonstrate the act of grating potatoes to make latkes, or potato pancakes.

City Description

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census. The city is best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches, three civil rights marches that began in the city. Selma is located at 32°24′26″N 87°1′16″W / 32.40722, -87.02111, west of Montgomery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.4 km²), of which, 13.9 square miles (35.9 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (4.02%) is water. The ZIP codes for Selma are 36701 and 36703: 36702 is a ZIP code used only for P.O. Boxes, but 36701 is a standard ZIP code. As of the census of 2000, there were 20,512 people, 8,196 households, and 5,343 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,479.6 people per square mile (571.4/km²). There were 9,264 housing units at an average density of 668.3/sq mi (258.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.68% Black or African American, 28.77% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. There were 8,196 households, out of which

City Contained By:

• Dallas County
• Alabama

City Contains:

• Selma University
• Concordia College, Selma

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 37.5548275999 km squared

City Featured in Films:

• Blue Sky
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• Pay Day

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