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🌱 Bloody Sunday participant celebrates Alabama victory powered by Black voters

Selma, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Selma! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bloody Sunday participant celebrates Alabama victory powered by Black voters

Also on today's calendar: Historic Selma Awaits.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cool with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories (miamitimesonline.com) — Sheyann Webb-Christburg, who experienced Bloody Sunday in Selma as a child, celebrated Rep. Shomari Figures' reelection in Montgomery. Strong Black voter turnout helped the Alabama Democrat win a redrawn district that favored Republicans, part of a broader Southern showing that included Georgia electing the nation's first Black woman governor.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Show us your smile!
    ADPH's Oral Health Office is having the 10th Annual Share Your Smile With Alabama Photo Contest. Your child must be in third grade and live in… (Nextdoor )
  • National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8-14.
    Nurse Practitioners are on the frontlines of health care, increasing equitable access to quality care. ADPH would like to thank all our NP colleagues… (Nextdoor )
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in SELMA AL S30213 in Selma. Apply here.
  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in VALLEY GRANDE AL S09980 in Selma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Selma here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • AmFirst lands Alabaster site for 24th branch (bhamnow.com)

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  • Alabama truck driver admits to theft of $30K worth of items from interstate shipments of high-end electronics (newsbreak.com)
  • Opportunity Zones for Selma and Wilcox, Hale, Greene and Montgomery counties approved by feds (blackbeltnewsnetwork.com)
  • Did Alabama Senate election results improve gambling bill's chances in 2027? (1819news.com)

Ok Selma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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