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Morning Selma! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Selma High senior turned zero stars into a D1 scholarship
  • How Selma-born Jeff Sessions rose to national political power
  • What eyewitnesses remember from Selma’s Bloody Sunday, 60 years later

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Selma High School football player earns full-ride to D1 school (wsfa.com) — A Selma High School senior, 18-year-old Kristan Moore, has earned a full-ride football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma after years of hard work that began on local fields and in Selma’s weight rooms. His journey from zero-star recruit to Division I signee, alongside his sister’s academic scholarship to Oklahoma, offers a powerful example of perseverance for young people across Selma.
   

• Jeff Sessions Fast Facts (newschannelnebraska.com) — Selma gets a brief but notable mention as the birthplace of former U.S. Attorney General and Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, whose long political career has shaped national debates on immigration, civil rights, and criminal justice. This CNN profile walks through his rise from local attorney to powerful Washington figure, highlighting key decisions and controversies that still influence federal policy today.
   

• "...a death, a bridge, and a seat on the bus." An APR News Series (apr.org) — Selma’s pivotal role in the civil rights movement is revisited through first-hand accounts of Bloody Sunday, the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, and the Good Samaritan Hospital, tying those events to this year’s major anniversaries. The multipart series also explores how today’s Selma commemorations, Denmark’s view of U.S. civil rights, and Rosa Parks’ legacy continue to shape conversations about equality and voting rights in Alabama and beyond.
   

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