Tornado recovery winds down in Selma

Tornado recovery winds down in Selma

Mennonite Disaster Service held a home blessing ceremony last week to celebrate the last Selma house built as part of reparation efforts from the January 2023 tornado.

Unkept conditions at Byrd School raising concerns in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A vacant school building in Selma is raising concerns among residents in one of the city’s historic districts. Byrd School closed down in 2019 — and it’s now a city-owned property. It’s been damaged by a hurricane and a tornado since it closed six years ago. And now sits in a state of disrepair. People who live near the school want the city do something with the property — before it’s too late. “It’s very sad. I m…