Cindy Fisher

Students at Keith High School in Orrville have published the second edition of their student newspaper through a journalism class launched earlier this year in partnership with the Black Belt

The sound of conversation filled the front lawn of Gaineswood on Thursday as community members, preservationists and state officials gathered beneath the towering columns of the historic home to celebrate

More than 1,000 people gathered in Selma on Saturday for the first leg of All Roads Lead South’s National Day of Action for Voting Rights protests that oppose a recent

Here’s a rundown of local election results in Black Belt counties covered by the Black Belt News Network, according to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website.

The Selma Sun/Black Belt News Network has won 15 awards for news efforts in 2025 from the Alabama Press Association Media Awards announced on May 22.

A possible tornado has caused damage to homes and property in Gallion off Highway 80 on Friday afternoon.

A tornado caused damage to homes and property in Gallion off Highway 80 on Friday afternoon.

Community leaders, churches, nonprofit organizations and grassroots groups across Alabama’s Black Belt will have an opportunity this summer to strengthen their organizations through a new free professional development workshop series

A Selmont toddler was killed in a shooting early Wednesday morning, becoming the third young person in Selma to die in the last several weeks in a shooting-related incident.

One of the four escaped inmates from Perry County Correctional Facility was apprehended in Midfield on Sunday afternoon.