The Black Belt News Network believes citizens of the Black Belt – the poorest and most rural region in Alabama – deserve access to the same quality and variety of news and information as their big-city cousins. To fill that mission, the Black Belt News Network serves Dallas, Marengo, Perry, Lowndes, and Wilcox counties with a robust digital news site and a range of social media assets, including the region’s only live newscast that has won state and national awards. Sister publication the Selma Sun serves Dallas County with a weekly newspaper and its award-winning digital assets. Along with exceptional coverage of news, sports and events within our communities, our coverage focuses on key issues related to civil rights, infrastructure, economic growth, education, healthcare and environmental justice that impact our region.