What is the American Legion?
 The American Legion is the largest wartime veteranâs service organization, with nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts in communities throughout America. The America Legion was established by the act of Congress in 1919. The Legion was instrumental in getting the original GI Bill through Congress and the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Today the American Legion is active throughout the United States, supporting current military personnel and veterans, sponsoring a variety of activities and events in local communities. The organization also pushes for the adoption of a constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag.
Have you seen âem? Those multi-colored flags waving in the breezes downtown and at City Hall? Do you know what they stand for? And how they got there?
Those flags, installed on June 1, are Selmaâs contribution to Pride Month, embraced nationwide by Americaâs LGBTQ community. By community, I mean Americans who identify as LGBTQ as well as their families, friends and supporters.
That was the spirit that led Selmaâs Leslie Nelson to approach the City Council in February to propose that the City of Selma officially recognize June as Pride Month and honor it by hanging the LGBTQ s traditional colorful flags.
KINGSBURG — A year after having her junior season ended due to an ACL injury, Caitlyn Vela scored one perhaps the biggest goal of her senior season for the Kingsburg
KINGBURG — Another part of normal community life will return to Kingsburg at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 17, when the Kingsburg City Band strikes up the first of six traditional
SELMA â Selma officers have arrested a man they say started a fire on a Highway 99 on-ramp.Â
At 10:40 a.m. Saturday, The Selma Police Department received a 911 emergency call concerning a man reportedly starting a fire on the side of the Highway 99 southbound on-ramp.
Officers detained Rene Castellanos, 35, near his residence. He was identified by a witness and Castellanos was in possession of a torch and lighter which police say he used to commit the crime.
Police said that Castellanos lit the fire and fled after he was confronted by witnesses. One of the witnesses had water in the bed of his truck and he was able to extinguish the fire.