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SBA Disaster Loans for businesses in Selma

The Small Business Administration is providing long-term, low interest loans to help business owners impacted by recent tornadoes in Dallas County.

Reports say more than a hundred businesses in the Selma area were damaged by the January 12th tornadoes.

March 16th is the deadline to apply for physical damage. October 16th is the deadline for economic damage.

More information can be found by calling 800-659-2955.

Businesses can borrow up to $2 million dollars.

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.