Selma Resource Fair

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published February 24, 2023 at 9:00 AM EST

Hundreds of Selma residents attended the Disaster Assistance Resource Fair Thursday sponsored by Congresswoman Terri Sewell.

The fair aimed to help those impacted by the January 12^th tornadoes.

Sewell says 6,000 properties were damaged in Selma and Dallas county during the January storms.

Local, federal and nonprofit agencies participated in the community driven event; it took place at the Edmundite Missions Community Center in Selma.

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Melanie Hogan

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.

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