Rain or shine, these campaigners for Selma City Council candidate Monica Newton were prepared for the all-day job of greeting voters before they made their way into the Byrd School polling place. Dr. Newton, a family-practice physician and political newcomer, won over four other candidates with about 60 percent of the vote.Selma also elected a new mayor. Council President George Evans defeated two-term incumbent James Perkins and two other contenders with 56 percent of the vote.
