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James Jones column: Grateful to get recognized by Dallas County Commission – The Selma Times‑Journal
James Jones column: Grateful to get recognized by Dallas County Commission
Published 6:34 pm Sunday, April 14, 2024
Receiving the Spirit of Hope Award from the Dallas County chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on Easter weekend remains my greatest individual moment since arriving in Selma nearly six years ago.
The surreal moment became an extension at the Dallas County Commission meeting on April 8. The County Commission placed me on the announcement portion of the meeting, recognizing the accomplishment.
Nunn said I was a fair editor who always reported the news accurately. Commissioners Vivian Rogers, Curtis Williams and Connell Towns praised my outstanding storytelling in the community. Commissioner Jan Justice was not present at that time of the meeting, but she is always complimentary of my work.
Not only was I touched by those wonderful compliments, but being on that part of the program was a big honor as Selma Times-Journal managing editor.
Especially when Selma was recently recognized as a Top 40 Micropolitan city under Team Selma, which consists of Selma-Dallas County Economic Development executive director Wayne Vardaman, Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr., Nunn, Craig Air Industry executive director Jim Corrigan, Aubrey Carter of Alabama Power and Wallace Community College-Selma President Dr. James Mitchell.
What Team Selma has accomplished is extraordinary. My achievement doesn’t compare with them bringing multi-million dollar industry businesses to the area.
I can’t compete with the Gamma Alpha Alpha Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta volunteering their time across the community. I am always honored and glad to see the Dallas County Zetas work their magic.
The people who also received the same award as me, Dr, Patricia Robinson, Colins Pettaway III, Cynthia Perkins, Hattie Shelton, Jo Celeste Pettway and Ruth Crenshaw, are exceptional in their unique ways.
For my accomplishment, OK, I’ll take it. Being honored in the community for my writing is something I will carry with me forever.
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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