Volkert Inc. Hosts Community Forums for Capital Projects Plan
Now that the Montgomery Public School System is gaining more funding from the Ad Valorem tax that was passed last November, plans for renovating schools in the district are taking place.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Alabama is No. 2 in first College Football Playoff Rankings
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Oregon are the top four in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. 1. Georgia 8-0 2. Alabama 7-1 3. Michigan State 8-0 4. Oregon 7-1 5. Ohio State 7-1 6. Cincinnati 8-0 7. Michigan 7-1 8. Oklahoma 9-0 9. Wake Forest 8-0 10. Notre Dame 7-1 11. Oklahoma State…
Alabama Lawmakers Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates
The proposed law would prevent employers from requiring workers to have coronavirus vaccines.
Montgomery Sees Consistent Crime in Certain Areas, Recently
In the last 72 hours there have been five homicides in the city of Montgomery, results in the surpassing of last years homicide rate. Last year the homicide rate was 68, as of Tuesday Montgomery surpassed it and sits at 69. Half of the last six crimes in the city have happened either on Carmichael Rd. or Monticello Dr. which…
Pay It Forward: Lisa Oliver of Luverne
Our Pay It Forward honoree this week is Lisa Oliver of Luverne. She created an online group for those in Crenshaw County to help each other out.
Lisa Oliver has created a group “Crenshaw Cares Help Exchange.”
NOVEMBER ’21: Humane Society Elmore County
The Humane Society of Elmore County is located in Wetumpka, Alabama (Elmore County) just northeast of Montgomery in south-central Alabama.  We are a non-profit, 501(c)3, organization and have been operational for almost twenty years at the same location.  Our shelter is an Open Admission shelter taking in over 5,000 domestic animals annually from Elmore County citizens and from the various Animal Control Officers (ACO) from throughout Elmore County.
ADPH: Alabama Public School COVID-19 Cases Drop to 752
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new COVID-19 school dashboard. It shows another drop in cases among the school systems that have reported to the state.
COVID-19 in Alabama: Hospital ICU Bed Surplus Nearly 250
The Alabama Hospital Association says the surplus of staffed ICU beds at the state’s hospitals has risen to nearly 250.
UPDATE: Police Make Arrest in Monticello Drive Fatal Shooting
Montgomery police say they have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man on Monticello Drive on Sunday.
UPDATE: Police Identify Man Who Died after Norman Bridge Road Shooting
Montgomery police have now identified the man who died after being shot on Norman Bridge Road on Sunday.
