Morning Pledge: Pike Road Elementary-Ms. Bowen’s Class
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Bowen’s 1st grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Warm is the Word
Unseasonably warm weather will highlight much of the work week as temperatures will be running 15-20 degrees above average through Thursday, with afternoon highs in the 70-80 degree range for a very nice spring preview. Scattered showers remain possible today, but they should become fewer in number Wednesday and Thursday as an upper ridge noses in here from the south….
MPD Officer Injured in Off-Duty Assault
A Montgomery police officer has been injured while helping with a dispute at an apartment complex. The incident appears to have taken place at the Stratford Village apartments, off Woodmere Boulevard. Police say the officer, who was off-duty, was called in to help with a dispute between two tenants and management staff. They say the dispute turned physical, and the…
Changes at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
Anna Buckalew to Replace the Retiring Randy George
The Board of Directors of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that President Randy George will retire on April 1. Chamber Executive Vice President Anna Buckalew has been elected President and CEO, effective April 2. “The Chamber has been richly blessed to have had Randy George leading this organization for the past 30 years as president, and, prior…
Proud Boys Founder Sues SPLC Over Hate Group Label
The founder of a far-right men’s group called the Proud Boys is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the organization a hate group. Gavin McInnes filed the defamation lawsuit Monday in federal court in Alabama. The lawsuit contends the designation is false and damaged his career. McInnes was a co-founder of Vice Media. He founded the Proud Boys,…
“The Young and the Restless” Star Kristoff St. John Dies at 52
FILE- In this June 20, 2008, file photo Kristoff St. John accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on “The Young and the Restless” at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. John has died at age 52. Los Angeles police were called to John’s home on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019,…
Unseasonably Warm Week
UNSEASONABLY WARM WEEK: Not a lot of change in the day to day forecast for the week ahead as it will be unseasonably warm with spotty showers. Today will once again see highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s, but mid to upper 70s are in the forecast Tuesday through Thursday, and we may even have so 80s in…
What is Shape Note Singing?
Today people gathered at the State Department of History and Archives to participate in a unique way of singing. Shape note singing was originally developed to help people learn how to read music. The art form is still popular practice in Alabama. Shape note singing is an early American form of hymn singing. It started in New England and eventually…
Paint the Park for Jody 5K Color Fun Run
People in Wetumpka ran a 5k today to raise scholarship money. Paint the Park for Jody is an annual run to raise money for scholarships in honor of a Wetumpka high school student who died in 2014. The Jody Marie Sanford Memorial Scholarship Fund provides four Elmore County students with $1,ooo Scholarships. For more information on how to apply for…
Hidden Treasures in the City of Prattville
For many people Prattville is known as the small town just a few miles north of Montgomery. Look past its shopping malls just off I-65, and this growing town is filled with southern charm. Capitol Hill Golf Course is one of the most popular destinations in Prattville. The course is well known among golf enthusiast for its unique and challenging…
