Carrington Cole is a Reporter/MMJ for WAKA Action 8 News. She also works in the Creative Services Department editing station promotion and commercials.
Carrington was born and raised in Montgomery and has always dreamed of working in the media industry. She is a 2019 Auburn University graduate with a degree in Visual Media and a minor in Theatre.
Carrington interned with WSFA in Montgomery and War Eagle Productions while finishing her bachelor’s degree. She moved to Atlanta after graduating college where she worked in a production company before moving back to Alabama in 2020.
She has been working with WAKA since May 2021 and has been excited to learn more about the media industry.
When she’s not working, Carrington loves shopping for clothes and getting new books to read. At home, she’s usually curled up with her cat while watching a horror movie.
A local author is having a book signing this week, which includes a lot about Alabama's history. Alabama Tourism Department Director, Lee Sentell, is the author of "The Official United States Civil Rights Trail" and will be signing copies of…
Alabama schools are starting a new school year while the battle against COVID continues. Geneva County Schools have already had to send home 400 students who came into contact with individual(s) that tested positive for COVID. As Tallassee City Schools…
Alabama announced its 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year recipient. She has also been awarded a brand new set of wheels to use for the next year to help further educate her students.
If you had been watching TV Wednesday afternoon, then you may have seen a nationwide emergency alert message on your screen. This was all part of an Emergency Alert System test involving all TV and radio stations, plus cable providers. You would…
The town of Fort Deposit have received a large grant to help fight COVID-19 in their community. The grant was awarded to the town by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Minority Health. Fort…
This summer is coming to a close and the school year is just around the corner. Two local non-profits held a 'Summer Fun Day' filled with giveaways and behavioral information. Montgomery kids were given a 'Summer Fun Day' event at…
The River Region is welcoming a new facility to the area to help people get the right services for their mental health needs. The Alabama Department of Mental Health and the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority showed off the Alabama…
Macon County added its newest addition to its community to keep its residents safe. They unveiled its newest community storm shelter Tuesday afternoon. The shelter is located at the Chisholm Community Center and can hold over 100 people inside. The…
Organizers say the clinic was a huge success with 238 Montgomery residents given their first dose of the vaccine. Out of that group, a 115 were students.
Alabama is ending their eviction moratorium Saturday July 31st. Due to the Pandemic, the CDC and Federal Government placed an eviction moratorium to stop landlords from evicting their tenants because of unpaid rent. The Pandemic caused businesses to close and…
