MPS Officials React to Audit Revealing $700K in Misused Funds
To view the full Montgomery Public Schools Audit CLICK HERE. The misuse of funds happened from October 2017, to November 2018. Dr. Ann Roy Moore was not yet…
Jamey Tucker
Consumer Technology Reporter Jamey Tucker started providing his daily “What the Tech” stories to Action 8 News in 2019. He can be seen on Action 8 News Rising as well as Action 8 News at 5:00 and 5:30PM.
Jamey previously worked as a reporter for WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also an anchor and reporter for WREG in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT in Huntsville.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press in Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
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More Details: Audit Shows $700,000 Missing from Montgomery Public Schools
As Alabama News Network was first to report on Sunday, an audit shows more than $700,000 is missing from Montgomery Public Schools. The details of that 106-page audit, which…
Event Marks 60th Anniversary of Student Lunch Counter Sit-In Protest Against Segregation
A three-day event is marking the 60th anniversary of the first Alabama sit-in against racial segregation. Five of the surviving demonstrators will be on hand Monday for a remembrance at Alabama State University. Civil rights lawyer Fred Gray also will…
Alabama, Georgia Confirm Cochran to Leave Tide and Join Bulldogs Staff
Georgia announced Monday that former Alabama head strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran is now the Bulldogs’ special teams coordinator. Cochran has been at Alabama since Saban arrived in 2007. Coach Saban Statement on Scott Cochran: “We appreciate Scott’s contribution…
Vanessa Bryant Sues Helicopter Operator for Deaths of Kobe and Gianna
The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter last month. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles says the pilot…
Host of Past and Present NBA Great Attend Memorial Service for Kobe Bryant
A host of NBA greats past and present are mourning at the public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Jerry West, Phil Jackson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Pau Gasol and Steph Curry are among the…
Alabama 2020 Census Toolkit Now Available Online
With the official start date of the 2020 Census just a few weeks away on March 12, the Alabama Counts! 2020 Census Committee is debuting a new online toolkit full of census materials for groups and organizations at www.Alabama2020Census.com. The…
Man Wanted for Assault on Police Officer Captured
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has officially notified CrimeStoppers of the arrest of fugitive Stanley Perdue Jr. He is no longer wanted by law enforcement. Perdue was wanted for the felony Assault of a Police Officer. On Saturday, February 22,…
State School Officials “Cautiously Optimistic” about MPS Finances, Despite Audit Showing $700,000 Missing
Here are the latest developments in the story that Alabama News Network was first to bring you Sunday. State School Superintendent Eric Mackey has released a statement following news of an…
Former Regions Bank Employer Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Stealing Nearly $315K from Elderly Woman’s Account
On Friday, February 21, a former Regions Bank employee was sentenced to 37 months in prison for theft of funds, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. After completing his prison sentence, he will…
