Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has announced that Donald Watkins, Jr., has withdrawn his name from consideration as the director of Small and Minority Business Development.
The City of Montgomery is recognizing seven graduates who are now certified to be emergency 911 dispatchers and operators.
Three of this area’s top political leaders have addressed the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce about key issues they are facing.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Police Chief James Graboys are expressing anger over the release of one of the four mass shooting suspects on bond.
“Starting a convicted felon at $120,960 not only sends the wrong message to the city,” said board member Seale. “It sends the wrong message to all the first responders and garbage collectors who’ve been asking for raises.”
Donald Watkins Jr. was convicted of one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy in 2019.
The City of Montgomery has announced that Chief of Staff Jerime Reid has resigned from his position.
Action 8 News has received a statement from the Office of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed to explain why he vetoed a city council resolution offering support for Jackson Hospital.
Action 8 News has confirmed that Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has vetoed a city council resolution aimed at helping Jackson Hospital keep its doors open as it struggles through bankruptcy.
Gov. Kay Ivey and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed have now had a conversation regarding the mass shooting that killed two people and left 12 others injured, some critically.
