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Friday, August 15th, 2025
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Good morning, Montgomery. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 15th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Montgomery County Sheriff office will host a children's charity golf classic on September 18 — raising funds for the Alabama Sheriff Youth Ranch. WSFA 12
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ At its Aug. 13th meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Community College System board approved millions in funds for campus upgrades and new equipment at several colleges—also announcing a statewide partnership with meteorologist James Spann to share weather and education updates. The board celebrated a 7% enrollment jump and named a new president at Wallace Community College Selma. Alabama Daily News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ A federal judge declined to block an Alabama law that bans public schools from funding diversity, equity and inclusion programs and from teaching divisive concepts (which took effect on Oct. 1) because the plaintiffs did not meet the legal burden for a preliminary injunction. University of Alabama faculty and students continue a lawsuit saying the law restricts academic freedom and unfairly affects Black students. Alabama Daily News
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has opened a new location in Montgomery to help collect much-needed blood donations as supplies remain low—donors are urgently needed to keep the blood bank stocked. WSFA 12
- ➤ LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has opened a new donation center at Taylor Junction Shopping Center—at the corner of Taylor Road and Atlanta Highway—to help hospitals facing a severe summer blood shortage, especially for O-negative and O-positive donations, while also offering cholesterol and A1C checks. WSFA 12
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ WSFA 12 News will broadcast all Montgomery Catholic Knights football games this season. The live pregame show starts at 6:30 p.m. and the game against the Saint James Trojans airs at 7 p.m. on August 22—available on WSFA 12 and its streaming app. WSFA 12
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