Joe Moody

A new gallery in the Shoals is blending visual art and craftsmanship with musical heritage. Rocker Gallery in Sheffield is the brainchild of couple Alan Daigre and Traci Thomas who are the founders of the gallery. Daigre is a seasoned furniture designer who has made a mark with his unique rocking chairs. His work will be on permanent display while the gallery also presents rotating exhibits from artists with ties to the music industry.

Monday night’s rough weather in Alabama is an example of how tornadoes can even hit during the Winter. The system prompted tornado warnings in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Forecasters say peak season typically lasts from March to May, but twisters can happen any time of the year.

A private Christian school in Montgomery has won a one-million-dollar national award from the Yass Foundation for Education. Valiant Cross Academy is a school whose student body is made up of all male Black students.

Huntsville is adding an important piece of its history to the federal registry. Glenwood Cemetery is being recognized as the oldest surviving African American cemetery in the Rocket City.

This year, UA's Blackmon-Moody Award was given to Dr. Burcu Keskin. She is a professor of operations management at the Culverhouse College of Business who specializes in supply chain networks and the disruption of illicit supply chains.

The Snowflakes and Sweaters Winter Learning Challenge and Letters to Santa are just two events happening at the Auburn Public Library this month.

Alabama has taken first place in a new study, but it is nothing to be happy about. Cybercrime is on the rise and, according to VPN experts VPNPro, Alabama has suffered the highest losses to cybercrime than any other state.

The Magic City Classic is fast approaching, and the members of the football team are not the only ones practicing. This is the annual game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State University. Many fans will be more excited about the marching bands than the game itself. The Mighty Marching Hornets is the band for Alabama State. APR's Joe Moody explains their significance and what makes them more than a marching band:

One of the first things that visitors to downtown Florence may notice is a statue at the entrance to Wilson Park. WC Handy welcomes visitors to the park holding his trumpet high. November marks the 150th anniversary of Handy’s birth. He was a man whose determination pulled him up from homelessness to being recognized as the "Father of the Blues."

This month is the twentieth anniversary of a legal settlement in the town of Anniston. Two companies agreed to pay over six hundred million dollars to thousands of residents in that community northeast of Birmingham. The issue was over health problems allegedly caused by chemicals called Polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs for short. Anniston residents complained of health problems ranging from cancer to neurological effects. They blamed PCBs produced at a local factory for these illnesses