Moody Music Building

The Druid City Chorus will hold its inaugural performance on Tuesday night at the Moody Music Building. The show is the long-awaited showcase of community talent and is free to the public. The group is open to students, faculty and staff from UA, Shelton State Community College and Stillman College, as well as citizens across West Alabama.

Tuscaloosa’s music community has a new addition. The Druid City Chorus (DCC) is a new ensemble put together by The University of Alabama Music School.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign—ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. Alabama Public Radio sought analysis on his political future following the GOP Presidential debate in Tuscaloosa.

Television viewers will get to see and hear from two of the GOP candidates running for President tonight. C-N-N’s event is the nation’s first chance to watch Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis go head-to-head since December's debate here in Alabama.

C-N-N is gearing up for this Wednesday’s Republican Presidential Debate. This will be the first time GOP voters have heard from Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis since the Alabama debate last month.

CNN says it will host two debates, in Iowa and New Hampshire, next month as the dust settles from the event on the campus of the University of Alabama. If Tuscaloosa’s event is any indication. Nikki Haley will be the focus of attention and attacks. APR news worked with NPR to provide national coverage of the first ever Presidential debate in Alabama.

The four Republican presidential candidates debating Wednesday night mostly targeted each other instead of Donald Trump. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley took the brunt of the attacks as she gets more interest from donors and voters. That was among the results that left University of Alabama students in the Debate audience either embarrassed or making jokes.

The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls will gather on a debate stage at The University of Alabama for the fourth time this year, running out of time to shake up a race that's been dominated by former President Donald Trump. Alabama Public Radio news is working alongside NPR to provide national coverage of the event.

The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday's Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. APR news previewed the event nationally for NPR on “All Things Considered” and “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Links to both stories are at the bottom of this article.

The fifty University of Alabama students, and the nine hundred reportedly “invitation only” audience members, now know who will be on stage for the GOP Debate at the Moody Music Building on the Tuscaloosa campus. And, one more contender has dropped out.