In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Florida historian, author, and documentary producer Dale Cox shares with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson tales from the Okefenokee Swamp and Ocheesee Pond. Newspaper accounts documented incidents in the 1800s of encounters with Skunk Ape types of creatures. Cox's streaming travel channel, Two Egg TV, filmed segments at the locations of these two stories.

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, the last day of the legislative session tops the list.

On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the prison financing withdrawals by three underwriters and the Colonial Pipeline fuel disruption. And the wildcard is about a flying turtle.

Historian Richard Bailey talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about Alabama Historical Markers. On Sun., May 16, he will dedicate a new marker commemorating the Civil Rights activism of white clergyman Robert Graetz and his wife Jeanie. He also discusses procedures for erecting Historical Markers, under state guidelines.

For fifty years, the Vivian B. Adams School in Ozark, Alabama, has been serving children and adults with intellectual disabilities across a six-county region. School Resource Coordinator Susan Owens talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the school's history, mission, services, and widespread community support.

The Tri-State Water Wars continue, with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision. Georgia Ackerman, Apalachicola Riverkeeper and Executive Director, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the latest developments.

This week when Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares the political forecast with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson, concerns over Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among Alabama citizens top the list.

On this week's Newswrap from In Focus, Alabama Public Television's Don Dailey shares with Troy Public Radio's Carolyn Hutcheson headlines about the passage of medical marijuana legislation by the Alabama House and the wrangling over gambling legislation. And the wildcard is about an Ohio state legislator whose Zoom found him out.

Marcia Weber, arts advocate and gallery owner, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Wetumpka's arts and artists during HGTV's Hometown Takeover. Devastated by an EF-2 tornado in 2019, the town has a thriving comeback story, with a focus on the arts. Wetumpka is part of the "Towns and Byways" series.

Alabama's history as a state begins with Georgia and Mississippi and the high stakes political wrangling over territory and statehood. Journalist Tom Bailey, author of "The Five Capitals of Alabama, the Story of Alabama's Capital Cities from St. Stephens to Montgomery," talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the early 1800s along what was then referred to as the old "Southwest."