Articles Posted June 2012
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Jason Isbell, Gillian Welch Lead Americana Honors & Awards Nominees
l-r: Buddy Miller, Don Was, Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Don Heffington, Jim Lauderdale. Photo courtesy of the Americana Music Association. The Americana Music Association has announced the 2012 nominees for the Americana Honors Awards. The…
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Top 20 Has a Lot of “New” This Week
Top 20 Country Countdown. There is a whole lot of ‘new’ on this week’s GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown! New videos by Jana Kramer and Rodney Atkins make their countdown debuts while Thompson Square’s “Glass”…
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Alan Jackson Preps for Thirty Miles West Release with Noteworthy at the Opry Appearance
Photo courtesy of Schmidt Relations. Alan Jackson is gearing up to release his highly anticipated new album, Thirty Miles West, on June 5. The album will be his first release on ACR/EMI Nashville and is…
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R.O.P.E. International to Host “Breakfast with the Stars” June 6
Exile photo courtesy of Morris Public Relations. R.O.P.E. International will hold a new event during this year’s CMA Music Festival. “Breakfast with the Stars” will take place June 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon…
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OFFSTAGE: Miranda Lambert Calls Walgreens "Girl Heaven"
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) There’s a new story in Parade magazine about Miranda Lambert. One of the…
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Vehicle Fatality Wednesday
Seventy-year-old Huntsville resident Hadi Adib died Wednesday afternoon after his 2008 Hyundai hit an electrical pole on Autumn Lane in Huntsville. Witnesses saw the car ignite into flames after hitting the pole. Before the fire…
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DPS Makes Big Marijuana Bust on I-45
Sixty-two-year-old Herbert L. Johnson of Grapeland was arrested by DPS officers Wednesday morning for delivery of 720 pounds of marijuana. As Trooper Gabino Monjaras walked toward Johnson’s vehicle after pulling him over for speeding on…
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Primary Candidate Bobby Bates Wants Recount
Walker County Republican Primary candidate for Precinct #1 County Commissioner, Bobby Bates, will be filing for a recount. Bates was defeated in the primary by candidate Jim Willett by nine votes–500 to 491. After talking…
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EMC Butch Davis on Hurricane Preparedness
National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 27th through June 2nd. Our guest this weekend on “Around Town” will be Walker County Emergency Management Coordinator Butch Davis. We asked Butch about what kind of plans Emergency…
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OFFSTAGE: CMT Music Awards After-Party Open to Fans
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) The CMT Music Awards are always a party. But, aren’t you just a…
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