• The Band Perry hint at their future in Nashville performance.
• Makers of “Red Solo Cups” can’t believe their good fortune.
• LeAnn Rimes works with a DJ on a special project.
• Trace Adkins parks his support with Pilot Flying J travel centers.
• The Mavericks confirm a new album and record deal.
• Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and more salute a bluegrass philanthropist.

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City Manager Bill Baine filled councilmembers in on the issue . . . .

The department currently has 12 full-time firefighters and 36 volunteers

Anyone caught in these areas where signs are up, using cellphones without a handless device, are subject to a fine of up to $200 dollars.

On Friday’s night shift, in the 1300 block of Smither Drive a male was detained for a mental health evaluation.

On the day shift Saturday, a driver fled the scene of an accident after hitting a fence in the 200 block of FM 980.

On Saturday’s night shift in the 900 block of MLK, a known suspect was reported to have sexually assaulted a juvenile under 14.

On Sunday’s day shift, two vehicle burglaries were reported–one in the 2200 block of Avenue I and another in the 200 block of Graham Road.

On Sunday’s night shift, a two-car crash was reported in the 1300 block of Smither Drive–one car fled the scene and was later located.

On Monday’s day shift, a vehicle burglary was reported in te 100 block of American Bank. Twenty-two-year-old Jessica Kitchen was arrested in the 2200 block of Montgomery Road for burglary of a habitation.

On the night shift Monday, a known suspect assaulted a victim in the 2500 block of Pine Shadows Drive. A known suspect sexually assaulted someone in the 1600 block of Sycamore. In the 1100 block of Sam Houston, 59-year-old Ricky Crisp was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of dangerous drugs. Also arrested was 29-year-old Ronnie Thomas for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

At the Los Angeles premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Taylor Swift admitted it wasn’t all that difficult for guys to impress her. “Guys in my life … I don’t think I have a memory of [being impressed like] that. But that’s good. The bar’s really low,” she said. But as far as impressing others? Swift’s co-star Zac Efron thinks she’s doing just fine. Especially when it comes to the guitar. “She’s a great teacher. In the past, everyone who’s tried to teach me guitar starts with music theory and stuff like that. I tend to just doze off after a little while,” he said. “She went straight into songs. She taught me, like, four chords, and I’m already playing all the good campfire songs.” We already know Efron can sing, from his days as Troy Bolton and Link Larkin in High School Musical and Hairspray, respectively. So now that he’s added guitar to his skill set, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a Swift/Efron duet down the road.

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The accident report says the driver of the truck that hit Cooper’s jeep, Israel Liggins, was going east in the 1100 block of 11th Street when he blacked out for unknown reasons. Liggins truck crossed throught the 11th Street intersection with Sycamore Avenue and jumped the curb and struck fuel pumps and the jeep.

Liggins was transported to Huntsville Memorial Hospital. His condition was unknown. No other injuries were reported. The accident remains under investigation.

Having top-ranked Beaumont Ozen on the ropes in the early going, the Lady Hornets knew that they had an upset brewing. It was just too early to peak against the undefeated Lady Panthers.

A victory and a third straight trip to the Region III tournament wasn’t in the cards as the Lady Hornets, despite holding a 23-point advantage, could not keep Ozen down for long and fell in Tuesday’s regional quarterfinals 70-61.

“It was ours, but we gave up,” junior Maya Perry said. “We really could have beat this team. If we would have kept up our momentum, we probably could have beat them.”

As soon as the game began, the Lady Hornets looked like a team on a mission. Whether it was on offense or defense, Huntsville was clicking on all cylinders.

Immediately after Huntsville won the opening tip, Perry, who scored a team-high 21 points, kick-started the Lady Hornets with a swish from 3-point range. Once Ozen, which improved to 33-0, countered with a layup by junior Sanquiesha Rawls, Huntsville went on a tear.

Getting turnovers off of their full-court press, Huntsville was able to score quick buckets.

Lady Hornets senior post Breanna Fuller converted a pair of layups near the hoop. Fellow senior Daquayla Terry then made a layup off a fast break and Perry drilled another trey.

Just like that, Huntsville had taken a 12-2 advantage.

But the Lady Hornets weren’t done.

Huntsville scored the next eight points, including a fadeaway jumper by senior Ceidra Coleman that capped the Lady Hornets’ 17-0 run that gave them a 20-2 lead.

The run continued as Huntsville scored eight of the next 11 points, including a third 3-pointer by Perry, to jump ahead 28-5.

Anything that could’ve gone Hunstville’s way did, at least in the first 5 1/2 minutes.

“We wanted to keep our pressure up, but we didn’t bring the trap like we normally do. Things started off pretty good,” Lady Hornets coach Jay Oliphant said.

Then everything started going downhill.

After a couple of timeouts to talk things over, Ozen straightened its game out and fast.

The Lady Panthers’ guards split Huntsville’s defense and made their way to the basket, and eventually to the free-throw line.

In the final 2 1/2 minutes of the first period, Ozen scored 15 unanswered points to claw to within single digits.

“We were just turning it over,” Perry said.

In the second quarter, it didn’t get much better as the Lady Hornets started to get into foul trouble. Coleman already had two fouls in the first, but both Fuller and sophomore guard Demi Turner each picked up foul No. 2 early in the second. Then, midway through the quarter, Coleman picked up her third foul.

Due to the foul trouble that several Lady Hornets were in, Huntsville had to rely on its backups, but couldn’t get much production and much-needed separation.

The Lady Hornets managed to match bucket for bucket with Ozen, but the Lady Panthers stepped on the accelerator late in the second. Ozen took advantage of Huntsville turnovers and closed out the second quarter on a 17-4 run to take a 41-40 lead — their first of the game — at the break.

“We also had girls get into foul trouble, which is always big,” Oliphant said. “The girls that came in, my reserves didn’t do too well tonight. I thought we were going to be able to go into halftime with the lead, but with turnovers and miscues, we didn’t.”

At the onset of the third, the Lady Hornets came out blazing. Through the first four minutes of the period, Huntsville’s defense clamped down on Ozen, which provided an opening for the Lady Hornets. Huntsville retook the lead early in the third on a layup by Perry and stretched its lead to 48-43 to seemingly take firm hold of the momentum once again.

But it didn’t last.

Thanks to layups by Breona Sylvester, Bealoved Brown and Asia Booker, Ozen grabbed a 52-48 lead with 2:42 to go in the third.

The Lady Hornets had a prime opportunity to knot the game at 52, but Fuller and Coleman fired blanks at the free-throw line.

“I tell these girls a lot of times that in these games, you need to stop the bleeding,” Oliphant said. “If you get to the free-throw line and make those free throws, that stops it. We weren’t able to do that and the outcome is what it is.”

Ozen closed out the final two minutes on a 9-1 run to take a 12-point lead into the final quarter.

“They came out and pressed us and for some reason, that gave us some problems tonight. Give credit to them. They forced turnovers,” Oliphant said.

No matter how hard they tried, the Lady Hornets couldn’t really cut into the deficit that much in the fourth, only getting to within nine points on several occasions.

The Lady Panthers move on to the Region III semifinals where they’ll face Manvel, which defeated Houston Wheatley 79-47 in Tuesday’s regional quarterfinal contest.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have two new fragrances. But more importantly, they have three daughters. And the country couple told People magazine that their girls — Gracie, Maggie and Audrey — were very involved in the research and development of these Soul2Soul scents. “They were not shy about giving their opinions. They’re very hands-on,” Hill said. She even said the girls wear both of their parents’ scents. The his-and-hers fragrances are both very different, but they do both have one common denominator. “It’s a little yellow flower, and if you smash it into your fingers, it has a very distinctive scent,” Hill said. “We chose to include that … in both fragrances.” Besides their girls and countless fragrance lovers everywhere, McGraw and Hill know their fans like to wear the Soul2Soul scents, too. And that means the world to Hill. “We never take for granted when someone spends their hard-earned money to buy cologne, a concert ticket, a CD, whatever it is they lay their money down for. It’s crazy times right now, and we’re very appreciative,” she said.

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We’d like to congratulate the Lady Hornets on their great season. Sting ‘Em Hornets!!!