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Gloriana’s ‘A Thousand Miles Left Behind’ Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard Country Albums Chart
In addition to having their first Top 5 hit, ‘(Kissed You) Good Night,’ which also recently went gold, country trio Gloriana is now celebrating their sophomore album’s impressive chart debut. ‘A Thousand Miles Left Behind’ came in at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Album Chart and at No. 10 on Billboard’s all-genre Top 200 albums chart.
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Plans For Dolly Parton’s Nashville Water And Snow Park Put On Hold
On Friday, while Dolly Parton was awarded her first gold record in 11 years, for the Cracker Barrel recording An Evening With...Dolly, the singer announced plans to build a new water and snow park in Nashville are on hold. The announcement comes on the heels of Gaylord's plans (announced in May) to sell its hotel brand and rights to manage its four hotels to Marriott.
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Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Brothers of the Sun Tour Sells One Million Tickets
As expected, the Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw trek, the Brothers of the Sun Tour, has surpassed the one million mark in ticket sales. The tour launched in June and has quickly become one of the summer’s hottest shows, regardless of genre. Pollstar recently named the tour as the highest-grossing trek of the summer, topping other big name artists including Roger Waters, Coldplay and the Dave Matthews Band.
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Blake Shelton to Reveal Christmas Album Details on ‘Chelsea Lately’
If you’ve been dying to get the details on Big O Music Fest headliner Blake Shelton‘s upcoming Christmas album, the wait is almost over.
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Gone To The Dogs At Combest Pool In Owensboro This Sunday
The Owensboro Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the eighth annual "Gone to the Dogs" event at Combest Pool on Sunday, August 5th. The open swim lessons for dogs and their owners will be from 6pm-8pm. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place on Monday, August 6th. Dogs of all sizes are welcome; admission to the pool is $7 per dog and his or her owner gets in FREE!
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Smothers Park Grand Opening And Air Show In Owensboro Coming Soon [VIDEO]
The public will get its first official look at part of the new Owensboro riverfront at Smothers Park as the park's grand opening will take place during Friday After 5 on August 24th with the Owensboro Air Show on Saturday, August 25th rounding out a huge weekend for the city. Click through for all the info!
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Former WKU Swimmer Claire Dohahue Finishes 7th In Women’s 100M Butterfly Final
Western Kentucky University graduate Claire Donahue missed a bronze medal by a half-second, but teammate Dana Vollmer captured the gold for the US Swimming Team and she set a new World Record in the Women's 100m Butterfly Final Sund
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Appeals Court Judges Question Lawyers in Tim McGraw Lawsuit With Curb Records
A panel of three judges with the Tennessee Court of Appeals questioned lawyers for country superstar Tim McGraw and his former record label, Curb Records, as part of an ongoing lawsuit in a court session in Nashville on Friday (July 27.)
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Keith Urban Attends 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in London
Guess who had a front row seat – sort of- at last night’s (July 27) opening ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London? Keith Urban, that’s who.
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Joe Ehrmann Coaching Workshop And Youth Sports Rally On Friday
Joe Ehrmann was a defensive tackle who attended Syracuse University and later played nine seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Ehrmann also played three seasons in the USFL.
These days, Ehrmann
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Brad Paisley Potential ‘American Idol’ Judge
‘American Idol’ is revamping its judging panel, having hired Mariah Carey this week. While season one winner Kelly Clarkson feels season four winner Carrie Underwood would be a great judge, execs at Fox are also thinking country, but have a totally different superstar targeted for a spot and it’s none other than Brad Paisley.
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Two Rivers Buddy Ball 2nd Annual Special Needs Awareness Fair This Saturday [VIDEO]
Two Rivers Buddy Ball is holding their 2nd annual Special Needs Awareness Fair this Saturday, 9:00am-12:00pm at Lewis Lane Baptist Church in Owensboro. Two Rivers Buddy Ball is a non-profit sports league for kids ages 5-20 with any mental or physical disability that would keep them from playing in a regular league. The organizers are committed to offering this league free of charge with the help of area sponsors.