April 4, 2011 The biggest stars in Hollywood and Nashville made the trip to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Among the many A-listers attending were Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, 'Dancing With the Stars' beauty Julianne Hough and, of course, Entertainer of the Year winner Taylor Swift.
April 3, 2011 The Big winners at Sunday nights Academy of Country Music Awards Show didn't win cash, but rather big silver statues. And the this years Entertainer of the Years goes to...
March 23, 2011 Over 200 local business's set up booths at the business expo hosted by the Abilene Chamber Of Commerce. Well over 5,000 were in attendance picking up everything from pens, pencils, note pads, re-usable shopping bags, popcorn, cotton candy, coffee mugs & t-shirts being handed out by those local business's participating in hopes the make more business connections.
March 16, 2011 The local Abilene Cancer Services Network will offer a six-week educational support group for those interested in learning to live beyond a diagnosis of cancer.
If you’re “celebrating” St. Patrick’s day by simply donning your favorite green t-shirt, you’re doing it wrong. Do it right this year: parade through the streets, pack your bags for Dublin, get pelted by the contents of the grocery store’s produce section, or even run a marathon
March 14, 2011 The Children’s Performing Arts Series (CPAS) presents the live musical production of “Pippi Longstocking,” which will come to life on the stage of the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Abilene in a delightful production from American Family Theater.
March 10, 2011 The Judds & Loretta Lynn join Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood on Academy of Country Music’s “Girls’ Night Out - Superstar Women of Country”
Did you think Mardi Gras was strictly a New Orleans thing? Think again.
In Belgium Mardi Gras is the most important day of the year. Belgians celebrate the Carnival of Binche in the city of Binche, which features lots of music and dancing.
Sweden celebrates Fettisdagen, translating to "Fat Tuesday."
In Canada Mardi Gras is celebrated throughout the country, especially in the french-speaking Quebec, where the Quebec Winter Carnival is one of the most iconic of Canadian festivals.
February 25, 2011 She’s usually in impossibly high heels, but recently country legend Dolly Parton traded in her stilettos for combat boots, to bring awareness to an organization called The Boot Campaign.
February 20, 2011 Jessi Colter widow of the late, Country Music Hall of Famer Waylon Jennings, says her days are filled with people who want to talk about her late husband, they tell her stories, some of which are true and others she questions.
February 17, 2011 Cancer Basics You Need To Know:
February 16, 2011 If you can't hit you target, then what you might need is a fully automatic machine gun. In Oklahoma these boys don't play around. They like their guns that it takes a lot of real estate and several day. And talk about try it before you buy it. Check out this video.
