summer

The Summer of 2003 was the year Joe Nichols made his grand entry into the country music scene. Joe had his first number one with the song "Brokenheartsville". The song stayed on the charts for 32 weeks, then the Brokenheartsville crooner took over the Country Music Association Awards by being nominated in several categories. Nichols took  home the 2003 Horizon Award, Song of the Year and

The Summer of 1999 was an incredible year for country music because it's marked with 'super hit songs' like "Wish You Were Here" by a young-up-and-comer Mark Wills, Mark scored his first No.1 and won several awards that year with his song. The summer of 1999 also had other amazing songs like it.

Time and space is limited, if you'd like your child to attend this years 'Summer Safety Camp' at the Melvin Martin Center for Children's Safety (aka Safety City) then you had better hurry because space is filling up fast. This year's first camp is set for July 22 thru the 25th and a second camp is scheduled for August 5th thru the 8th, 2013. Officer Tracy Gates, Safety City Coordinator said "

The year 2007 can be remembered as the year a superstar was born onto country music. Taylor Swift had just topped the country music charts with her first song "Tim McGraw". Swift also had one of the top videos for the summer of 2007 on CMT (Country Music Television) for the song "TimMcGraw". The summer of 2007 also had other amazing songs like it.

With the summer days getting hotter, it seems our appetites are diminishing quite a bit. I know that during the summer, I tend to eat out less, for the simple fact that, the heat takes it out of me and nothing really sounds good. So, I compiled a list of places that do sound good, even in the dead heat of summer...

The year 1990 can be remembered as the year of the superstars in country music. Each country music superstar had a major song on the charts and monster videos on CMT (Country Music Television) that year. One country giant even had his video cross over on to MTV, that was big news for country music fans. That music giant was Garth Brooks with the song "The Dance". The summer of 1990 also

The Summer of 2001 was an incredible time for country music because, three songs dominated the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for most of the summer. One of those was from a relatively unknown artist back then, today he's a country superstar and a judge on The Voice. Blake Shelton's song "Austin" was No.1 for five week in a row. The summer of 2001 also had other amazing songs like it

My wife and I went down to The Record Guys to get a needle for my dad's record player. While we were there, we looked through thousands of albums. Then, from across the store, Donna yells "honey look, do you remember this one?" as she held up the vintage Steve Wariner album "One Good Night Deserves Another". That was the album that had his first number one hit "Some Fools

Power outages like we experienced in Abilene Monday evening (6/17) reminded me of when the air conditioner broke at our house in the summer of 2000. That was the year Donna and I spent a lot of time on the back porch trying to keep cool. We sipped iced tea and listened to music like "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks and "How Do You Like Me Now" by Toby Keith. The summer

Last week I told you some health risks involved with playing video games for hours on end. Since it's summer, that is what many teens will be doing this summer. So I have a few idea that might help get them outdoors, at least for a little while, this summer...

Does an older song remind you of a time and place in your life, like who you were with and what you were doing at that very moment in your life? Music brings back memories and makes you feel young again. 1995 is that kind of year for me, because that was the year Tim McGraw dropped by the radio station to bring us his new music and play us an awesome song called "I Like It I Love It". Th

I just heard a coworker playing an old C.D. in her office, the song had me thinking about where I was and what was going on in my life in 1987. That was the year I married Donna, love seemed to fill the air and the hot summer nights. Restless Heart helped me serenade my new bride with their love ballad "Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right?". The summer of '87 also had other amazing son