Yearly Archives: 2018

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ASU QB named to watch list

    JONESBORO, Ark (8/14/18) – Arkansas State senior quarterback Justice Hansen has been named to the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, announced Tuesday by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Education Foundation, Inc. Hansen makes

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/13/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events:       INTERLEAGUE Final  N-Y Mets     8  N-Y Yankees   5 Final  Cleveland   10  Cincinnati    3 Final  Texas        5  Arizona       3 Final  L-A Angels   6  San Diego     3, 10 Innings       AMERICAN

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Dan + Shay‘s latest #1, “Tequila,” has been certified platinum and is the fourth most-streamed country song of 2018. Newcomer Lainey Wilson — who’s written for Luke Combs — has signed a new record deal with BBR Music Group.

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UPDATE: Amber alert cancelled, baby found safe

                                                                  Ivy Barrows UPDATED 8:10 AM The Amber Alert for the Washington County baby abducted by her biological father has been cancelled.  The Arkansas State Police report the baby has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY An Arkansas

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Eight-year-old Maggie McGraw sang backup on this 1998 single by her dad, Tim McGraw. Can you name it? Answer: “Last Dollar (Fly Away).” Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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OCC – Twin Lakes Civitan Club

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 31.3 percent of adults in Arkansas have some type of disability, higher than the national average of 22.5 percent.

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Country star trivia

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock  Cody Johnson‘s debut single on Warner Music Nashville is “On My Way to You.” Garth Brooks is set to play the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, August 25, along with Connie Smith, Ricky Skaggs, and

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/11/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUESt. Louis 8, Kansas City 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEBoston 5, Baltimore 0N.Y. Yankees 5, Texas 3Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1Minnesota 4, Detroit 3Boston 6, Baltimore 4Seattle 3,

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Week in Review 8-5 to 8-11

One killed, three hurt in Lake Norfork boating accident A Missouri woman is dead and three other Missouri residents were injured in a boating accident on Lake Norfork last Sunday afternoon. The victim was identified as 71-year-old

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/10/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUESt. Louis 7, Kansas City 0 AMERICAN LEAGUETexas 12, N.Y. Yankees 7Boston 19, Baltimore 12Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 0Detroit 5, Minnesota 3Seattle 5, Houston 2Chicago White

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock How many members of Old Dominion are actually from Virginia? ANSWER: Four. Trevor Rosen is the only person who’s not; he grew up in Michigan. Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Scoreboard roundup – 8/9/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland     5  Minnesota   4N-Y Yankees   7  Texas       3Toronto       8  Boston      5Tampa Bay     5  Baltimore   4Seattle       8  Houston     6 NATIONAL LEAGUEWashington    6  Atlanta         3San Diego     8 

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Kenny Chesney celebrated the #1 success of his collaboration with David Lee Murphy, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” at an invitation-only party at Acme Feed & Seed in Nashville on Wednesday evening. “Rock On” hitmaker Tucker Beathard has signed a

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AR fugitive captured in Ozark County

An Arkansas fugitive has been captured in Ozark County, following a search involving officers from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas Department of Correction and the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department’s community corrections special response team. In a

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock The Judds — Wynonna and Naomi — scored the final #1 of their career as a duo with this River of Time cut in 1989. Can you name it? ANSWER: “Let Me Tell You About Love.” Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock CMA-and-ACM nominated duo LOCASH is the latest act signed to BBR Music Group, the home of Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols and more. Emmylou Harris will host the 2018 edition of Woofstock on Sunday, September 16 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Lee Ann

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Twenty-one years ago this week, this legendary artist staged a once-in-a-lifetime concert in New York City’s Central Park, welcoming Billy Joel and Don McLean as his special guests. Can you name the Country Music Hall of Famer? ANSWER: Reigning CMA

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Ronnie Dunn and K.T. Oslin are among the tunesmiths who’ll be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this year during the 48th Anniversary Gala, October 28 at Music City Center. Newcomers Abby Anderson, Travis Denning, Walker McGuire and others will