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Nashville Notes: Mr. Top’s ‘Rocky Top,’ ERNEST sings Toby Keith and more

Zach Top knows how to get a crowd on his side. When he performed at Thompson-Boling arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Oct. 9, he made sure to play "Rocky Top," the classic bluegrass tune that for decades...

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2025 10/13 – Mary Ellen Doudera

Mary Ellen Doudera, 94, of Salem, Illinois, was joyfully reunited with her Lord and family in Heaven on Octobe...

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Trump admin touts new partner funding for Rohingya refugees amid backlash over aid cuts

Workers describe the housing the Bangladesh government is building for thousands of Rohingya refugees. ABC(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is asserting that it has secured substantial financial...

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Kenny Chesney’s birthday present to Megan Moroney has her ‘screaming, crying, throwing up’

Kenny Chesney performs during the 55th Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October, 2025 in Nashville (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Megan Moroney turned 28 on Thursday, and to...

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‘Tron: Ares’ star Jared Leto on his ‘Tron’ fandom, working with Jeff Bridges

Jared Leto stars in 'Tron: Ares.' (Disney)It's time to go back into The Grid.Tron: Ares, the third film in the Tron franchise, has arrived in theaters. Its star Jared Leto told ABC-owned station WPVI...

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Centralia High School choirs hold Fall Concert outdoors

The weather was nice enough for Centralia High School's Fall Choir Concert to be held outside in the courtyard...

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Is Lady Gaga appearing in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’?

Lady Gaga attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Lady Gaga in The Devil Wears Prada 2? Groundbreaking.Variety...

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Why Kelsea Ballerini ‘cried herself to sleep’ after the ACMs

Kelsea Ballerini talks to 'ELLE' Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia on 'Defining with ELLE' (Courtesy: ELLE)When award nominations are announced, Kelsea Ballerini's name is usually included, but she doesn't...

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Watch Parker McCollum and Kassi Ashton sing their duet live for the first time

Parker McCollum performs at 2025 CMA Fest (Disney/Larry McCormack)If you happened to be at Parker McCollum's concert in Tallahassee, Florida, on Sept. 26, you got to witness him singing a duet live for...

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Michael J. Fox opens up about his career-defining roles in new book ‘Future Boy’

'Good Morning America' co-anchor George Stephanopoulos and Michael J. Fox appear in this image. (ABC)Michael J. Fox is recalling the time in his career when he booked the two roles that many know him...

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SE Illinois Connected @seilconnected.bsky.social · 14h

Centralia Police question three juveniles in multiple vehicle burglaries

Centralia Police say they have questioned three juveniles in connection with multiple vehicle burglaries that ...

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Two flown to St. Louis hospital following motorcycle chase and crash in Centralia area

Both the driver and passenger on a motorcycle involved in a late Thursday night high speed chase in Central Ci...

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Wamac mobile home being demolished is destroyed by fire

A mobile home being demolished was destroyed by fire at Nine Country View in Wamac on Thursday. The Centralia ...

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Large vacant home and former hotel in Kinmundy destroyed by fire

A former three-story hotel in Kinmundy that is believed to date back to the late 1800's that was long ago conv...

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Marine veteran who threatened to shoot up Texas high school and zoo arrested after car chase: Police

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(KATY, Texas) -- A Marine Corps veteran was arrested after allegedly threatening to open fire on a Texas high school and zoo after leading police...

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Federal workers’ paychecks impacted as government shutdown continues

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON)...

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Uvalde opens new elementary school honoring shooting victims 3 years after tragedy

Crosses dedicated to the 21 victims of the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary are placed in front of the school. (Photo by Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)(UVALDE,...

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Melania Trump announces ‘open channel’ to Putin on kids caught in Russia-Ukraine war

First Lady Melania Trump. Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Melania Trump announced Friday that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had an "open channel of communication"...

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SE Illinois Connected @seilconnected.bsky.social · 16h

Multiple people dead in ‘devastating blast’ at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee: Sheriff

(MCEWEN, Tenn.) -- Multiple people are dead following a "devastating blast" at an explosives manufacturing plant in Tennessee on Friday, according to authorities.The explosion occurred Friday morning...

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Megan Moroney is ‘the most proud’ of her next album: ‘It’s my best work’

Megan Moroney performs at 2025 CMA Music Fest (Disney/Connie Chornuk)Megan Moroney says her highly anticipated next album is the best one she's ever made.Megan appears on the new episode of the Therapuss...

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Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on China, triggering stock market sell-off

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Friday voiced frustration with what he called China's "trade hostility," threatening to respond with large tariffs on China and...

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Dasha releases new EP, single ‘Work on Me’

Dasha, 'Anna' EP (Warner Records)Dasha's new EP is out Friday, along with a new single.The eight-track EP is called Anna, which is a reference to her birth name, Anna Dasha Novotny. It's described as...

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Blood Drive October 28 Sponsored by NCOE

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Local DAR Group Collecting Items to Aid Veterans

Local DAR Group Collecting Items to Aid Veterans — The Villagers Voice

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White County Sheriff Arrests

White County Sheriff Arrests — The Villagers Voice

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