Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 live updates: More than 10,000 new deaths reported in US in one week
Lubo Ivanko/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 670,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4....
Sep 17, 2021
Loretta Lynn's Hometown Rising concert raises nearly $1 million
Ryan SlatteryLoretta Lynn was the force behind the star-studded Hometown Rising concert, held at the Grand Ole Opry on September 14, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods th...
Sep 17, 2021
Zac Brown Band has "Fun Having Fun" with new track
Warner Music Nashville/Home Grown MusicThe Zac Brown Band just dropped a new song, "Fun Having Fun," from their upcoming The Comeback album, out on October 15. The song was written...
Sep 17, 2021
Country star trivia
On this day in 1977, a then-rising star made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, although it definitely didn't go as planned. The guard didn't see her name on the list of performers and refuse...
Sep 17, 2021
Carly Pearce drops 29: Written in Stone, announces headlining tour
Allister AnnIt's a big day for Carly Pearce! The Grand Ole Opry member has released her autobiographical 29: Written in Stone album, and also announced her own headlining The 29 Tour.&n...
Sep 17, 2021
More than 600,000 flags on National Mall stand witness to America's COVID dead
akinshin/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- On one small, white rectangle is the name of a 29-year-old engineer, on another the name of a World War II veteran, and on a third, that of a 15-year-old -- just three o...
Sep 17, 2021
Alaska once had the highest vaccination rate. Now it's in a COVID-19 crisis.
sudok1/iStock(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- In January, Alaska had the highest per capita coronavirus vaccination rate in the nation. Now, hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, and the state&rsquo...
Sep 17, 2021
Louisiana residents frustrated by FEMA aid process weeks after Hurricane Ida
danielfela/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden visited Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, he promised a key form of federal aid to those dealing with the lingering effects of the ...
Sep 17, 2021
These vaccine mandates are already in place to attend school in the US
valentinrussanov/iStock(NEW YORK) -- By early next year, all eligible students attending a Los Angeles public school will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The school district is th...
Sep 17, 2021
Murdaugh murders and mysteries timeline: Key events in the South Carolina family's scandals and deaths
Hampton County Detention Center(COLLETON COUNTY, S.C.) -- A string of bloody killings and mysteries involving a prominent South Carolina family has sent investigators on a wild chase full of twists an...
Sep 17, 2021