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- ● Around 12,000 Appalachian Power customers still without serviceEight-five percent of customers who lost service from the Feb. 11 and Feb. 15 weather systems now have electricity The post Around 12,000 Appalachian Power customers still without service appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 24, 2021 - 4:21 am
- ● House Judiciary Committee approves coronavirus immunity billSome legislators have criticized the legislation for being too broad. The post House Judiciary Committee approves coronavirus immunity bill appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 24, 2021 - 3:56 am
- ● Mountaineers ride Culver, Sherman to 74-66 win at TCU
West Virginia won its sixth straight road game in Big 12 play before returning home for four games to close the regular season. The post Mountaineers ride Culver, Sherman to 74-66 win at TCU appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 24, 2021 - 3:41 am - ● FAA release draft environmental assessment on Bridgeport airport workThe Federal Aviation Administration released the draft environmental assessment for a new passenger terminal and aerotech business park at North Central West Virginia Regional Airport. The post FAA release draft environmental assessment on Bridgeport airport work appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 24, 2021 - 1:14 am
- ● Senate education committee approves bill that could expand West Virginia’s charter schools
The bill also would lay the groundwork for charter schools that would operate virtually. The post Senate education committee approves bill that could expand West Virginia’s charter schools appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 24, 2021 - 12:38 am - ● Bill backed by DHHR would study Child Protective ServicesWorkload of caseworkers among the things to be studied. The post Bill backed by DHHR would study Child Protective Services appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 23, 2021 - 11:09 pm
- ● Thursday’s WVU-Baylor game canceled, 3 home games set next week
WVU will return home after tonight's game at TCU. The post Thursday’s WVU-Baylor game canceled, 3 home games set next week appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 23, 2021 - 9:19 pm - ● State BOE mandates return to full-time in-person instruction for state schools
State Coronvirus Czar Dr. Clay Marsh tells board return would be safe. The post State BOE mandates return to full-time in-person instruction for state schools appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 23, 2021 - 8:58 pm - ● Justice says more legislative oversight of emergency powers could be ‘a real mess’
The House of Delegates passed two bills last week that would restrict executive power. The post Justice says more legislative oversight of emergency powers could be ‘a real mess’ appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 23, 2021 - 8:56 pm - ● DOH crews continue work on roads in winter storm recovery
More than 280 roads were left impassable in the aftermath of the ice storms. The post DOH crews continue work on roads in winter storm recovery appeared first on WV MetroNews.... Read more »
Source: WV MetroNews | Published: February 23, 2021 - 8:36 pm
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- ● Taylor Swift Ties Dolly Parton’s Chart Record With New “Love Story” Version
Taylor Swift’s latest accolade is one that only Dolly Parton has managed to do before her. This week, Swift’s re-recording of “Love Story,” named “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” debuted atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, joining Dolly Parton’s iconic “I Will Always Love You” as the only songs to have... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 9:07 pm - ● Black Gospel’s Roots Give Country Music’s Growth Strong Foundation in Faith-Based Values
Because America is a country founded on Christian values, and two out of every five Americans practice the Protestant faith, the relationship between gospel music and all American-borne musical genres is essential. However, when considering how specifically gospel’s rhythmic, percussive, and spiritually empowering Black tradition impacts country, a musical conversation... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:41 pm - ● Brad Paisley Once Performed for Toddlers in West Virginia
“I think I got booed off the stage by, like, five-year-olds.” Brad Paisley’s had a quarter-century-long country music career highlighted by 12 studio albums, 15 headlining tours, and 21 number-one singles. However, as he recently told Kelly Clarkson on the Kelly Clarkson Show, his most daunting live event was being... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:12 pm - ● Kane Brown Has a Sweet Daddy-Daughter Moment in Hilarious Video Clip
Most dads will do anything to make their daughters smile—and Kane Brown is no exception. The “Famous Friends” singer’s wife Katelyn recently shared a video of Brown making their 1-year-old daughter Kingsley laugh by throwing an orange ball and pretending to fall down. His daughter responds by laughing hysterically in... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:09 pm - ● Willie Nelson Is a Frank Sinatra Super Fan
Willie Nelson is set to pay tribute to the late crooner Frank Sinatra on his upcoming album of Sinatra covers, That’s Life, which releases on Friday (Feb. 26). The project follows Nelson’s previous collection of Sinatra tunes, My Way, which released in 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner recently spoke with... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 5:14 pm - ● Jane Fonda Once Sang Backup for Dolly Parton at The Grand Ole Opry
Recent news of Dolly Parton appearing on an episode of Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda’s acclaimed Netflix series Grace and Frankie also occurs during the 40th anniversary celebration year of the trio’s superstar work in the film 9 to 5. “We worked so well together on 9 to 5,” Parton... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 4:49 pm - ● Thomas Rhett Calls Eric Church His “Favorite Country Artist of all Time”
It was one Entertainer of the Year winner paying homage to another Entertainer of the Year winner. When the Academy of Country Music’s reigning co-Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett (who took home the trophy alongside Carrie Underwood last year) recently appeared on The Bobby Bones Show, he took the... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 4:08 pm - Lana Del Rey Reveals She’s Recorded a Country Covers Project
IT’S OFFICIAL: Lana Del Rey has recorded a cover album of country songs. The “Summertime Sadness” singer told MOJO that in addition to the country covers project, she has another album of “other folk songs” in the works. The singer-songwriter also noted that she feels there has always been a... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 7:32 pm - TJ Osborne, Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile Join Actor Leslie Jordan for New Duets Album
Some of country music’s most talented tunesmiths are teaming with actor and social media personality Leslie Jordan for Company’s Comin’, a duets album set for April 2. The project was inspired by Jordan’s weekly “Sunday Mornin’ Hymn Singin’” livestream, and features Jordan performing gospel hymns alongside Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne’s... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 7:25 pm - Tim McGraw Is Godfather to Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts’ Son Rhodes
Tim McGraw can now add “godfather” to his resume! The “I Called Mama” singer has been named a godfather for Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts’ newborn son, Rhodes, born Dec. 27, 2020. The United States vs. Billie Holliday actor revealed the news during an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show,... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 6:16 pm
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- ● Taylor Swift Ties Dolly Parton’s Chart Record With New “Love Story” Version
Taylor Swift’s latest accolade is one that only Dolly Parton has managed to do before her. This week, Swift’s re-recording of “Love Story,” named “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” debuted atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, joining Dolly Parton’s iconic “I Will Always Love You” as the only songs to have... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 9:07 pm - ● Black Gospel’s Roots Give Country Music’s Growth Strong Foundation in Faith-Based Values
Because America is a country founded on Christian values, and two out of every five Americans practice the Protestant faith, the relationship between gospel music and all American-borne musical genres is essential. However, when considering how specifically gospel’s rhythmic, percussive, and spiritually empowering Black tradition impacts country, a musical conversation... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:41 pm - ● Brad Paisley Once Performed for Toddlers in West Virginia
“I think I got booed off the stage by, like, five-year-olds.” Brad Paisley’s had a quarter-century-long country music career highlighted by 12 studio albums, 15 headlining tours, and 21 number-one singles. However, as he recently told Kelly Clarkson on the Kelly Clarkson Show, his most daunting live event was being... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:12 pm - ● Kane Brown Has a Sweet Daddy-Daughter Moment in Hilarious Video Clip
Most dads will do anything to make their daughters smile—and Kane Brown is no exception. The “Famous Friends” singer’s wife Katelyn recently shared a video of Brown making their 1-year-old daughter Kingsley laugh by throwing an orange ball and pretending to fall down. His daughter responds by laughing hysterically in... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 6:09 pm - ● Willie Nelson Is a Frank Sinatra Super Fan
Willie Nelson is set to pay tribute to the late crooner Frank Sinatra on his upcoming album of Sinatra covers, That’s Life, which releases on Friday (Feb. 26). The project follows Nelson’s previous collection of Sinatra tunes, My Way, which released in 2018. The 10-time Grammy winner recently spoke with... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 5:14 pm - ● Jane Fonda Once Sang Backup for Dolly Parton at The Grand Ole Opry
Recent news of Dolly Parton appearing on an episode of Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda’s acclaimed Netflix series Grace and Frankie also occurs during the 40th anniversary celebration year of the trio’s superstar work in the film 9 to 5. “We worked so well together on 9 to 5,” Parton... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 4:49 pm - ● Thomas Rhett Calls Eric Church His “Favorite Country Artist of all Time”
It was one Entertainer of the Year winner paying homage to another Entertainer of the Year winner. When the Academy of Country Music’s reigning co-Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett (who took home the trophy alongside Carrie Underwood last year) recently appeared on The Bobby Bones Show, he took the... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 23, 2021 - 4:08 pm - Lana Del Rey Reveals She’s Recorded a Country Covers Project
IT’S OFFICIAL: Lana Del Rey has recorded a cover album of country songs. The “Summertime Sadness” singer told MOJO that in addition to the country covers project, she has another album of “other folk songs” in the works. The singer-songwriter also noted that she feels there has always been a... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 7:32 pm - TJ Osborne, Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile Join Actor Leslie Jordan for New Duets Album
Some of country music’s most talented tunesmiths are teaming with actor and social media personality Leslie Jordan for Company’s Comin’, a duets album set for April 2. The project was inspired by Jordan’s weekly “Sunday Mornin’ Hymn Singin’” livestream, and features Jordan performing gospel hymns alongside Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne’s... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 7:25 pm - Tim McGraw Is Godfather to Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts’ Son Rhodes
Tim McGraw can now add “godfather” to his resume! The “I Called Mama” singer has been named a godfather for Garrett Hedlund and Emma Roberts’ newborn son, Rhodes, born Dec. 27, 2020. The United States vs. Billie Holliday actor revealed the news during an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show,... Read more »
Source: CMT News | Published: February 22, 2021 - 6:16 pm