Weekly racing returns to BIG O Speedway May 18
Staff report ENNIS — While weekly racing at the BIG O Speedway has the weekend off, “America’s Hometown Speedway” is already looking forward to next… Login to continue reading Login…
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Windy City blows in with tribute to Chicago
Staff report Windy City presents a tribute to one of the longest-running and best-selling bands in history, Chicago, at a free Autumn Beats concert, set… Login to continue reading Login…
Dance to Royal Dukes band at Summer Beats finale
Staff report Royal Dukes variety dance band will offer rock, pop, jazz, Motown and more at the Summer Beats concert series finale at 7:30 p.m.… Login to continue reading Login…
Prairie Wildlife and Wildflower Adventure set for April 30
Staff report The Prairie Wildlife and Wildflower Adventure, hosted by the Ellis County Rural Heritage Farm Inc, will take place from 2-4 p.m. April 30… Login to continue reading Login…
Raise the Roof ConcertFest bands announced
Staff report How do you make Midlothian’s popular 8th Street Dance even better? By presenting a free, two-day Raise the Roof ConcertFest on May 12… Login to continue reading Login…
Hachie Gras set for Feb. 18
Staff report The annual Hachie Gras celebration is set for Feb. 18 at Railyard Park in Waxahachie. The event will begin at 11 a.m. with… Login to continue reading Login…
Story of NC woman ‘adopted’ at 43 is now a movie
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jenna MacFarlane and Steve Kesler are laughing out loud at the memory — of the day Steve turned down Oprah.
Review: Love, hope and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
There is not a cynical molecule in the makeup of George Miller’s “ Three Thousand Years of Longing, “ a patient and occasionally dazzling fantasy about love, myth, hope, companionship and perhaps, most of all, about storytelling. Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, wrapped in plush white bathrobes, will reiterate the storytelling point over and over again during a vulnerable, sprawling conversation in a stately Istanbul hotel suite that’s nice enough to make one consider a career in academia.
Hints of cooling prices, but Fed vows firm inflation stance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, raising hopes that the surging costs of everything from gasoline to food may have peaked. According to a Commerce Department report Friday that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve, consumer prices rose 6.3% in July from a year earlier after posting an annual increase of 6.8% in June, the biggest jump since 1982.
Hank Jr. unleashes Thunderhead Hawkins on bawdy blues record
Sometimes it’s hard to tell who Hank Williams Jr. really is behind the dark sunglasses and the beard covering facial scars.