On the night of Sept. 29, rising country music singer-songwriter Seth Ennis was on top of the world. Opening for superstar group Little Big Town at a concert in Glasglow, Scotland, Seth had a surprise that he could barely keep to himself. “So I just wrote a song called ‘Call…
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Hunter Hayes Spearheads Nashville School of the Arts Music Room Renovation with $100,000 Donation
Hunter Hayes has gifted $100,000 to the CMA Foundation for the renovation of the well-worn music room at the Nashville School of the Arts.
Read MoreThe Super-Earth that Came Home for Dinner
It might be lingering bashfully on the icy outer edges of our solar system, hiding in the dark, but subtly pulling strings behind the scenes: stretching out the orbits of distant bodies, perhaps even tilting the entire solar system to one side.…
Read MoreNew Google Earbuds Offer Real-Time Translation Feature
Google on Wednesday introduced new Pixel ear buds that the company says are capable of real-time translation of conversations in different languages. A demonstration given as Google unveiled a host of new products infused with its digital “Assistant” smarts got people playfully referring to Pixel Buds as an internet-Age version…
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Kerri Medders
Kerri Medders is an artist with High School Nation, an organization that promotes music and arts in schools.
Read MoreCould ‘Dreamers’ Be Made to Pay Restitution and Back Taxes for Amnesty?
Any discussion of granting amnesty to the so-called Dreamers should include a requirement that they come clean about having used a fraudulent or stolen Social Security number and pay a penalty to go into a restitution fund to compensate victims of Social Security fraud, says one immigration expert. Jessica Vaughan,…
Read MoreLegendary Rock Group ‘Queen’ Releases Raw and Alternative Takes of ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are the Champions’
This is Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” as you’ve never heard them before. To mark the 40th anniversary of the dual-single release of two of Queen’s biggest hits on Saturday, Newsweek has the exclusive premiere of alternative, never-before-heard recordings of both anthemic tracks. It was…
Read MoreIt’s Official: Marsha Blackburn Is Running for U.S. Senate to Replace Bob Corker
Ending months of uncertainty, Representative Marsha Blackburn announced Thursday that she will seek to represent the Volunteer State in the US Senate in 2018. WSMV reported: Congressman Marsha Blackburn has announced she will be running for the U.S. Senate to fill the seat of Sen. Bob Corker. Blackburn’s office says…
Read MoreGovernor Haslam Announces He Will Not Run for U.S. Senate
After weeks of speculation, Governor Bill Haslam announced Thursday morning he will not seek to replace retiring U. S. Senator Bob Corker in 2018. WSMV reports: Gov. Bill Haslam has announced he will not be running for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to remain “completely focused” on his job…
Read MorePublic Meeting to Be Held Tonight on Plans for Soccer Stadium at Nashville Fairgrounds
The board of the Nashville Fairgrounds will hold a special meeting this evening to discuss plans for a soccer stadium, and the group Save Our Fairgrounds is encouraging a large turnout. Mayor Megan Barry wants the fairgrounds to be the site for a new Major League Soccer stadium. Save Our…
Read MoreNashville Metro Council Encourages Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Columbus Day
Nashville’s Metro Council on Tuesday passed a resolution urging businesses, organizations and public entities to from now on recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October, most often recognized as Columbus Day. The non-binding resolution passed 26-5. It was sponsored by council members Brett Withers, Fabian Bedne, Nancy…
Read MoreJohn Rich Describes Experiences in Las Vegas During Shooting Spree
Country music star John Rich was at a Las Vegas bar Sunday that went on lockdown when the shooting started. Big & Rich had performed at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival and then the duo, which includes Big Kenny, went to the Redneck Riviera, a bar owned by…
Read MoreReferee Files Lawsuit Against Kentucky Radio Station After Harassment He Endured for Elite Eight Officiating
It’s not often that you see a referee fight back fans or radio stations in a court of law. Those people are allowed to have their opinions of how you officiated a game after all. However, referee John Higgins is filing a federal lawsuit against Kentucky Sports Radio citing intentional…
Read MoreVoting Open for Beacon Center’s Pork of the Year Event
Voting is open for the Beacon Center of Tennessee’s Pork of the Year event for 2017. The annual event allows the people of Tennessee to choose the biggest waste of taxpayer dollars from a short list of candidates “who have done the most egregious things with taxpayer money,” according to…
Read MoreKevin Brady: Senate Republicans Need to Back Tax Plan
House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said Wednesday that Republican senators need to support the tax reform legislation to prevent another legislative disaster. “At the end of the day, look, given what happened in the Senate in health care reform, I think it’s important for every Republican senator to…
Read MoreCommentary: Support President Trump’s Tax Reform Or Else
By CHQ Staff Vice President Mike Pence and his team have, sometimes to the annoyance of conservatives, generally kept a pretty low profile in the controversies generated by President Trump’s attacks on the DC Swamp. Indeed, conservatives have wondered, “Where’s Pence” when Capitol Hill establishment Republicans went after the…
Read MoreRubio Demands Communist West Point Grad Pay Back Tuition
The U.S. Army should nullify unabashed communist 2nd Lt. Spenser Rapone’s military commission and require him to pay back his tuition costs, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio requested in a Wednesday letter to acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. “I respectfully request the United States Army immediately nullify Rapone’s commission and…
Read MoreGun Control Won’t End Mass Murder
As the nation continues to reel from the nation’s worst mass shooting in modern history, politicians and other opportunists find the massacre too inviting not to exploit. The knee-jerk cravenness of liberals to scrape up their calls for gun-control while demonizing the National Rifle Association (NRA) immediately sucks all the…
Read MoreGov. Haslam’s Gas Tax Increase Sponsor ‘Boss’ Doss Offers No Explanation Why His Company’s Equipment Is Being Used on Road Construction Project
ARDMORE, Tennessee – Doss Brothers Inc., the construction company owned by State Rep. Barry “Boss” Doss (R-Leoma), the House sponsor of Governor Bill Haslam’s gas-tax increasing IMPROVE Act, is currently performing work at a road construction site on SR 7 in Ardmore, Tennessee, as well as several Giles County locations which…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Thursday, October 05
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 5, Thursday Psalm 114:104-105 I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. 105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
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