Sixty-two years ago today, the world bid farewell to a songwriter and former Grand Ole Opry star who shaped country music ...

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Doc Watson, the beloved Grammy-winning, flatpicking folk guitarist, died on March 29, 2012, in North Carolina. He was 89 years old.

May 26, 2026 The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland Read more ...

Merle Bettenhausen, who continued racing successfully after an accident took his right arm, died Wednesday after a massive stroke at age 82, according to a United States Auto Club news release.

It's not even May yet, but the Browns and new head coach Todd Monken have an early leader in their quarterback competition. According to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com, Deshaun Watson has the upper ...

All three American Idol judges served high praise for Hannah Harper's sweeping cover of a great Merle Haggard ballad. Carrie Underwood even made the young finalist promise she'd record a proper ...

Watson’s latest story left me scratching my head. It’s not that Waston Season 2 Episode 18 was bad, per se, but it certainly drifted far from the series’ original premise. Instead of medicine, we got ...

I was losing patience during Watson Season 2 Episode 17. Since we already knew Holmes was a hallucination, his appearance could only mean that Watson was unconscious and dreaming, and I wasn’t in the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us, Station 19) has been set as a series regular of USA Network‘s The Rainmaker for Season 2. She will play Amanda Vonn, a powerhouse attorney who provides a ...

MerleFest has unveiled another rousing layer of its annual entertainment schedule. After previously sharing the initial participants for its upcoming April 23-26, 2026, gathering at Wilkes Community ...

As Merle Hay Mall prepares to embark on a multi-phase transformation to become a modern mixed-use entertainment and sports destination, vendors in the Local Eats Food Court are discovering that their ...