The Blount County Fire Department is investigating an overnight fire at a popular Townsend Restaurant.
The Walkers Catfish Cabin and BBQ restaurant on Lamar Alexander Parkway is said to be a total loss. A spokeswoman for the Blount County Sheriff’s Office says two firefighters were treated for heat-related issues.
The catch of a lifetime for a teen.
Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say 15 year-old Edward Tarumianz went fishing with a guide and reeled in an incredibly rare fish, an albino catfish.
Richard Simms, the man who took Tarumianz fishing, says he has never seen anything like it in all his 30 years of catfishing.
The pandemic causing another pause to Real ID licenses but soon those will be required. You will need a Real ID license to access certain Federal buildings, to enter nuclear facilities and to board commercial flights within the United States, beginning May 3rd of next year.
Many people may have forgotten all about the REAL ID Act of 2005.
It establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting driver licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards. It was set to take effect in Tennessee before the pandemic hit.
You do NOT need a REAL ID to Drive, Vote, Access hospitals, Visit the post office or Apply for or receive federal benefits such as social security or veterans’ benefits.
For more information, please go to https://www.tn.gov/safety/driver-services/real-id.html
Gabby Barrett is taking fans behind the scenes of her generational bending music video, “Pick Me Up.”
Watch it here…
Now that you’ve seen the behind the scenes – check out the full video for “Pick Me Up” from Gabby Barrett here…
Photo Courtesy of Gabby Barrett
Little Big Town‘s 10th studio album is on the way – and they are giving fans more music that will be featured on the project.
Check out the lyric video for the foursome’s song “All Summer”
Little Big Town’s current single “Hell Yeah” is at country radio right now…
Photo Courtesy of Little Big Town
Did you watch the annual celebration of America concert – A Capitol Fourth on PBS?
Country music’s own Mickey Guyton hosted the 90 minute broadcast that aired Monday, July 4th.
Mickey kicked off the special with an amazing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” which you can watch here…
Mickey also had an opportunity to sing two of her songs on A Capitol Fourth – “All American” and ” I Still Pray.”
Check out the 2022 broadcast of A Capitol Fourth here…
Photo Courtesy of Mickey Guyton
Luke Combs recently released his third studio album Growin’ Up.
While fans are loving the studio versions of the tracks on the album – Luke took a handful of the songs, and is now sharing with fans acoustic versions of “Going, Going, Gone,” “Tomorrow Me,” “Middle Of Somewhere,” and “The Kind Of Love We Make.”
Check out “Going, Going, Gone”…
“Tomorrow Me”…
Luke also did an acoustic version of the song that he named his upcoming tour after, “Middle Of Somewhere”
Luke Combs current single at country radio, “The Kind Of Love We Make” also got the unplugged treatment.
Photo Credit: Zack Massey
Jake Owen celebrated America by playing two of his songs on Monday’s annual PBS celebration broadcast A Capitol Fourth.
Jake opened his back-to-back set of hits with “American Country Love Song”
Jake followed up that with another fan favorite – “Down To The Honkytonk.”
Jake Owen’s latest single at country radio, “Best Thing Since Backroads” is knocking on the door to the number-one spot on the Billboard chart.
Photo Courtesy of Jake Owen
Luke Bryan released a brand new song called “Country On.”
Luke shares the story behind the track, “One of the biggest inspirations behind the song, ‘Country On,’ is one of the songwriters, a guy named Mark Nesler who sang the demo. I’ve always loved his voice. He’s just got one of my favorite artist voices, songwriter voices I’ve ever heard, and when I heard him perform ‘Country On,’ and the way he sold it in the demo, to me, it just spoke to me. And all I wanted to do was capture what Mark Nesler was able to capture when he recorded the demo. It spoke to me, and I think it’s gonna speak to a lot of people out there.”
Check out “Country On” from Luke Bryan right here…
Photo Courtesy of Luke Bryan
Tune into your PBS station today to see Mickey Guyton host this year’s A Capitol Fourth!
Mickey shares one of her 4th of July traditions…
When it comes to hosting the annual special, A Capitol Fourth, Mickey shares, “I am most looking forward to being able to share this experience with my son. He is 16 months now and it’s just been so cool to watch him grow up and see the world for the first time, and I’m really excited about him seeing fireworks and really being able to to take it all in. I think that’s going to be my favorite part of Fourth of July.”
Mickey is handling the hosting duties for this American celebration that includes an amazing line-up of performers…
Check out A Capitol Fourth – hosted by Mickey Guyton, today, July 4th on your PBS station.
Photo Credit: Phylicia J.L. Munn
