An initial sketch of the April 15 incident that led to the indictment of Billy Currington has emerged. The singer was charged with terroristic threats and abuse of an elder person in a Chatham County, Ga. court this afternoon (April 24) but it sounds like he's itching to tell his side of the story.
Make plans now to join us for Rebels and Roses 2013. Beginning Thursday May 9th and running through Saturday May 11th, twenty-something bands will ascend on East Texas and Gator Run Offroad Park, in Tatum, for one hell of a muddy good time.
For three years now, the Texas Regional Radio Music Awards have highlighted and honored the best in the Texas and Red Dirt scene -- And the best part, it's 100 percent fan voted. This year's award show was hosted by Deryl Dodd and the Rankin Twins, and featured performances by JB and the Moonshine Band, Cody Johnson, Bri Bagwell, Rosehill, and many more. Here's who you selected as the best of the best this year.
Texas music legend Charlie Robison is no stranger to East Texas, and he's coming back for a show Thursday at Lago del Pino restaurant in Tyler.
This week for your RTX Sunday Video we've got "El Cerrito Place" which you can find on Charlie Robison’s “Good Times" album. It's a song Kenny Chesney recently covered, and took to No. 1 on the Mediabase chart.
Rita Ballou joins Radio Texas, LIVE! each week to keep us up to date on all the 'Dirt' in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene. This week: Good news for Whiskey Myers fans, The Rankin Twins are on television, Kyle Park has a new video, Rita and I discuss who's responsible for what on our first date -- which is Sunday (4/21) plus more.
Smith County Fire Departments will be participating in a "Fill the Helmet" fundraiser at intersections around Smith County all day Saturday. Their goal being raise money to aid the West, TX Fire Department. Earlier this week the small town of West was devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion. To date 12 people have been confirmed dead and 200 more have been injured.
Country Music legend, Willie Nelson, who still maintains a home in Abbott located just outside the small town of West, is set to host a benefit concert for the victims of Wednesday's fertilizer plant explosion.
After multiple news organizations, including the Associated Press, CNN and the Boston Globe, among many others, reported that a suspect was in custody in connection to Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, those reports may have been premature.
April 17, 2013 In the midst of the terror and horror in Monday's bomb attack at the Boston Marathon, America has come together to grieve, support and make a stand. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's in this senseless act of evil.
The KNUE Gold Rush presents Tracy Lawrence, Moe Bandy and T.G. Sheppard live in concert Saturday, May 4, at the Oil Palace. Buy your advance tickets here. But, if you’d like a chance to win a pair, only John Moore has your chance.
1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.
12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.
The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.
