AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Senate approved congressional recognition for the Lumbee Tribe after 137 years. Tillis, Budd and allies used holds, amendments and ...

Chestnut grew up in Harlan County, Kentucky, where he regularly performed classic country songs in coal camps. Years later, he moved to Florida and regularly performed on local radio stations. At the ...

“To 1925 and all that was,” the 88-year-old Anderson declared. “To 2025 and all that is, and to a hundred years from tonight for all that there may be, long live the Grand Ole Opry.” Moments earlier, ...

A hundred years after it first went live, Nashville’s famed country music show celebrated its history with a series of performances. Credit... Supported by By Emily Cochrane Reporting from the Grand ...

As 2025 wraps up, Southern California casinos have some major acts coming to their venues to end the year with a bang. December has fewer shows than usual, likely because of the holidays, but the ...

The photo wasn't just a throwback - it sparked a conversation about friendship and history. Murray fondly recalled her friendship with Mel Tillis, something that made Pam incredibly happy to hear. For ...

Johnnie Paul Vanderpool, 79, died November 14, 2025, in Little Rock, Ark. Born in the log church in Lurton, Ark., on December 31, 1945, to Earl Madison Vanderpool and Lillie Clementine (Hefley) ...

Mary Herschend would not let trees be cut down. The property in the lush green hills of the Missouri Ozarks was set to become a frontier theme park set in a century in the past. But the matriarch of ...

We went behind the scenes at the world's oldest radio show to understand how it endured 100 years—and why it might last 100 more. Country singers on stage at the Grand Ole Opry celebrating the show's ...

Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Afroman will perform at The Bearded Saddle Saloon. A storied venue in Oxford, it was once known as The Golden Key, where icons including Jerry Lee Lewis, Mel Tillis, ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Friday expressed tentative support for President Donald Trump’s trade policies, marking a shift from his previous opposition. “I believe that he has put on notice a lot of ...