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There are all sorts of ways to open a bottle of beer if you don’t have a proper opener — Lighters, silverware, belt buckles, your teeth, your friend’s teeth etc. These days, the cool kids are actually using iPad chargers to gain access to their bottled brews.

We’ve all done it. We buy a small bag of groceries at the store to donate to a food bank. We bring toys for the tots. We buy some gloves and a scarf to put on a tree for a needy child. But few of us have done what Rankin Paynter did for his Clark County community.

Not too long ago, we reported that ABC staked a claim in Nashville to film the pilot for a new TV drama by the same name. Starring Connie Britton (the mainstay guidance counselor and coach’s wife on ‘Friday Night Lights’), ‘Heroes’ beauty Hayden Panettiere and a handful of other experienced stars, this show about the behind-the-scenes drama in country music is sure to be a hit. Just check out the

The Pale Horses from Gonzales made the top 10 in the Live at Billy Bob's Texas Recording Contest.  They are the only band from South Texas and the only band not to have a large metropolitan radio station and city to promote them in the contest...

We have had perfect weather lately and what better way to take advantage of that by going to concerts.  The beach is always nice too.  Here is a list of concerts in our area for the rest of the week and weekend.

Are you ready for…the X-Factor!  They will be taping auditions for the second season of Fox’s hit show in Austin on May 24th and 25th.  Suddenlink is giving away four tickets to all four auditions.  Just go to facebook.com/mysuddenlink before May 18th and enter for your chance to win...

Dodge, Duck, Dive, Dip, Dodge.  When playing dodgeball if you remember those 5 steps you will do just fine.  There will be a huge Dodgeball event on June 9th in Riverside Park.  Gather a team of 6-8 people and head out to this glorious event to have an awesome time...

There will be a special event for kids this weekend at the Traylor Ranch at Point Comfort. This event will be for all teens in the area looking for an exciting day.   Come on out and enjoy food, drinks and live entertainment.  A fishing tournament will be held and of course who could forget about swimming...

Enjoy a weekend of Sweet Home VFD Firemen's Fest starting with Cajun night on Friday.  Live music with the Emotions will start at 6 with DJ Bo Raz.  Gumbo and Stew will be served until they run out. On Saturday the fun will continue with a car, truck and bike show with live music from Los Kolaches in the afternoon...

Life on the road has its ups and its downs, but lately, country stars have been dealing with accidents or acts of God involving their touring vehicles. A few days after singer Bucky Covington dealt with a crash, Justin Moore‘s crew had an incident with their bus.

Friday night fights will be at the Victoria Community Center Dome.  Doors open at 6 p.m.  The fights begin around 7:15 with tickets only $20.  We will even have a few fighters from Victoria participate in this glorious event which include, Judy Garcia, Miguel Loya Jr...

Jerry James will be playing at Greek Brothers Tonight from 7:30 - 10:30 Jerry James as been writing and performing country, folk, rock and blues throughout Texas and the Eastern US since the early seventies. After a hiatus raising a family and concentrating on the old day job Jerry is back on the stage and in the studio...