Switchfoot leads Christian album sales
NASHVILLE (AP) — Although Christian/Gospel music sales were flat in 2004, the genre continued to see the emergence of youth-oriented acts like Switchfoot, Casting Crowns and MercyMe — a trend the Gospel Music Association says bodes well for the future. Christian/Gospel artists sold 43.4 million albums last year, down slightly from 43.7 million in 2003,…
Read MoreCountry music sales up 12 percent in 2004
By JOHN GEROME / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Country music fans continue to be a fickle bunch. Country sales were up 12 percent last year, with three albums among the year’s overall top sellers — a good year on Music Row. But 2004 follows a drop in 2003, a spike in 2002, a…
Read MoreConservative Advocate: What could bin Laden be doing?
By William Rusher For at least the past year it was widely assumed that Osama bin Laden would launch another dramatic attack in the United States before Election Day. Three years have passed since Sept. 11, and, even on bin Laden’s notoriously leisurely timetable, an encore seemed overdue. Moreover, if his goal was to impress…
Read MoreVinson’s Variety: We’ve come a long way, baby!
By Mike Vinson Smoking: Some crave it, others hate it. Whatever the stance, it cannot be denied that human consumption of tobacco is an integral part of our society. The fact every pack of cigarettes bears the Surgeon General’s warning that smoking can cause life-threatening cancer, yet the tobacco industry continues to prosper, is testimony…
Read MoreThe Scoop: Headache of 2004 now in the books
By James Clark I’d compare 2004 to a piece of burnt toast. Overall, the year wasn’t very palatable, but we were able to scrape off the rough spots, choke it down, and move on.For all its bumps and bruises, 2004 did have its bright spots. My Cupcake gave birth to our second boy. I successfully…
Read MoreReopening Chancery Street shows a glimpse of progress
Our Viewpoint After being closed for more than four months, the barricades were removed earlier this week and traffic is once again flowing through the heart of downtown McMinnville on Chancery Street.Now that the street has reopened, it’s done more than alleviate traffic concerns. It’s given many residents their first up-close look at improvements that…
Read MoreMajor glitch in justice system exposed by different verdicts
Our Viewpoint Two weeks ago, Judge Bart Stanley ruled against local teacher Teresa Spivey in civil court. Stanley determined there was enough evidence to hold Spivey responsible for some $25,000 in damages for poking a 7-year-old girl with pins.The outcome of the civil lawsuit is completely different than the criminal case where Spivey was found…
Read MoreWho’s New for Jan. 7, 2005
BABY BOYAngel and Kevin Haley are the parents of a son, Dawson Ridge, who weighed 7 pounds, 12-1/2 ounces upon arrival Nov. 22 at River Park Hospital.The baby has a brother, Dillon Blake Haley.Grandparents are Terry and Lisa Patterson, Bobby and Judy Haley. BABY GIRLEmilee Grace Tobitt arrived Nov. 22 at River Park Hospital, weighing…
Read More‘Jazz on Jackson’ features T.S. Monk
If you’re wondering what to do with the Christmas money you received this year from Aunt Minnie and Uncle Lester, don’t blow it at the year-end clearance sales. Contact the South Jackson Civic Center in Tullahoma, and reserve your tickets to the upcoming performance of T.S. Monk and his sextet. There may be no better…
Read MoreTerry Thomas Scott, 53
Doyle resident and Muncie, Ind., native Terry Thomas Scott, 53, died Jan. 2 at White County Community Hospital.A truck driver and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of Wanda McCormack of Doyle, and the late George T. Scott, and was preceded in death by stepfather, Everett McCormick.He is survived by…
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