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Dolly Parton reveals Dollywood's longest roller coaster
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton donned her best sequined park ranger outfit Friday to unveil Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s newest and longest roller coaster opening in spring 2023. The attraction, an expansion of Wildwood Grove, will bring thrills to this family-friendly...
Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners
NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton, who made a big donation to help fund coronavirus vaccine research in 2020, is among this year's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. Also being honored are Dallas entrepreneur Lyda Hill, Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria, and...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 24-30
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 24-30: July 24: Actor John Aniston (“Days of Our Lives”) is 89. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 86. Actor Mark Goddard (“Lost In Space”) is 86. Actor Chris Sarandon is 80. Comedian Gallagher is 76. Actor Robert Hays (“Airplane!”) is 75....
Speedway Motorsports founder remembered at NASCAR race
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The man who founded Speedway Motorsports had a presence Sunday during NASCAR's Ally 400 race at the track his company bought last November. Bruton Smith died Wednesday at the age of 95. The Hall of Famer who was one of the biggest track owners and most...
Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organization announced on Wednesday. The new gift is one of several Parton has made to the center over the years,...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 20, 2022. Editorial: As deadly fentanyl claims more Ohio lives, evidence-based treatment is among the answers Ohio and the nation are confronted with a drug abuse crisis typified by misuse of the powerful deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl....
US-Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1 .“Oh, the Places You'll Go!” by Dr. Seuss (Random House) , $17.00 2.“Book Lovers" by Emily Henry (Berkley) , $17.00 3 .“It Ends With Us" by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) , $16.00 4 .“The Summer Place" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books) , $14.99 ...
US-Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1 ."Book Lovers" by Emily Henry (Berkley) , $17.00 2."22 Seconds " by James Patterson/ Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) , $29.00 3 ."Killing the Killers" by Bill O’Reilly/ Martin Dugard (St. Martin’s Press) , $30.00 4 ."23 The Mothers and Daughters of...
Review: Charting country music paths in 'Her Country'
NEW YORK (AP) — “Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be,” by Marissa R. Moss (Henry Holt & Co.) Women have always played a major part of country music, from the Carter Family to Dolly Parton, but in recent years you’d...
