It's Friday night in Nashville, and Chase Rice has just rolled up to the microphone at Bridgestone Arena. The pulsing introduction to his Top 5 hit "Ready Set Roll" rings familiar across a venue that's fuller than you'll find it for most opening acts.
This song is a photograph of him — and country music, really — from 2014. It's a version of himself he's trying to put distance between, but that's tricky, because, for better or worse, a performing artist needs to play the hits. Read More...
Katie Castillo-Wilson, founder and CEO of Davenport-based TapOnIt LLC, has been chosen as a member of the 2024 Class of Henry Crown Fellows by the Aspen Institute, based in Washington, D.C.
The Henry Crown Fellowship mobilizes proven entrepreneurial leaders, mostly from the private business sector, between the ages of 30-46 to tackle the world’s most intractable problems. Katie Castillo-Wilson is a recognized leader in the field of mobile marketing and communications, according to a Wednesday press release. Read More...
The family of a 27-year-old Louisiana woman whose body was dumped at a vacant apartment building is outraged that the man whom she was last seen with and who later dumped her body is on probation.
Damion Matthews, 38, was arrested February 23, 2023 on two charges of unlawful disposal of remains and obstruction of justice in the death of Macy Peebles.
Peebles first met Matthews when the pair were at a casino. Read More...