George Strait News

Whitney Brynn Payne and Megan Elizabeth Self, of Allen, were among 235 students that received degrees during commencement exercises at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene on May 10. Congratulations.

KAB presents Sustainable Landscape Keep Allen Beautiful will present the Sustainable Landscape Seminar Series, hosted by Gail Donaldson, Allen water conservation manager and Dallas Irrigation Association secretary.

These are community activities in Allen during the next few weeks. Keep Allen Beautiful will present the Sustainable Landscape Seminar Series, hosted by Gail Donaldson, Allen water conservation manager and Dallas Irrigation Association secretary.

1. I like Taylor Swift. She’s not the world’s greatest singer, but I certainly admire what she was able to accomplish with her triple-platinum debut CD. “Our Song” became a runaway hit and the other four released songs from the album are catchy.

Next weekend, Dave Matthews Band will be the first act to headline at the new Busch Stadium.

( CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by veteran columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel’s Hot Dish: Cookin’ With Country Stars , she also hosts CMT’s Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith and shares her recipes at CMT .com.)

Diddy shows off his yacht, proving that size does matter – The Mirror U.K.

Keep Allen Beautiful will present the Sustainable Landscape Seminar Series, hosted by Gail Donaldson, Allen water conservation manager and Dallas Irrigation Association secretary.

Like his heroes Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, the road is the only home Robert Earl Keen really knows. That road takes him to the Madison Theater tonight.

For longtime followers of Death Cab for Cutie, last week’s news was a pleasantly unexpected sock to the tender-hearted jaw, just as it was for singer Ben Gibbard. The Seattle quartet’s sixth full-length album, “Narrow Stairs,” entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 1, putting the band in such company as Madonna, Mariah Carey and [...]