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5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ to celebrate her legacy

Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

After losing a friend and writing ‘Say So,’ Dan + Shay are back with the autobiographical ‘Young’

The lead single from Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay's forthcoming album "Young" is a hard pivot from the wedding songs that make up so much of the country pair's discography.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band's biggest hits like "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs" and "Gimme All Your Lovin,'" has died. He was 77.

Entertainment

19 hours ago in Entertainment

Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions

It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March's Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their Oscar campaigns at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But now that the fall festivals, in Venice, Telluride and soon Toronto, are in full swing, so is the prognosticating about what's in the mix for awards.

19 hours ago in Entertainment

Psychedelic ‘Furthur’ bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

Ken Kesey's school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city's famed hippie movement.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the "dreamer-in-chief," Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Meet the 2026 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast

The newest cast competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on "Dancing With the Stars" was unveiled Wednesday, featuring the usual complement of entertainers, reality stars and athletes ranging from gold medalists to a Savannah Bananas player.

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19 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Louisiana judge rules against NCAA, clearing path for former NFL players to join LSU roster

SU coach Lane Kiffin's chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

News from ClarksvilleNow.com

Drinking water during heat wave.

yesterday in News

Temperature hits 101 degrees in Clarksville with 110 heat index

This is the second day in a row that the temperature has hit triple digits in Clarksville, after reaching 100 degrees at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Roadside of State Route 374 southbound. (Christian Brown)

yesterday in News

City Council approves new process for sidewalk exemptions, here’s what to know

The City Council voted to approve an ordinance that originally looked to allow the street department director to exempt sidewalk requirements on a case-by-case basis. Here’s what changed.

Vape liquids in a smoke shop. (Unsplash)

Thursday in News

City Council approves new distance limits for smoke shops in Clarksville

After weeks of debating an ordinance to require new distance limits for smoke shops, the City Council passed the proposal 9-3.

Several officers restrain a person on the road beside a white police SUV, with a bystander watching.

Thursday in News

Clarksville Police officer terminated after investigation into use of K-9 during arrest

A Clarksville Police K-9 officer who was involved in the arrest of Darius Chappell, who later died in Montgomery County Jail, has been terminated from the force.

Heat Advisory information from the National Weather Service through Saturday. (NWS, contributed)

Thursday in News

UPDATE: Temp hits 100 degrees in Clarksville, Heat Advisory extended

Clarksville forecast: Hot weather will continue Friday and Saturday before temperatures gradually ease through the Labor Day weekend.

Clarksville Fire Rescue crews respond to a crash into the Red River at Interstate 24 on Nov. 13, 2025. (CFR, contributed)

Wednesday in Crime, News

Clarksville man charged in Red River crash that killed Air Evac pilot

The indictment comes nearly 10 months after the Interstate 24 crash that pushed a car into the Red River and killed an Air Evac pilot.

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