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Award-winning country artist to perform at The Ned

A country music star is set to hit the stage at The Ned. According to information from The Ned, country music star, T. Graham Brown will visit the theater in November with a special performance. Brown will visit The Ned…

Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Country Music Association Awards in November. FILE - Alan Jackson performs at the 56th annual Academy of…

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. [caption id="attachment_1225886"…

Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty in George Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin. Another former officer waived his right to a jury trial, setting…

Children to able to audition for 'Peter Pan Jr.'

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The chance to be in the Peter Pan story is coming up! The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center Children and Teen Theatre say they will be holding auditions in early November for "Peter Pan…

Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced

LONDON (AP) - A computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Adrian Kwiatkowski, of Ipswich in southern England, hacked the…

The Ned to present 'Sweeney Todd' until Halloween

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Ned is presenting a Tony-Award-winning and musical thriller just in time for Halloween. The center says it will be presenting Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" starting Oct. 27 and ending Oct.…

The Ned sponsors pumpkin carving contest for all ages

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center is sponsoring a pumpkin carving contest for all ages. In time for the Halloween season, The Ned invites residents to submit their most creative designs to be displayed…