Roy Clark News

FROM 1969 to 1971, broadcast television brought us "Hee Haw" just as cable was making many new stations available to viewers in East Texas.

Riverside Casino & Golf Resort will present Roy Clark on the event center stage at 8 p.m. September 2 at the casino, 3184 Highway 22.

John Ascuaga's Nugget once regularly filled its showrooms with country acts, then considered taboo in casinos because they supposedly did not draw an affluent audience.

2005 - Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" won Single and Song of the Year at the 40th Annual ACM Awards in Las Vegas.

Polish up those cowboy boots, dust off the Stetson, and mark July 13 to 15 on your calendar as that's when Burlington's Country & Blues BBQ is scheduled in Spencer Smith Park.