ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed, as his forces pressed their offensive with few signs of significant progress.
Mother’s Day weekend kicked off Friday night with the Mommy and Little Mister dance at the HFV Wilson Community Center. The first-time event proved popular and will be returning again in 2023.
NEW YORK (AP) — Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Mavis Staples will be among the dignitaries expected in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this weekend for the opening of the Bob Dylan Center, the museum and archive celebrating the Nobel laureate’s work.
Halestorm’s new album, “Back From the Dead,” is not for the faint of heart, or anyone with even a trace of a headache: it’s a full-on sonic assault of screams, wailing guitars, pounding drums and booming bass. The Associated Press’ Wayne Parry says in a review that singer and guitarist Lzzy Hale manages to pull it off with a deft songwriting touch and a surprising sense of melody that belies the bombast. She screams a lot on this record, and yet she has a truly beautiful voice when she chooses to use it. This is bound to be a strong contender for the best hard rock/heavy metal album of 2022.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A private university in Mississippi has awarded the third Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship, named for the author of “The Hate U Give” and other bestselling young adult novels, to a creative writer living in China.
Ardmore- Funeral Services for Joyce Earlene Hurley, 89 of Wilson are scheduled for 2:00 PM Wed. May 11, 2022 at St. Mary Catholic Church of Ardmore with Father Kevin Ratterman officiating. Interment will follow at the Bomar Point Cemetery in Wilson. Services are under the direction and care of Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Wilson.
Today is the 130th day of 2022 and the 52nd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1837, after months of economic downturn, several New York banks refused to convert paper currency to gold or silver, setting off the Panic of 1837.
It was a busy weekend for numerous area track and field athletes during the state championship meet in Catoosa
Amerie Kinney and Kebene Wolabu won four straight matches to clinch a fifth-place finish at state