First printed in The Paris News, 3.27.19, Story by Mary Jane Farmer, SceneInTown.com, Photo courtesy NBC Trey Rose, the professional name that Hugo native Jack Rosenthal III uses, watched his own blind audition segment on The Voice Monday night, at the same time that fans from all over Texas and Oklahoma were as well, and, […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer. Click on the link here to see all photos, and feel free to download any of them. No charge. Just enjoy. Flickr.com/photos/102233188@N08/albums/72157690569982813 The Rusty Wier singer/songwriter contest is now a memory, an echo of all the new and more familiar songs that multitude of songwriters brought to the […]
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer Two of Texoma’s musicians are vying to keep moving on in their respective national, televised and career-enhancing contests. Both shows are being televised Monday night, on different networks. Trey Rose, from Hugo, Oklahoma, is moving into the Battle Rounds on NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ And, from Van Alstyne, Austin […]
Press release, photo by Mary Jane Farmer Nashville — Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels is back with his musician pals (James Stroud, Billy Crain and Charlie Hayward) as the Beau Weevils’ premiere the official music video for “Mexico Again” exclusively on CMT Music and CMT.com. “Mexico Again” is the first music video to be released from the band’s debut album, Beau Weevils — Songs in the Key […]
Story by Mary Jane Farmer, SceneinTown.com, first printed in the March 13 edition The Paris News. Trey Rose, who now qualifies to be identified as “of ‘The Voice,’” will be playing at Buffalo Joe’s in Paris, Texas, Friday night. The concert begins at 8 p.m., and he’s excited to be offering some new merch at […]
Fatalities Decline in State Highway Construction Areas
NOTE: I’m posting this press release from TxDOT because of all the construction workers we have in the downtown area right now. TxDOT Promotes Safe Driving in Conjunction with National Work Zone Awareness Week– AUSTIN — In spite of a decrease in work zone crashes in Texas last year, 161 people still lost their lives and another […]
Howe PD investigates skimmers placed on local gas pumps
By Mary Jane Farmer Skimmers found — Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman reported that, on January 24, police were called to a convenience store/gas station on U.S. 75 service road in reference to skimming devices having been found on three of its gas pumps. Skimming devices are defined online as “used by criminals […]
Learning by Doing: Hobby Ideas for Young People
Story by Julie Morris, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer Hobbies can help children in many ways. There are educational—mentally and physically—beneficial activities that build self-confidence and help kids establish a sense of identity. Parents have a unique opportunity to steer a child’s interests in healthy and constructive ways by helping them find a hobby they […]
Photography is… No. 2 stimulates imagination
C\ Click here, on this link, to see a few more of my “challenge” photos. No. 2 — Photography requires imagination Each year, lately, I have gone on my own photographic journey, calling it my “Challenge.” I’ll pick a topic and do what I can to photograph items, people, […]
Photography is… No. 1-Immortality
First in a series about photography and why I (Mary Jane Farmer) love it so much. Some of this is ‘borrowed’ from another source, most is uniquely my own. Photography creates immortality — Every Thanksgiving, my family is at my house. It’s tradition. The grandkids take out the old photo albums and go through them, again […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
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