This has been conversation since Rising Star of Tennessee started. Each year as we listen to the cds to choose the semi finalist it is mind boggling to hear the talent we have living in Blount County, Tn. My first year at a semi finals performance really dumb founded me a see an 11 year old produce a voice that sounds like an adult.W really have some talent “hiding in them there hills”
I took the time to find two articules in “The Daily Times” that supports my argument….
Vonore’s Vanessaa Wolfe …
While a new season of American Idol kicked off in Boston Tuesday night, Ellen DeGeneres has already started taping Hollywood week as a judge for talent search, which she called an “amazing time.” But she’s already dreading one aspect of her new job: telling contestants they won’t make the cut.
“I don’t like that and I’m not that kind of person — because they have a name for a person who likes to hurt people’s feelings — it’s called ‘Simon,’” the talk show host said on an episode of her show …
Despite lean economic times, 78% of US consumers think companies should either maintain or increase their level of financial support for causes and nonprofit organizations, according to research conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Cone.
The 2008 Cone Cause Evolution Study found that consumers are both more aware of and more receptive to cause-related messages than ever before, and they will reward socially conscious companies both with money and goodwill if they feel they are supporting a good cause.
While most consumers (75%) say it is important for companies to offer them …
Jon Bon Jovi is trying to make dreams come true for would-be homeowners. He’s teamed up with Habitat For Humanity and with hammer in hand on Tuesday the rocker was on a roll in Brooklyn. He makes his living rocking the house, but on Tuesday in Brooklyn Bon Jovi was helping to build it. “I feel great doing it,” he said. That’s mega-star Jon Bon Jovi working his celebrity instead of his six-string, banging out houses instead of hits.
“If you want to feel great doing something, volunteer your time and …
Empty Pantry Fund food baskets were packed Thursday at the Tennessee Army National Guard Armory and delivered Sunday, giving the less-fortunate in Blount County the means of having a good Christmas dinner and then some — enough food to feed a family of four for over a week.
Recipients were not the only ones who received joy in the day, however. The volunteers who helped pack and deliver the foods were just as blessed, if their numbers are any indication.
Empty Pantry Fund Chairman Paul Bales said, “This was the biggest turnout …
