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Spur 503 performs on FNAM

Last Updated: 12:34 PM 10/03/08 - Click to see Texoma's own Spur 503 peform in studio from First News AM, aired Friday, October 3. (Full Story)
Carrie Underwood among CMA nominees
Last Updated: 2:21 PM 09/10/08 - NEW YORK (AP) - Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood was nominated for two Country Music Association Awards today. (Full Story)
Script Writing Workshop & Film Competition in Sherman

Last Updated: 2:15 PM 09/10/08 - Austin Tooley sat down with Lisanne to discuss the Script Writing Workshop in Sherman this summer, a 24-hour film competition where participants have 24 hours to write a script, “film”, and put on DVD a video that can be up to 7 minutes in length that will all end with the winner being screened at the Sherman Arts Festival on Septemeber 20! (Full Story)
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Spur 503 performs on FNAM

Last Updated: 12:34 PM 10/03/08 - Click to see Texoma's own Spur 503 peform in studio from First News AM, aired Friday, October 3. (Full Story)
Carrie Underwood among CMA nominees
Last Updated: 2:21 PM 09/10/08 - NEW YORK (AP) - Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood was nominated for two Country Music Association Awards today. (Full Story)
Script Writing Workshop & Film Competition in Sherman

Last Updated: 2:15 PM 09/10/08 - Austin Tooley sat down with Lisanne to discuss the Script Writing Workshop in Sherman this summer, a 24-hour film competition where participants have 24 hours to write a script, “film”, and put on DVD a video that can be up to 7 minutes in length that will all end with the winner being screened at the Sherman Arts Festival on Septemeber 20! (Full Story)
Jeff Hobbs performs on First News at Noon

Last Updated: 12:32 PM 08/28/08 - Local artist Jeff Hobbs of Jeff Hobbs and the Jacks performed on First News at Noon. (Full Story)
Singer asks for cold one, gets knocked out cold

Last Updated: 3:51 PM 08/19/08 - BROOKLYN, Mich - Pat Green may think twice the next time before asking for a cold one. The last time he did it, the Texas-born country singer-songwriter was knocked out cold.
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From Gainesville to Hollywood

Last Updated: 10:47 AM 07/23/08 - GAINESVILLE, TX -- He has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, and he lives right here in Texoma. This morning we introduce you to Rodger Boyce, a Gainesville native making it big. (Full Story)
Singer-songwriter Carolyn Wonderland to perform at Denison's Rialto Theatre

Last Updated: 1:29 PM 07/21/08 - Lisanne talked to the Denison Arts Council about an upcoming performance in downtown Denison. (Full Story)
Early Pearl performs on First News

Last Updated: 10:28 AM 07/16/08 - Early Pearl performed again today on First News. To see their KXII performances and find out more about the Texoma Summer Music Festival in which they'll take the stage, click here.
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Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Last Updated: 11:30 AM 06/02/08 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A spokeswoman says rock pioneer Bo Diddley has died. He was 79. (Full Story)
Denison Singer-Songwriter Series

Last Updated: 1:03 PM 05/19/08 - Shelley Tate Garner, V.P. of the Denison Arts Council, stopped by to talk about the Denison Singer-Songwriter Series. (Full Story)
Texoma Summer Music Festival

Last Updated: 1:33 PM 05/14/08 - Lisanne was joined by organizers Josh Hansard and Michelle Hansard to talk about this year's first-ever Texoma Summer Music Festival. (Full Story)
Texoma Summer Music Festival to be held at NTRA

Last Updated: 1:04 PM 05/08/08 - GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- The North Texas Regional Airport will soon be home to the first ever texoma Summer Music Festival. Officials at the airport voted Thursday morning to hold the music festival at the airport with the condition that no alcohol would be served. (Full Story)
Rue McClanahan makes YWCA luncheon “golden” in Ardmore

Last Updated: 8:35 AM 04/24/08 - ARDMORE, OK -- It was a packed house in Ardmore Tuesday as the Young Women’s Christian Association held its annual fundraiser. It may have even been the hottest ticket in town. Robin Beal reports. (Full Story)
Oklahoma native playwright celebrates Pulitzer

Last Updated: 5:52 PM 04/08/08 - NEW YORK - An Oklahoma native with ties to Durant is celebrating a Pulitzer Prize for drama. (Full Story)
Coen brothers movie wins 4 Oscars
Last Updated: 12:13 PM 02/25/08 - LOS ANGELES - They ground up Steve Buscemi in a wood-chipper. They made baby-snatchers out of Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. They turned mythic Greek wanderer Odysseus into a Depression-era roots-music minstrel with George Clooney's face. (Full Story)
Winehouse dominates Grammys from afar
Last Updated: 9:53 AM 02/11/08 - LOS ANGELES - A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless. On a night filled with nods to the show's 50-year history, the most trophies went to a 24-year-old singer known for her old-soul voice, and the most sought-after prize went to a veteran jazzman's Joni Mitchell tribute album. Both Amy Winehouse and Herbie Hancock were dumbstruck by the honors, fumbling for words and thank-you lists, respectively. (Full Story)
Actor Heath Ledger found dead

Last Updated: 7:01 PM 01/22/08 - NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28. (Full Story)
Playwright prefers his Oklahoma roots, enjoys newfound success on Broadway

Last Updated: 11:19 AM 01/02/08 - NEW YORK — Tracy Letts’ soul never strays too far from the Midwest. Born and raised in Durant, Oklahoma, the playwright made it to New York by way of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. (Full Story)
Rapper Pimp C dead at 33
Last Updated: 6:17 PM 12/05/07 - LOS ANGELES - Pimp C, who spun searing tales of Texas street life into a key role in the rise of Southern hip-hop, was found dead in an upscale hotel on Tuesday. He was 33. (Full Story)
Movie screening at Austin College

Last Updated: 6:44 PM 11/27/07 - SHERMAN, TX -- A new movie premiered on Tuesday right here in Texoma. Producer Bill Warren had a special reason for choosing Austin College for the screening of The Unforseen. (Full Story)
The Hunt for Bigfoot

Last Updated: 1:53 PM 12/04/07 - PARIS, TX -- Reports of a Bigfoot sighting in Atoka County surfaced in 2006, and you saw the story here on First News, but nothing much came of that sighting. Now rumors of Bigfoot’s return have surfaced in the woods outside Paris, Texas, so we sent Daniel Gotera to try and find out if the creature is fact or fiction. (Full Story)
Rodney Carrington stops in Denison

Last Updated: 11:51 AM 01/22/08 - DENISON, Tex. -- Some locals were cutting up last night at Cutters in Denison. Nationally known comedian and Oklahoma native Rodney Carrington was in town to raise money for the Grayson County Children's Charity. (Full Story)
Inside Scoop on Info Magazine
Last Updated: 10:45 AM 12/14/07 - Rick Mason of Info Magazine joined Lisanne this morning to talk about what's inside this month's edition. (Full Story)
Collin Carder wins 2007 KXII Showcase Showdown

Last Updated: 11:51 AM 01/22/08 -
On Friday morning, we announced the winner of our Viewers' Choice Awards on First News AM. We showed you a finalist every day this week, and Collin Carder of Bonham, Texas, was your choice as the winner of the 2007 KXII Showcase Showdown. (Full Story)
The Buzz: Sherman Arts Festival
Last Updated: 11:51 AM 01/22/08 - Johana Hartgen and Missy Sofey of the Sherman Art League came by to talk about this weekend’s Sherman Arts Festival with Lisanne Anderson on First News at Noon.
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Mark Cuban to be on 'Dancing With the Stars'
Last Updated: 11:07 AM 08/29/07 - Mark Cuban, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton are among the 12 celebrities who will compete when the show returns Sept. 24, the network announced Wednesday. (Full Story)
First News AM's Summer Concert Series: Andi Margjeka
Last Updated: 4:11 PM 08/16/07 - Andi Margjeka performs on the Friday, July 13th edition of First News AM. (Full Story)
Paris Hilton checks into L.A. jail
Last Updated: 11:28 AM 06/04/07 - LOS ANGELES - Hours after strolling the red carpet in a strapless black dress, Paris Hilton traded her designer duds for a jail-issued jumpsuit. (Full Story)
The Buzz: Jeff Hobbs and the Jacks live in studio

Last Updated: 4:11 PM 08/16/07 - Once again First News AM brought you a music treat live in the studio on Friday morning with a performance by local artist Jeff Hobbs and the Jacks. (Full Story)
The Buzz: Frank Buck Zoo

Last Updated: 4:11 PM 08/16/07 - Casey Harris from the frank buck zoo in Gainesville stopped by First News AM with some guests. She brought a tarantula to talk about Itsy, Bitsy Spider, their Saturday program! (Full Story)
CBS fires Don Imus from radio show
CBS fired Don Imus from his radio show Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters.
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Author Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84

In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. (Full Story)
Former Smith boyfriend father of infant

Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead said Tuesday that DNA tests have proven he is the father of her infant daughter. Birkhead emerged from a closed court hearing to announce the results. (Full Story)
One doctor authorized all eleven of Anna Nicole’s prescriptions
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 04/04/07 - Documents released Wednesday show one doctor authorized all eleven prescription medications found in Texan Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room. (Full Story)
Police Chief: Anna Nicole Smith died of accidental drug overdose
Florida authorities are calling Anna Nicole Smith's death an accidental overdose. Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper says a combination of medications led to...
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Local girl makes it big with American Idol

Baily Brown is a regular performer at the Rialto Theater in Denison, but she's also sang in front of Simon, Paula, and Randy…
on American Idol. (Full Story)