NEWS IN BRIEF Mindy McCready Receives One-Year Jail Sentence Fri. September 14.2007 5:18 PM EDT
Mindy McCready has been sentenced to one year in jail for violating her probation on a drug charge. The singer will receive a 75-day credit for time served but faces another two years of probation when she is released from the Williamson County jail in Franklin, Tenn. In handing down the sentence Friday (Sept. 14), Circuit Judge Jeff Bivins also ordered McCready to perform 200 hours of community service work for the parole violation that stemmed from a domestic dispute in Florida. In July, deputies in Fort Myers, Fla., arrested her on assault charges after scratching her mother during an argument. She was also charged with resisting arrest. During Friday's hearing, the 31-year-old singer requested a lesser sentence, telling the judge, "Please give me a chance to make things as right as they can possibly be." McCready, who has faced numerous legal problems in recent years, has been in jail since returning to Nashville in July. Her original probation was part of a three-year suspended sentence she received in 2004 for using a false prescription to obtain painkillers. McCready enjoyed a No. 1 country hit in 1996 with "Guys Do It All the Time." Hank Williams Exhibit Planned in 2008 Fri. September 14.2007 5:18 PM EDT The Country Music Hall of Fame will open Family Tradition: The Hank Williams Legacy on March 28 for a near two-year run. The 5,000-square-foot exhibit will examine Williams' influence on his son as well as numerous other country artists. The Williams family offered its full cooperation and assistance to the project. Displayed items include scrapbooks, correspondence, awards, instruments and stage costumes from both Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. Randy Owen Hires John Rich to Produce Solo CD Fri. September 14.2007 5:18 PM EDT Alabama lead vocalist Randy Owen has enlisted Big & Rich's John Rich to produce his first solo album, according to The Tennessean. Randy Owen has been writing with MuzikMafia members Shannon Lawson and James Otto for the album. No label or release date has been announced. Before going into the studio, Owen performed several solo concert dates, include some as an opening act for Gretchen Wilson, to decide if he would be comfortable making an album without his Alabama bandmates. Owen is also expected to tour to support the album. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
