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Alan Jackson Raises $152K for the Town of Mineral, Va.

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:00:03 +0000

The town of Mineral, Va. — which has a population of fewer than 500 people — has inherited a not-so-small fortune, thanks to the charitable efforts of country superstar Alan Jackson. The earthquake-ravaged eastern Virginia town was the lucky recipient of a free concert from the country titan after winning a radio-sponsored contest for garnering the most online votes. The concert raised a whopping $152,000 to help rebuild the tiny community.

Alan Jackson to Play Free Concert for Earthquake-Ravaged Town

Lucy Tauss — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:46 +0000

Alan Jackson recently ran an online contest offering to play a free concert in the city with the most votes. Even though Mineral, VA is a tiny community (population 490) and suffered heavy losses from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit the East Coast in August, it managed to garner 31,000 votes and win the prize.

East Coast Earthquake May Have Restored Deaf Man's Hearing [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:52 +0000

Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again. Washington D.C.-area cancer patient Robert Valderzak, who lost most of his hearing on Father’s Day when he fell and fractured his skull, said the quake “shook me terrible – right out [...]

The Number One Song Of The Nineties Is

Cat Country — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:46:15 +0000

Ah, the 90's. One of the best periods ever in country music. The nineties gave us Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, and Jo Dee Messina. There were

Don't Send Money To Japan

Cat Country — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:23:35 +0000

This is not a pitch against helping the people who have been devastated by the disastrous earthquake and tidal wave in Japan. Rather it's a call to take a moment and step back from putting money where it's not needed.

We went through a similar rush to help with Haiti. Billions of dollars went into the country. The people

Massive Earthquake, Tsunami Strike Japan; Effects Expected Around the Globe

The Web Guy — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:26:31 +0000

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons.