Monthly Archives: November 2025

Sometimes a country music artist has the opportunity to change a person’s life, lift their burden, or just make their day happier. Country singer Jay Allen did that recently for a very special couple. Per People, Brett Fine, Jr. is engaged to Alyssa Kempf. As joyous as that news is, they have a challenging reality […]

The post Jay Allen Serenades Engaged Couple, Future Groom Has Incurable Brain Cancer: “I Pray This Song…Can Be an Anthem to Those Who Need It” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

All things must end sometime. So it is with the humble penny. The U.S. Mint has ceased to produce them, as of Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The humble one-cent coin that dates back to the nation’s colonial era, per the AP, has now been relegated to the history books. Per the outlet, “The last pennies […]

The post Say Farewell to the Penny: U.S. Mint Stops Issuing the One-Cent Coin appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Fake news. If you haven’t watched ABC’s new show 9-1-1: Nashville, you’re missing out on the best worst shows you’ll ever see. It’s completely corny and unrealistic, with outlandish scenarios like a kid getting carried away by a kite at Nashville’s Centennial Park, but it’s so bad that it’s almost a must-watch. The show also features some stars from the country music world. Aside from guest appearances from artists like Kane Brown, 9-1-1: Nashville stars LeAnn Rimes as Dixie Bennings, the mother […]

The post LeAnn Rimes Addresses Speculation That She Got Plastic Surgery For ABC’s ‘9-1-1: Nashville’: “The Most Massive Push-Up Bra Of Life” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kamara Thomas lives in a comfortable hippie house with guitars lining the walls in an older, wooded Durham neighborhood. She and an affectionate, tiny dog greet me at the door and welcome me inside. Thomas takes mochi from the freezer and leads me out to the picnic table in her

Kenny Chesney is opening up a lot these days about himself. He’s promoting his buzzy new memoir, HEART LIFE MUSIC. Per Country Now, the beloved leader of No Shoes Nation stopped in Nashville and talked frankly about his life and career. Amazingly, there was a time, Chesney said, when he was tempted to pivot away […]

The post Kenny Chesney Opens up About Nearly Ditching His Career and Being Real: “People…Are Truly Suckers for the Truth” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Remembering their late friend and colleague. On November 6, an LG&E line technician tragically passed away in an accident while working on a reconductor power line. The accident took place in Oldham County, Kentucky, leaving the late lineman Kyle Ferree’s family wanting answers to how this accident occurred. “We lost today a friend and co-worker who was an LG&E line technician, fatally injured while working to reconductor a power line. This is a tragic loss for our entire LG&E and […]

The post Kentucky Linemen Hold Emotional “Last Call” Ceremony For Colleague, Kyle Ferree, Who Was Tragically Killed On The Job: “God Gained A Good Lineman Today” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Can a deer be charged for breaking and entering? It’s hilarious to think that deer hunters often spend endless hours sitting in tree stands waiting for deer to walk by. It leads one to believe that the species is gifted at evading human contact. But then you have videos like these, where deer throw themselves into the face of danger, and that theory can be thrown out the window. Just 30 minutes south of Nashville sit the lovely town of […]

The post Whitetail Buck Crashes Through The Front Door Of Two Nashville-Area Homes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A stroke in 2013 affected the ability for Randy Travis to speak and sing, but a new video shows the singer continues to make progress.

The post Randy Travis Fans Witness Amazing Progress on Country Star’s Latest Video appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Jimmy Kimmel has had a rough couple of months. In September, his late-night TV show was pulled off the air temporarily because of remarks Kimmel made about the recent murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Now the comedian has been dealt another harrowing emotional blow. His cherished pal and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, 59, has […]

The post Jimmy Kimmel Weeps on Air Talking About His Pal and Bandleader, the Late Cleto Escobedo III: “We Lost Someone Very Special” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Given that she’s performed around 500 shows over the past three and a half years, we can’t say we blame her.

The post This Popular County Artist Is Taking a Break in 2026 appeared first on Wide Open Country.