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A top country music producer dismissed "Always on My Mind" before it became a hit song for Elvis Presley late in his career.

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This week in 1907: The U.S. Post Office in Wilmington, Delaware, offered Christmas Seals for sale for the very first time; George Washington sold his racehorse, Magnolia, to Colonel Henry Lee this week in 1788 -- Washington reportedly got 5,000 acres of Kentucky farmland in the trade; The Peanuts gang made its TV debut. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" ran for the first time this week on CBS, and this week in 1982: a singer from Mississippi was about to have his 64th hit record.

More than 1,000 residents are still waiting to get a glimpse of properties destroyed, damaged or spared by the devastating White Rock Lake wildfire.

On Tuesday, many homeowners along the western shores of B.C.'s Okanagan Lake received news they were dreading for the past two days — their homes had been destroyed by wildfire.

Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday after "exceptional" high winds fuelled dozens of wildfires across B.C., sending flames barrelling toward several communities.

On Thursday, the Regional District of Central Okanagan voted unanimously to reject the proposal submitted by Westridge Rock Ventures Ltd. to build a 30-hectare quarry east of Kelowna, B.C. District directors say they don't support the project due to enormous opposition from residents in the Joe Rich area.

Top 10 Country Cheating Songs In country music, there are love songs, heartbreak songs, fight songs, uplifting songs ... and cheating songs. The latter are a sort of specialty in the genre, with some of its most iconic tunes focusing on the subject of cheating: being cheated on, doing the cheating, reasons for cheating. Country musics cheating songs are told from the viewpoints of the mistress, the spouse involved in the affair and the dejected one. They range in feeling, from fiery anger to ...

Thirty-nine years ago today (May 8, 1982), Willie Nelson probably only had one thing on his mind: celebrating his latest single, "Always on My Mind." On that date, the song became Nelsons eighth No. 1 hit. Written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, "Always on My Mind" was the title track of and debut single from Nelsons 30th studio album. While the song has become one of the Texans signature tunes, he is just one of several artists who found success with "Always on My Mind;" ot...

Federal judge defends her efforts to clean up Texas’ foster care system amid complaints from providers Hearing comes as the number of children sleeping in CPS offices spikes and providers feel stung by a triple whammy of the pandemic, low state reimbursements and tougher enforcement. A federal judge said Thursday her efforts to root out slipshod foster care operations in Texas was necessary, and she dismissed providers suggestions that her edicts are responsible for a current bed shortage. 20...