Nicole Beals

Nicole’s News- September 20

Carrie Underwood will kick off her Denim & Rhinestones tour on October 15 and she won’t be taking her boys along this time. 7 year old Isaiah and 3 year old Jacob are in school so they will need to stay home most of the time. Carrie said she will definitely miss them but this will also give her a chance to focus 100% of her energy on her job and she won’t be as tired.


Tracy Lawrence is bringing back his annual Mission: Possible- Turkey Fry & Concert for a 17th year. Since it began in 2006, they have fried over 8,000 turkeys, served more than 90,000 Thanksgiving dinners and raised over $600,000 for Nashville Rescue Mission. This year’s event will be held at the Wildhorse Saloon, November 22.

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