With all the awful stories about Scott Pruitt’s paranoia, venality and extravagance, sometimes his horrible polices get swept aside. To paint a proper picture of just how terrible the current Environmental “Protection” Agency’s administrator is at actually protecting the environment, let Chicken-Fried News take you back five years to an awful day in a little […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Teachers to-go
Texas is really feeling their oats ever since the Oklahoma teacher of the year moved to the Lone Star State due to a higher salary and better infrastructure. Drivers on Classen Boulevard might’ve noticed a new billboard that reads, “Your future is in a Fort Worth classroom. Teacher starting salary $52,000.” It’s one of several […]
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Wade Bowen joins Josh Abbott Band to bring Texas red dirt to FireLake Arena
The show runs 8-11 p.m. March 24 in Shawnee.
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Lomelda’s Hannah Read brings her highway-wandering album Thx to Norman
Lomelda performs with Costello Jan. 14 at Opolis in Norman.
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Chicken-Fried News: Ahoy!
What started as a recent burglary in Edmond that earned the accused a funny nickname soon turned into a cross-region crime spree.
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Texas trio Los Lonely Boys prides itself on relatable music and a special bond with its audience
The Texas-based band plays Sept. 9 at Hudson Performance Hall.
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Chicken-Fried News: Testing tracks
Amtrak recently sent an inspection train up the rails to Newton, Kansas, possibly in hopes to expand the Heartland Flyer’s service.
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Chicken-Fried News: Elusive equipment
A lot of the time, we want what Texas has. We look toward the state just south of us, where everything is supposedly bigger, and think about things that make us just a little jealous, like its great teacher pay, good roads, Schlitterbahn water park, the hometown of Beyoncé and other great attractions. But now […]
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Food briefs: Maples Barbecue, Current Studio dinner, Stone Sisters Pizza Bar and more
Todd Woodruff opens Austin-style barbecue restaurant Maples Barbecue; Current Studio pairs its Embrace exhibit with a dinner by Patrick Clark II; and Sheli Reynolds, Tami Lake and Traci Stone team up with Cally Johnson to open Stone Sisters Pizza Bar.
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The Great Divide reunites at Junk Hippy Fest in El Reno
The Red Dirt band is keeping things low-key and fun in its return to the stage.