In
The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance (“Canola Fields”) and endless energy (“If It Don’t Bleed”). This first collection in seven years, due August 20 on New West Records, spotlights a seasoned tunesmith in peak form as he turns toward reflection (“Vaquero”) and revelation ( closer “Blackberry Winter”). Familiar foundations guide the journey. “There’s a definite Los Angeles vibe to this record,” McMurtry says. “The ghost of Warren Zevon seems to be stomping around among the guitar tracks. Don’t know how he got in there. He never signed on for work for hire.
Kirksville close to hiring next chief of police
Kirksville officials are moving forward to hire a new police chief within the next few weeks.
City Manager Mari Macomber did preliminary Zoom interviews with about 16 candidates over the last few weeks. Now three finalists will soon visit Kirksville for additional interviews. Macomber said she hopes to have someone hired by mid-May.
The position is open following the unexpected death of Steve Farnsworth last October. Farnsworth began in that role in 2019 after the retirement of Jim Hughes.
Justin Jones, Farnsworth’s deputy chief, has served as the interim chief since Farnsworth’s passing. Macomber said Jones didn’t apply for the police chief position and will remain as the deputy chief once someone is hired. Macomber said the three final candidates are all external people with many years of previous law enforcement experience.
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At 11am on a Monday, at the corner of Guadalupe and Dean Keeton, it s quiet.
UT classes remain predominantly virtual, so a lot fewer students mill about. There s still enough, however, to stop and gawk when a white van emblazoned
Austin Music Awards Winner Wagon pulls up honking.
A bow-tied
Kevin Curtin then hops out with a wireless mic to deliver the award for Best Radio Personality to
Laurie Gallardo. I was like, Those people are [coming] to kill me! laughed the deejay afterward about the windshield tassels and spare tire strapped on top of Curtin s former Houston PD van.