Family band spreads Texas sound (The Mesquite News)

A local family country band has been spreading music and joy around Texas for the last few years, and they have no plans of stopping anytime soon. Parents Bruce and Jamie Kassab met onstage. Jamie sang with the Shipmans and the Light Crust Doughboys. Bruce plays mandolin, guitar and banjo.

Sports Calendar (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

This list is updated at least weekly. A short version including imminent events appears on Fridays in the sports section. Submit items by e-mail to sports@timesfreepress.com, by fax to (423) 668-5049 or by mail to Sports Dept., Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.

Religion Notes: July 3 (The Fayetteville Observer)

United Gospel Fellowship Covenant Ministries will celebrate its 28th National Holy Convocation this week at Christ Cathedral, 505 Deep Creek Road. Services will be Tuesday through July 10 at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m., and July 12 at 8 and 10:45 a.m. Speakers include Bishop J.V. Porter, Elder Nora Y. Porter, Apostles Anthony Buie and Domingo Ellington, Bishop Frank Sumerfield ...

Community news (The Daily Reflector)

WITN-7, 317 E. Arlington Blvd., will hold a blood drive from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. In addition, the Eastern North Carolina Donor Center, 700 Cromwell Drive, will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Community Calendar (Proviso Herald)

The Proviso Herald welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1140 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301.

Community Calendar (Elmwood Park Elm Leaves)

Elm Leaves welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678; or mail to: Pioneer Press, 1140 Lake St., Oak Park IL 60301. For a complete listing of ...

LO schools keep close eye on Supreme Court ruling (Portland Tribune)

A U.S. Supreme Court decision in June handed parents of a former special needs student the right to seek reimbursement for private school tuition from the Forest Grove School District. The ruling could provide some context for a lawsuit filed last fall against the Lake Oswego School District. If ...

The B.B. Mann Showcases a Legend (Naples Florida Weekly)

T he video for John Legend's music video, "Green Light" has a deceptively mellow opening. He's at a party, sitting at the piano, playing his hit song "Ordinary People." But people are milling around, talking, not paying him much attention.

Back to Bolivia (Marshall Independent)

A dam and Courtney Morris of Minneota are busy packing and preparing their two young daughters for a trip to Bolivia. The Morris family isn't taking a vacation; they will be living there for about a year - and maybe longer. They are going back to the area where Adam Morris taught in a mission school, the Santa Cruz Christian Center, for the 2005-2006 school year.

Support groups (Antioch News)

Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, East County — 7-8:15 p.m. Saturdays. For alcoholics and/or their families. Community Education room, Sutter Delta Medical Center, 3901 Lone Tree Way, Antioch. 925-779-3613.

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