Gene-Autry News

If the image of Dolly Parton was indeed to be carved in stone atop a great mountain in her native East Tennessee hills, it would be a worthy honor among the hundreds of honors and awards she has already received - for her accomplishments over the past 50 years as a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, worldwide touring artist, Hollywood ...

Another Texoma school district is cancelling class after dozens of students stay home sick.

A Gainesville man is reported missing after he said he went camping at Lake Texoma.

Gene Autry is kicking off its 2009 Film and Music Festival Wednesday evening. The festival is presented by the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum in honor of the historic cowboys that were made famous both on screen and in music.

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GENE AUTRY OKLAHOMA FILM and Music Festival, Sept. 23 to 27, Gene Autry. Information: www.geneautryokmuseum.com FIN AND FEATHER FALL FESTIVAL, Sept.

Newcastle, Okla. resident Genevia Fulton never missed a Tuesday evening episode of the 1960s western series Laramie.

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Many rural southern Oklahoma towns are under a water ban caused by recent extreme temperatures.

Itching to get out of town? Here are two unique places to go: Gene Autry and Wewoka.

The nightly news just ran a story about the financial crisis that newspapers are going through and how they are jumping through hoops to figure out a way to beat or join the Internet.

When Les Gilliam and his Silverlake Band take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the sounds of country, Western, and Western swing music will get toes a tappin' at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

Gene Autry was more than a musician. His music, coupled with his careers in movies and on radio and television, made him a part of the mythos that has made up the American identity for the past hundred years -- John Wayne with a little bit of %Sam Houston and %Davy Crockett all rolled into one, with a great singing voice and an ear for music added ...