Bill & Gloria Gaither News

Multi-award winning gospel music artist Ivan Parker will appear in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

A month before Morgan Easter was born, her parents' gospel singing group, Jeff and Sheri Easter, performed their signature song "Roses Will Bloom Again" on the Gaither Homecoming "Landmark" video.

Top line: Collage, a collection of arts and artists, presents a series of concerts on stage at the Belhaven College Center for the Arts.

“I think it's very unfortunate that Congressman Pence made an announcement that he was not supporting congressional earmarks because Indiana gets so few congressional earmarks.”

A new tourist attraction in Alexandria could attract 1,000 people a day, according to Mayor Jack Woods. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

GM workers: Local plant, idled by strike at axle supplier, back in business for at least two weeks after obtaining more axles. via Journal Gazette

Bill and Gloria Gaither have brought happiness to so many, enriching lives through the inspirational music they create. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“Educating young people is one of our passions and if we leave anything behind, it's that we have continued to teach, whether we're in the classroom or not. Music has been a big part of our lives, but that's not the only piece.”

After eight Grammys and more than 700 inspirational Christian songs, Bill and Gloria Gaither are being honored for their contributions to the Hoosier state. via The Herald Bulletin

“For us, the things you did in life are not as important as the way you led that life”

Governor Mitch Daniels presented the state's highest award today to an Indiana couple known around the world for their Christian music. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis

“To me, it's the most important recognition occasion in Indiana”

Bill and Gloria Gaither smile after being honored with the 2008 Sachem Award by Governor Mitch Daniels at the Indiana State Museum Wednesday morning. via The Herald Bulletin

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Bill and Gloria Gaither will receive Indiana's highest award for their contributions to gospel music.

Gov. Mitch Daniels will present the Sachem (SAY'-chem) award to the Gaithers during a ceremony at the Indiana State Museum on Wednesday.

The Gaithers have won eight Grammy Awards and have collaborated on more than 700 songs. The couple lives in Alexandria, where they have raised three children. Both have long been involved with Anderson University.

Governor Daniels reinstated the Sachem award in 2005. Recent recipients include former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and former Notre Dame president Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh. Read more

“It's always hard to narrow it down”

It's been several years since Bill and Gloria Gaither have brought their Gaither Homecoming show back home to Nashville, but Friday night, it returns to the city where the long-running concert got its start 17 ... via The Tennessean

“I always sang, my mom and dad said, even before I can remember”

A Virginia band fronted by a Wood County native has been nominated for a Grammy. via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

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Barbara Bush among those interviewed TIM FUNK tfunk@charlotteobserver.com A TV special celebrating the late Ruth Bell Graham -- the wife Billy Graham once called "the greatest Christian I've ever known" -- will ... via Charlotte.com

“The HLG Booster Banquet, which draws 600 to 800 people annually, is a friend-raiser, not a fund-raiser”

Hannibal-LaGrange College will host its 66th annual Booster Banquet featuring speaker Gloria Gaither. via Hannibal Courier-Post

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“I asked the doctor, 'Will I lose my hair again?' He said, 'Yes, but it will grow back, and it will be blonde.'”

Soprano soloist Janet Paschal has long been one of the most popular members of the Gaither Homecoming Tour. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“I grew up loving gospel four-part harmony, but I thought I should get a day job, so I started teaching school, but we started singing together, and that got it all back into the center of my mind”

Bill and Gloria Gaither were both teaching in a public high school when they met. Gloria was just down the hall from him, teaching French and English, and Bill was teaching English. The couple began having lunch and dating at night; they married in 1962.

Now the Gaithers take their partnership to the next level with Gaither Fest, the second year for the gospel music event hosted by the pair. The event will take place tonight and Saturday at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, with concerts at different times over the two days. Read more

Alexandria's Small Town USA Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin