Rides on SMART, other public transit systems can now be purchased by credit cards

Those public transportation Clipper cards are being clipped. Or, rather, they’re being supplemented by an easier way to pay for rides—credit and debit cards. Beginning this week, such North Bay-serving public transit systems as SMART, Petaluma Transit,
Clint Black’s been ‘Killin’ Time’ writing his autobiography

Clint Black’s ‘Killin’ Time’ (Harper Influence) Clint Black‘s autobiography will hit store shelves in 2026. The 288-page volume shares its title with his triple-Platinum 1989 debut, Killin’ Time. “This is the story of a dreamer with a
Zach Top, Gavin Adcock & Kane Brown headline first Country Thunder Florida

Country Thunder Florida (Country Thunder Music Festivals) Country Thunder is heading to the beach for the first time in 2026. The traveling country festival, which already hosts events in Arizona, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin, will take over St.
Riley Green, Megan Moroney & Zach Top complete a who’s who of talent for ‘Nashville’s Big Bash’

‘New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’ (CBS) Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Riley Green, Marcus King, Megan Moroney, Zach Top, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Dwight Yoakam all join the lineup for
Your chance to see Lainey Wilson & the Heart Wranglers at the Country Music Hall of Fame

Lainey Wilson (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) If you haven’t checked out Lainey Wilson‘s exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, she’s doing all she can to make sure you come by to see it —
Parker McCollum + Brooks & Dunn to play 2026 Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards

Miranda Lambert & George Strait (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Parker McCollum, Brooks & Dunn and Jamey Johnson will come together to honor George Strait and Miranda Lambert as they’re inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in
10 years in, Russell Dickerson was ready for ‘Happen to Me’ to happen to him

Russell Dickerson (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Having your first-ever song blow up is nice, but Russell Dickerson says he’s glad that his current hit, “Happen to Me,” didn’t happen to him until now. “I think about this year a lot,