Lucy Tauss

Alan Jackson recently ran an online contest offering to play a free concert in the city with the most votes. Even though Mineral, VA is a tiny community (population 490) and suffered heavy losses from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit the East Coast in August, it managed to garner 31,000 votes and win the prize.

When ESPN’s new series ‘Rise Up’ debuts in September, there will be a familiar voice singing the theme song.