LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES FIRST HEADLINE TOUR

“Dirt Road Diaries Tour” Launches in January
Evansville, IN – (October 12, 2012) – Luke Bryan’s career has rocketed towards superstar status in the past couple of years. He has seen his recent album tailgates & tanlines sell over one million copies and remain a Top 5 album for all of 2012, co-hosted the “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” special on ABC, taken home trophies at both the ACM Awards and CMT Music Awards and opened concert tours for artists such as Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw. In 2013, Luke will take another giant step and headline his first major tour, the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour.”
The “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” will kick off in Evansville, Indiana at Ford Center on January 17 with tickets on sale beginning Friday, October 26. The 20-city first leg will go through March and features Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line as openers. Live Nation is the national tour promoter. Log on to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com for tour dates and information.
“I have dreamed about this day for a very long time,” said Luke. “We are having the best time putting together all the bells & whistles for the tour. I have spent a lot of time out on tours with some really great artists and each night we have tried to learn from them. I couldn’t be more excited about this!”
Citi is the official credit card of the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour.” Citi card members will have access to presale tickets in select markets beginning Monday, October 22 at 10AM E.T. through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com .
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Ford Center . 1 S.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd . Evansville, IN 47708
In the past year, Luke has celebrated three back-to-back Platinum singles “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” “I Don’t Want This Night To End” and “Drunk On You,” all from his Platinum-certified album, tailgates & tanlines. The Leesburg, Georgia native has achieved five career #1 singles and is currently on his fourth annual “Farm Tour” with eight shows through several southern states, including five in Georgia, through the end of this week. When the tour wraps on October 13 a portion of the proceeds from the concerts will have created 20 scholarships in its four-year run to students of farming families within the communities the tour has played. Luke recently received two CMA Award and two American Music Award nominations in the Male Vocalist and Album of the Year categories as well as leading the nominations with seven at the upcoming American Country Awards.
Thompson Square, the reigning ACM “Vocal Duo of the Year” and Stoney Creek Records duo, ended 2011 as Billboard’s #1 New Country Artist and the #6 New Artist across all genres of music. The husband/wife duo’s #1 smash, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” earned them 2 GRAMMY nominations, American Music Award and Teen Choice Award nods, 4 CMA, and 5 CMT Music Award nominations. “AYGKMON” has sold nearly 2 million singles and was iTunes 2011 Country Song of the Year. Follow-up hits include the award winning, “I Got You,” (#6) and the critically lauded power ballad, “Glass” (#15). Thompson Square is a 3x American Country Award and a 2012 CMT Music Award winner. The duo is currently nominated for “Vocal Duo of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year” at the 2012 CMA Awards.
Florida Georgia Line has been quickly garnering buzz among fans, media and superstars (Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles) since releasing their Top 20 single, “Cruise.” With infectious lyrics and a buoyant melody, the single has sold well over 500,000 copies and has been certified GOLD in Canada. The song is also listed in the Top 10 for sales in many major markets and sits – with the video – in the Top 5 nationally on iTunes Country Charts. The Republic Nashville duo – comprised of Tyler Hubbard from Monroe, Georgia and Brian Kelley from Ormond Beach, Florida – brings a fresh sound to the genre and beyond, combining electrifying, hard-driving rock with honest, expressive lyrics. “Cruise” is featured on their EP It’z Just What We Do produced by Joey Moi (Jake Owen, Nickelback).
“Dirt Road Diaries Tour”
1-17 Evansville, IN Ford Center
1-18 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
1-19 Southaven, MS Landers Center
1-25 Estero, FL Germain Arena
1-26 Orlando, FL Amway Center
2-7 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
2-8 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
2-15 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
2-16 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
2-17 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Center
2-21 Ft Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
2-22 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
2-23 Columbia, MO Mizzou Arena
2-28 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
3-1 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center
3-2 Moline, IL i wireless Center
3-14 Orange Beach, AL Amphitheatre at the Wharf
3-21 Florence, SC Florence Civic Center
3-22 Fayetteville, NC Crown Center
3-23 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena

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National Merit Scholarship Program

Seven EVSC seniors have been named a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Program due to their exceptional academic promise. The following students in the EVSC have received the honor and were recognized as being among the top five percent of students in the nation:

· Madeline Bogan, Reitz High School

· Laura Chamness, Reitz High School

· Brittany A. Hoover, North High School

· Bailey M. Johnson, North High School

· Taleah Slack, Reitz High School

· Samuel Tadros, Reitz High School

· Tanner L. Vincent, North High School

High school students across the country receive the Commended Student distinction based upon scores from the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Only about 34,000 students are recognized each year as Commended Students out of 1.5 million who enter the competition by taking the PSAT/NMSQT.

Although Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some of these students do become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, October 11, 2012.

Kyle Anderson Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life –Class C Felony

Michael Cain, II Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

Felipe Cifuentes Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator –Class D Felony

Shayla Clark Theft –Class D Felony

Marvin Johnson Theft – Class D Felony

Keeshia Kelley Theft – Class D Felony

Michael White Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life – Class C Felony
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@vanderburghgov.org.

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years

Evansville’s John Dunn will be honored with a City County Observer Mole Award at a noon luncheon at Casino Aztar on November 5, 2012.

Dunn began his business career in Evansville after an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, hence his love of flying and current ownership of a Cessna 310. He began at Fuqua Industries in 1959, which owned WROZ Radio and WTVW Channel 7. Dunn started in the Sales Department and by 1964 had been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of WROZ and in 1968 transferred to television.

In 1969, he and a business partner created Medco Centers Nursing Homes. By 1978, there were 28 Medco Centers throughout Indiana and Kentucky, which also included pharmaceutical and physical therapy subsidiaries. In 1978, Dunn sold these properties to a Canadian firm to focus on new ventures – the hotel industry, radio stations, television stations, land development . . .

In 1978, Dunn re-entered the broadcast business by purchasing radio stations in Rhode Island, New Mexico and Texas. At this same time he also built his first hotel, The Williamsburg Inn at the corner of Division Street and Green River Road.

Dunn eventually divested himself of the radio stations but ventured into television broadcasting with two Evansville low-power television stations (WTSN-LD Channel 36 and WYYW-LD Channel 41), which he continues to operate today.

Over the past 30 years, Dunn Hospitality Group, the management company founded by Dunn in 1978, has built or acquired 28 hotels in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

In 1990, Dunn and Bill Koester formed a joint venture to develop a 70-acre parcel of land on Evansville’s east side, now known as Eagle Crest Commerce Centre. At the groundbreaking for the first business to be located there, Dunn’s 143-room Hampton Inn, then-Mayor Frank McDonald recognized the vision of Dunn and Koester by proclaiming Eagle Crest as Evansville’s “New Front Door.”

Throughout the years Dunn has endeavored to enrich the community by restoring historical buildings – the Carpenter Home, which now houses the WNIN-Channel 9 facility, was restored and used as the corporate office for the Medco Centers; and the McCurdy Residential Center was initially the McCurdy Hotel.

Dunn is Chairman and CEO of Dunn Hospitality Group, whose corporate offices are located in Evansville. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for Tri-State Youth for Christ and Oakland City University Foundation; Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for University of Southern Indiana and past Chairman and Director of Welborn Baptist Foundation. He sits on the Corporate Board of Directors for South Central Communications, Inc. and retired from the Boards of Old National Community Bank and Vectren, Inc. in 2010. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for community groups that include Boys and Girls Club of Evansville, Past President of St. Mary’s Health Systems Seton Corporation, and WNIN-TV/FM88; and formerly on the Boards for Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce, YMCA and the Salvation Army.

Dunn is a member of the Advisory Council for Indiana University Medical School and a Trustee and member of Church of the Cross in Evansville.

Dunn is a Bosse High School alumnus – Class of ’55. He graduated from Oakland City University in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude. Dunn served 12 years on Oakland City University’s Board of Trustees and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities in 1977.

In 2004, Dunn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Southern Indiana.

He has been recognized by Evansville Rotarians, SW Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo Trace Council and the ROTC for his leadership, and received numerous other awards for his accomplishments in the business community.

Dunn is also a member of Evansville Country Club, Kennel Club, Palm Aire Country Club of Sarasota, FL and a Rotarian.

Dunn is married to Gail A. (Russell) Dunn. They have three daughters, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Hope Card program gains momentum during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today more than 125 victim advocates and other groups are now trained on the state’s new Hope Card program and are educating victims about its benefits.
The Hope Card, an easy to carry license-sized protective order, is available to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. In August, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office with financial support from Verizon Wireless launched the statewide Hope Card program.
“As we get started, 19 victims have signed up for the Hope Card and we look to grow that number as many turn their attention to the strength of victims and their children during Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” Zoeller said. “As victims rebuild their lives there is an undue burden on them to carry their full-length court orders to the grocery, daycare or work. The Hope Card gives these women a small card to carry and quickly show law enforcement in case their abuser violates the order.”
Hope Cards feature victim information and data on the abuser including their photo, sex, race, date of birth, height, weight and identifying marks. In case of a protective order violation, a victim can show police the license-sized card instead of their multi-page court order.
Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking victims often obtain civil protection orders or restraining orders to help shield themselves and their children from any further contact or harm by their abuser.

The Attorney General’s Office is also working with the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy to prepare an online training unit for law enforcement that will be available to officers statewide and count toward their continuing law enforcement education credits.

“The response from the advocacy community has been overwhelmingly positive; it’s exciting to provide a new tool to advocates as they develop safety plans for those who are rebuilding their lives after being victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking,” said Michelle Bumgarner, director of victim advocacy services for the Attorney General’s Office. “We look forward to growing our partnership with advocates and law enforcement statewide to put these cards in the hands of those who need them.”
With the assistance of a $30,000 grant from HopeLine® from Verizon, Indiana is the third state in the nation to have the Hope Card program and the first state to rely solely on private grants for funding.
Hope Cards are free to those who apply and meet minimum criteria set by the state. Only those under protective orders for a year or longer for domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, will be eligible to participate in the program.

Indiana’s network of domestic violence service providers will be the front-line for screening applicants and applying for the cards. For more information, visit www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/hopecard/.