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Monday
Sep242012

'Dancing With the All-Stars' Brings Back Favorites

And some big-name music tonite as Pitbull and Justin Bieber will both promoting songs from their new albums.

There are slso some changes to the rules.

This season, one week the celebrity dancers will be in charge of everything for their dance other than the choreography. This means they will pick the music, theme and wardrobe, acting as creative directors for that week. This will be an interesting challenge for both the celebrities and the pros. The “Dance Duel” is also gone, and that is good news.

Also, fans have been told the judging will be tougher.  Len has to love that.

“Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars” premieres Monday, Sept. 24 and features 13 couples. Eight are new pairings and five are original couplings, and everybody will agree it will be a fierce season.

Tune in.

Sunday
Aug262012

An American Hero Passes

Neil Armstrong, the legendary US astronaut, who in 1969 took "one giant leap for mankind" by becoming the first man to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82.

Friday
Jul272012

They're Back....A 'Dancing With the Stars' All-Star Cast

ABC announced the “Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars” cast, or in other words, former contestants that have nothing else going on or have a lot of time on their hands. It was announced on Friday morning at Summer TV Press Tour 2012. The lineup is:

Bristol Palin

Pamela Anderson

Kelly Monaco

Melissa Rycroft

Shawn Johnson

Kirstie Alley

Joey Fatone

Helio Castroneves

Drew Lachey

Emmitt Smith

Apolo Ohno

Gilles Marini

Finally, ABC will let viewers vote for the 13th contestant — Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey — and the winner will be announced on “Good Morning America” on Aug. 27.

It will be interesting to see what pro dancers they get paired with as there are some former Julianne Hough partners on the list.

I hope Carson Kressley doesn't make it as I'm just about sick of him.

Friday
Jul272012

Fans Get Say in DWTS Contestant

Today, a new "Dancing With the Stars" cast will be announced and viewers will have a say in who hits the dance floor.

According to EW, and backed up by a tweet from host Tom Bergeron, viewers will be able to select the final contestant for the all-star cast of the latest "Dancing With the Stars" season.

EW reports viewers will be able to vote for their favorite out of three former contestants -- Carson Kressley is rumored to be one -- to get the final spot in the new cast of veteran dancers. According to PureDWTS.com, a "Dancing With the Stars" fansite, Kelly Monaco has been coy about involvement in the "Dancing With the Stars" all-stars season and recently hinted to fans that she'll need their help for something in the near future.

Tuesday
Jun262012

Wakulla County Florida Could Get 33 Inches of Rain

Debby lives on in the form of rain and part of Florida are feeling the brunt of it.

Reports say Wakulla County, Florida could get up to 33 inches of rain before it is over.  This is an advisory from Channel 27 WTXL and ABC affiliate in the area.

River levels are rising. The Sopchoppy River is already above tropical storm Faye's water level and water levels continue to rise.

There have also been reported occasional wind gusts up to forty miles an hour. This storm is very slow-moving.

One Crawfordville resident says today alone his rain gauge shows eighteen inches and that was back at 530 pm Monday. “We keep lots of canned vegetables on hand and water because the lights go out a lot you know down here this way when the wind blows like this so like I said it's been blowing rain all day,” explained Craige Goodman.

Goodman says as of Monday afternoon his family will not be evacuating but if the winds get stronger and they get an increased amount of standing water in the backyard they will reconsider. They also lost power for about an hour Monday afternoon.

We spoke with another resident and property owner who explained that one of his building's parking lots flooded over 5 inches in about 2 hours.

“We have outdoor lighting over here that shines up that's ground level and as a result of that when water got up to that level this man has advised me that I need to turn the electricity off because it will short out and somebody could be electrocuted because water is a conductor of electricity,” explained Harold Thurmond.

Thurmond is referring to a local electrician. He has since turned that electricity off to ensure his tenants' safety.

He explains that he has owned property since 1984 and has never seen flooding like this.

Thurmond is also getting sandbags from Wakulla County to place in front of his tenants' doors.

Officials say people who decide to evacuate low-lying areas should use extreme caution and should not cross flooded roadways. If you are not evacuating, you're urged to stay off the roads.

Numerous roads are under water and are several feet deep in some locations.

Officials say a flash flood emergency is in effect and you're advised that if you see rapidly rising water you should seek higher ground immediately.