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Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jewelry designer Kendra Scott, musician Zac Brown are engaged
Kendra Scott and Zac Brown are engaged! The 51-year-old jewelry designer — one of America's richest self-made women, according to Forbes — and the "Chicken Fried" hitmaker, 46, revealed their happy news to People magazine Thursday, July 24. "We are so happy and grateful that we found each other," the couple told People. In the outlet's exclusive photos, Scott flaunted a massive pink diamond as the pair embraced on a dock during sunset, both with brimming smiles. The couple made their first red carpet outing at the American Music Awards in May. USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Brown and Scott for comment. Zac Brown Band will bring hits and 'Love & Fear' to the Sphere: How to get tickets The stars, known for her eponymous fashion brand and his country-tinged band, frequently share photos together on Scott's Instagram: fishing in Alaska, attending a concert and visiting where Brown graduated from high school in Dahlonega, Georgia. During an appearance on the "Today" show July 25, Brown joked about buying a ring for the jewelry icon. "What are you going to get someone who designs jewelry?" he said, adding that the couple is "so blessed" and "it's incredible" to be engaged. "We're so happy to find each other," Brown continued. Both Scott and Brown were previously married: the Zac Brown Band frontman and his ex-wife Shelby Brown share five children. Later, he married Kelly Yazdi in 2023, but the couple announced their split shortly after tying the knot, leading to a contentious divorce. Scott shares six children across two other marriages. Earlier this month, Brown announced his band's residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas this winter as the group performs several shows to coincide with the release of its seventh full-length studio album, "Love & Fear." Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kendra Scott, Zac Brown get engaged Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
25-06-2025
- General
- New York Times
Too Much Zucchini? This Salad Can Save the Day
The first time I had a real relationship with zucchini, it was with No. 10 cans of stewed green and yellow summer squash swimming in their juices, pale and flavorless, save for the distinct taste of tin and sadness. Squash is ubiquitous in the South for nearly all of late spring, summer and well into autumn, but my stint at Park Place Family Restaurant in Dahlonega, Ga., my first official job, informed a good decade of believing I hated it in any form. Recipe: Zucchini and Fennel Salad I would open those cans with an industrial-size tabletop opener, the kind that took my whole 15-year-old body to lift, clank down and crank. I would unceremoniously pour the squash into pans to heat, without any further seasoning, then transfer them into hotel pans to be kept warm over steamy water on the buffet. The summer squash lived next to mashed potatoes, which were made from scratch with great care, and the green beans, which were not. (They, too, came from cans with a desperate air about them.) It was the early 1990s, an era when cruising the town square and working at a buffet during the summer were about all there was to do to keep out of trouble. Fast-forward about 10 years, a kid on my hip, a makeshift bakery in my Nashville apartment, and I found myself flirting with the vegetable, seemingly more abundant than ever in the hills of Tennessee. I grated this bounty into quick breads, cookies and pie filling (after all the water was well squeezed out). I often treated it like a cucumber, using it raw in salads and playing around with canning and pickling it in various brines, including red Kool-Aid. (Koolickles — they're a Southern thing. Let us live!) Here's the one experiment that stuck: Riffing on a recipe every Southerner has or loves some version of, I kept on my habit of treating summer squash like a cucumber and, one day, casually made what we know in the South as refrigerator pickles with them. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Associated Press
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Georgia Republican Steve Gooch launches bid for lieutenant governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch on Thursday launched his campaign for lieutenant governor, becoming the latest Republican to say he would model his candidacy on President Donald Trump. Burt Jones, the current Republican lieutenant governor, is expected to run for governor next year and could announce his candidacy within the next few weeks. Gooch, of Dahlonega, was first elected to the state Senate in 2010. He previously served as Lumpkin County's lone commissioner. He also earlier served as a member of the state Board of Transportation, which oversees Georgia's highways and other infrastructure. 'I see a Georgia that is the gold standard for our great country — a state that leads the way in securing our borders, stopping violent crime, abolishing the state income tax, and defending the values that make America great,' Gooch said in a statement. He called himself a 'die-hard MAGA supporter' having successfully sponsored a law this year creating an 'America First' license plate that will soon be offered to Georgia motorists. At a previous state Republican Party convention, Gooch touted the license plate as a way to show support for Trump. Georgia's lieutenant governor presides over Senate sessions, but senators decide how much power the official has. When senators agree, lieutenant governors can be influential. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery of Vidalia has already announced that he's running for lieutenant governor. Senate President Pro Tem John Kennedy of Macon has also been considering a run. Other Republicans could seek the office as well, including state Sen. Greg Dolezal of Cumming. On the Democratic side, the only declared candidate is state Sen. Josh McLaurin of Sandy Springs.
