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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Georgia Southern football player and rising country star Gavin Adcock arrested in TN
Gavin Adcock, a 26-year-old country singer from Oconee County, Georgia, was arrested in Tennessee on Wednesday, May 21. Adcock, known for his hits "Deep End," "Ain't No Cure," and "A Cigarette," faces charges of reckless driving and violation of open container laws. The Tennessee Highway Patrol took Adcock into custody in Oconee, Tennessee. According to reports, he was later released after posting a $1,000 bond, having spent approximately five hours in jail. A mugshot has surfaced showing Adcock sming. In September 2021, Adcock was suspended and removed from the team following a viral video showed him standing atop a moving school bus and chugging a beer before a game. Here is the viral video: No, he was arrested back in June 2023 for a suspended license, according to the New York Post. 'Went to jail one time because of a suspended license, sat in there for 10 hours and made friends with my cell mates,' Adcock wrote on X. Adcock is currently on tour and will come to the Peach State in October, 2025: The Blue Room, Statesboro: Oct. 16 Akins Ford Arena, Athens: Oct. 17 For more about this country star and Georgia Native, visit Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Former Georgia Southern football player Gavin Adcock arrested in TN
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
TV star poses for stunning new selfie - 22 years after she was brutally killed off in famous soap - but do you remember her?
She waved goodbye to the cobbles over 22 years ago. But Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw looked younger than ever, as she beamed for a new Instagram selfie on Tuesday. The actress, 51, famously played Maxine Peacock on the ITV soap from 1995, before her character was brutally murdered by serial killer Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) in 2003. During her seven-year stint in Weatherfield, Tracy was regularly voted one of the sexiest women on television and was even awarded with Rear Of The Year in May 1996. And in the new snap, Tracy looked stunning as she showed off her young complexion while enjoying the British sunshine in her garden. Still sporting her famous blonde curls, she wore a blue tank top and accessorised with a beaded necklace. She wrote: 'When you finally have lawn again'. Maxine had several romances during her time on Corrie, including with characters such as Curly Watts, Des Barnes, Andy McDonald and Tony Horrocks. She finally tied the knot with butcher Ashley Peacock, though fell pregnant with son Joshua from an extramarital fling with Matt Ramsden. Ashley chose to forgive her and raise Joshua as his own son, but Maxine met a tragic end at the hands of Richard, after catching him over the unconscious body of Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire), who was babysitting Joshua at the Peacock home. The notorious soap villain chased the hairdresser upstairs and bludgeoned her to death with a crowbar. Behind the scenes, it was revealed that Tracy chose to quit the show after bosses ordered her to take a pay cut when re-negotiating her contract. It was reported that producers had demanded her pay was dropped by £20,000 and her new contract being set at just 12 months, causing her to walk away. After her exit, Tracy went on to appear in several ITV dramas including the stage play The Blue Room - where she stripped completely naked in the role of Sally alongside Sean Connery's son Jason. She also previously enjoyed a short-lived pop career, releasing two singles on the Love This Records record label, Ridin' High and a cover of Lonnie Gordon's top 10 hit, Happenin' All Over Again. She also had a series of high-profile relationships, being romantically linked to Alex Moscovich, Blackburn Rovers star Dwight Yorke and Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall. Tracy was also briefly engaged to actor and singer Darren Day, before he left her for Hollywood star Isla Fisher. She eventually tied the knot with TV producer Robert Ashworth, getting engaged after just three months in March 2000. They said 'I do' in a £100,000 ceremony in June 2001 at Knowsley Hall in Merseyside, but they divorced just two years later. Tracy then embarked on a romance with her childhood friend Ashley Poundall and went on to welcome her two sons, Louis, 19, and Luca, 18. However, her current bio on Instagram states she is now single, reading: 'Mother, Actress, single,& survivor'. After becoming a mum, Tracy made occasional returns to acting, performing in many national tours including Mum's the Word (2010), Busy Body (2011) and The Cat and the Canary (2021) and taking on lead roles in pantomimes in Worthing and Southsea. She eventually tied the knot with TV producer Robert Ashworth, getting engaged after just three months and marrying in June 2001, but they divorced just two years later (pictured in 2001) In the past year however, she has returned to screens with roles in Cookster: The Darkest Days opposite Nick Moran, Thirteen Cars with Tamzin Outhwaite, and upcoming drama Finding My Voice. Tracy regularly shares updates into her life on her Instagram, enjoying walking her two German Shepherds and posting behind-the-scenes snaps from set. In 2019, she appeared on Loose Women and explained how since leaving her high-profile role on Corrie, she took some time away from the spotlight to focus on her children. Tracy admitted that she struggled with fame from the soap, recalling how paparazzi would make her uncomfortable by snapping photos of her with her son Louis on walks with co-star Angela Griffin. She candidly said: 'It was a huge pressure just because of the viewing figures [of Coronation Street]. 'When I had Louie, I used to take him out for a walk with Angela with the push chairs and it just didn't feel right to have photographers take pictures of the boys and they haven't got a choice in this.'
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
How incoming Thelwell was 'shining light' for Everton
It's safe to say Kevin Thelwell's time at Everton didn't come without its struggles with PSR (Profit and Sustainably Rules), points deductions, a relegation battle and something of a revolving door of managers, it's been a "tumultuous time" according to Peter McFarlane of The Blue Room podcast. During that spell, though, Thelwell was "the shining light". The 51-year-old is now seeing out his final weeks in the job before joining Rangers in summer as sporting director."He did a fantastic job at Everton, given some really difficult circumstances," McFarlane told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme."Everything has got to be taken into context, when you look at what's happened at Everton, during one of the club's most tumultuous times, in my opinion, he's been a bit of a shining light throughout that."During his three years at the Premier League club, Thelwell oversaw an £81m profit in transfers, despite working with a limited budget, and often "fronted up" to issues."When you look at his transfer record, there's probably question marks over some of his transfers but I think that happens with everyone - even Alex Ferguson made some bad decisions - and overall he can hold his head up high," McFarlane added."I don't believe he was the problem. Given everything that was going on off the pitch, I think he was one who stood up and fronted it. "He was one of the people who communicated with supporters and was very open and honest. "We had an absent board for example, yet he wasn't one to shy away, he was always there to reassure the fans during a really tough time."When asked if Thelwell is the man to turn Rangers' fortunes around, McFarlane said: "I believe so, yes."
