Danny Merrell

The third and final night of the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo and Steer Show on Saturday night brought out some of the best rides of the mutton bustin' competition. In the end, 6-year-old Regan Todd of Garrison scored the top ride of the night and the entire 3 days of competition with a ride of 90 points.

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing more Angelina County students who are participating in the 62nd annual Youth Fair. And God bless these kids...they all brought samples of their award winning cookies, pies, fudge, and cakes.  For more details on the Youth Fair, click here. A complete list of the top placers in the cooking portion of the Youth Fair follows the bump.

This morning, Joanna Smith called into the Merrell In The Morning Show to promote her latest single 'Georgia Mud'.  She also talked about her upcoming album, touring, and what ladies really want for Valentines. Check out the interview after the bump.

Since Valentine's Day is coming up in less than a week, I thought I would share one of my favorite love songs. After 30 years in radio, I've heard quite a few, and after 17 years of marriage, I've needed to play quite a few to get out of the dog house.

I am extremely excited about the return of the Red Dirt Stampede coming to the Nacogdoches Expo Center on Saturday, February 12th. The second installment of this annual event will once again feature the Randy Rogers Band and Casey Donahew Band.

Thousands of dead birds have fallen from the sky in Arkansas?! And some are saying that the birds could have been "stressed to death" by fireworks.

Here we are, another new year, more resolutions to be broken.  However, this year, I have a new strategy - start with easy resolutions and work up to the harder ones.  So, resolution number one for week number one - I will not buy any pajama jeans.