Country acts are in abundance this weekend in Galveston County and leading the two stepping charge is League City’s 58th annual Texas Music Festival and Village Fair. The festival kicks off tonight and will feature nine bands in two days with Nashville’s Easton Corbin headlining Saturday night.

There is plenty of live music to choose from this Friday and Saturday. I ended up getting sick last weekend, so I didn’t make it out to any shows in the county. Hopefully I can make up for it in the next couple of days.

Sinbad is in town for a show at The Grand Opera House tonight at 8 p.m. but it turns out the comedian was able to fit in a quick music lesson earlier today. Island Music Galveston, a music store located at 407 25th Street in Galveston, posted a video on Youtube of Sinbad rocking along as local musician Walker Dearman plays Bill Withers’ song “Use Me.”

LEAGUE CITY — The League City Chamber of Commerce now has a drive-through, joked Jason E. Ebey, the president and CEO of the chamber. The chamber’s office, 1101 West Main Suite R, is without a front wall after a Nissan Frontier plowed into the building at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

TEXAS CITY — Wydell Dixon, founder of Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary, is attempting to appeal last week’s ruling that the nearly 200 cats seized from the shelter should stay with county animal control.

In response to Saturday's home invasion by a man posing as a utility worker, League City has posted a video to help residents spot a real city employee versus an imposter.

The residents in League City think they’re pretty smart. It turns out they may have some proof to back up that claim.

Sitting at the top of the polls, neck and neck with Mitt Romney, Herman Cain spoke at a local Tea Party event last night. Nearly 4,000 people came out to see the pizza mogul turned presidential hopeful.

LEAGUE CITY — After years of relying on an entirely volunteer fire department, Brad Goudie was recently hired as League City’s first full-time fire chief.

Ron Paul can’t seem to catch a break. A tireless campaigner, he has decided not to run for reelection to his congressional seat to concentrate on a presidential bid. He came in second at the Iowa straw poll. Despite all that, all anyone wants to talk about is Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann or Mitt Romney.