Cooper High School ‘Roar’ Video on GMA, Halloween Events in Abilene, Duck Dynasty Hallmark Cards + More – Top Stories of the Week

Cooper High School students recently put together a video for the GMA/Katy Perry ‘Roar’ contest. The video has had Abilene talking as well as a hot trending topic on Facebook and Twitter. It was a great piece of work and they were rewarded this morning when GMA announced live to the nation that Cooper was one of the 5 finalists in the contest.

Halloween is creeping up on us and people are already getting ready for it. For some, the excitement of Halloween can be compared to people who get ready for Christmas. So, with All Hallows Eve just around the corner, here are some events in Abilene that can cater to everyone, regardless of your age.

Duck Dynasty‘s Uncle Si and Jase have filmed 4 #birthdayfail commercials for Hallmark. They are of course the Masters of greeting cards but with Twitter and Facebook and other forms of social media, people aren’t sending greeting cards much anymore. Uncle Si isn’t exactly up on the latest technology and expects Jase and others to give him actual birthday cards.

Jonas Brothers fans were shocked and bummed when they cancelled their tour, citing a “deep rift within the band.” While that explanation sounds shady, it may be a euphemism for a bigger problem: Joe Jonas is rumored to be dealing with addiction issues.

A very frightening ordeal has emerged involving Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.