Callahan Baker Stief was born at 8:48 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Everett, Washington to proud parents Riley Erekson Stief and Matt Stief. Callahan weighed 7.12 lbs and was 20.5 inches long.
Erekson Stief’s sister Keely Baumgartner and mother Judy Erekson attended the birth. Aunt Carlee Heinmiller and grandpa Lee Heinmiller anxiously awaited photos of his arrival.
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Sister duo Ferryn & Brinkley are quickly becoming fan favorites on Season 30 of The Voice. The sisters caught the attention of all four coaches with their performance of “When Will I Be Loved,” earning a rare four-chair turn. But there’s much more to their story than their time on The Voice stage.
Ferryn Wright and Brinkley Wright are sisters, not twins, from Sevierville, Tennessee. Ferryn is 20, while Brinkley is 18 (17 at the time of their audition). The sisters grew up performing together in East Tennessee and eventually became full-time performers at Dollywood.
Their hometown connection to Dolly Parton makes their story even more special. Both sisters have performed at Dollywood on several occasions and have had the opportunity to perform at her hotels.
Earlier this spring, the sisters were also selected to walk just ahead of the car carrying Dolly during a parade at Dollywood. They later shared their excitement on social media, describing it as “the opportunity of a lifetime” to get the chance to “walk alongside our dreamer in chief.”
Beyond their connection to Dollywood, Ferryn and Brinkley have built their musical identity around their incredible family harmonies. As sisters who have spent years performing together, their voices naturally blend in a way that is difficult to replicate.
The sisters are also singer-songwriters who recently released their debut single, “Wrong Girl.”
Their journey to The Voice wasn’t their first experience with a major singing competition.
Ferryn and Brinkley previously auditioned for Season 23 of American Idol in 2025, although they had to pursue the opportunity separately since the show does not accept duos. Both sisters earned Golden Tickets and advanced in the competition, but neither of their auditions aired.
At the time, they celebrated the achievement on social media, writing:
“Not one but TWO GOLDEN TICKETS?!? WE’RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!! Unfortunately, our audition won’t be aired, as there are over 180 others who deserve it over us. We are so incredibly honored that the judges Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie thought we were good enough to give us a chance.”
Ferryn and Brinkley’s The Voice Blind Audition was a major breakthrough. The sisters performed “When Will I Be Loved,” showcasing their signature harmonies and earning chair turns from Kelly Clarkson, Queen Latifah, Adam Levine and Riley Green. They became the first four-chair turn of Season 30.
With all four coaches fighting for them, the sisters had plenty of options to consider.
Riley Green leaned into their country roots, telling the sisters that their performance reminded him of where he grew up and praising their “old school” country sound. He also compared them to his former tour mate and duet partner Ella Langley.
Clarkson also made her case, pointing to her experience coaching and winning The Voice with the sibling trio Girl Named Tom.
In the end, Ferryn and Brinkley chose Green, officially joining Team Riley.
Now that they’re officially part of Team Riley Green, fans will have to keep watching Season 30 of The Voice to see how far the sisters can make it in the competition.
No matter how their journey unfolds, Ferryn and Brinkley have already introduced their unique sister harmonies to a whole new audience, while bringing a little piece of their East Tennessee and Dollywood roots to the The Voice stage.
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Haines’ long-dormant Waterfront Aesthetics committee will take its first crack to brainstorm how the Haines Borough should upgrade the uplands portion of the Small Boat Harbor.
Whatever the aesthetics committee recommends will then go to the Haines planning commission – a body that has long felt it has been left out of harbor expansion design matters.
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Scott Thomas, drummer for multi-platinum country band Parmalee, and his wife, Lexia, are expecting their first baby! The couple spoke exclusively with Country Now to announce that they will welcome their very own “little drummer boy” in December.
When they first found out they would be welcoming a new member into their family, Lexia says she was hit with a wave of “so many emotions.”
“Obviously shock, but excitement, and it’s just kind of surreal. I’d say it’s still surreal until he actually gets here. It’s kind of hard to believe it’s happening, but we’re really excited,” she stated.
Scott recalled being on the road when his other half had a feeling she might be pregnant. She waited until he returned home so they could take the test together. After seeing the positive result, the couple took several more tests over the next few days just to make sure it was really true.
“It’s just so exciting,” Scott added.
After finding out together, the parents-to-be then shared the exciting news with a close circle of family and friends, including, of course, Scott’s Parmalee bandmates.
“We really shocked everyone, I think,” he admitted.
The couple hasn’t settled on a name just yet, but Scott revealed he is over the moon about getting to welcome another boy into the Thomas family. They finally shared the news with the world today, September 24, using a series of photos that are incredibly meaningful to both of them.
Instead of sticking to a traditional maternity shoot, the couple opted to post in front of some road cases in a backstage setup as a nod to their life on the road, while Lexia proudly showed off her growing baby bump. The photos feel especially fitting given their shared roots in the entertainment industry and the fact that their own love story began on the road in 2019, when Lexia was a part of the management team working closely with Parmalee.
“I kind of grew up in the music industry and my family has a background in it and same with Scott. He grew up around it with his dad being in a band, so we wanted to do something around the music industry and behind the scenes and just encompasses both of our lives. So that’s why we chose the warehouse, the road cases, our own feel. It just felt right for us. So yeah, I think it turned out really cool and exactly what we were wanting,” Lexia shared.
Another set of images features more traditional portraits against a simple white backdrop, putting the focus on the T-shirt Lexia is wearing. While it may look like just an ordinary graphic tee with an intricate white design on the chest, the shirt actually holds deep meaning for Scott, serving as a reminder of a pivotal moment in his life.
The shirt that dates back to a fundraiser held 16 years ago, when Scott was recovering from a traumatic event. Back in 2010, the singer/songwriter had just finished up a Parmalee show in South Carolina when he suddenly became a victim of an armed robbery that turned into a shootout. He was shot three times, airlifted to the hospital, given roughly a 5% chance of survival, spent 10 days in a coma, and weeks in the hospital. During that difficult time, their family, friends, fans and fellow musicians came together to raise money for his medical expenses and support the band, who was unable to tour at the time.
Lexia chose to wear that same shirt in their pregnancy announcement, creating a full-circle moment as the couple prepares to welcome a new life into the world with the very same support system that got Scott through a life-altering moment.
“All our friends and family went through that with us and fans at that time. And so I think having this baby just brings it back home and a lot of people are just so excited for us because of that,” Scott shared. “They see that I almost died and now we’re bringing in new life. So I think that has a big part of even our family and friends why everyone is so excited about this little baby.”
He continued, “That shirt specifically was a fundraiser that our best friends and bands and families did for me and the band to raise money for us during that hard time. So that was the design…that shirt means a lot to me and Lex just decided to wear it and it just actually turned out so cool.”
The news is especially exciting as the couple prepares to celebrate their six-year anniversary this October. After meeting on the road, Scott and Lexia quickly realized they had found something special and decided they wanted to spend their lives together. They exchanged vows in a spontaneous, intimate ceremony at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on October 12, 2020.
After officially welcoming their baby boy into the world this December, the couple plan to bring their son on the road with Parmalee, and give him an “extraordinary life.”
“He’s very loved already and he’s very spoiled already,” Scott joked.
Lexia added, “Luckily with it being a family band, you have built in uncles on the road and cousins and babysitters. That’s another special element too…if he comes on the road, we got a lot of help out there and I’m really looking forward to that chapter. I think it will be really fun.”
This weekend, the couple will celebrate the first of two baby showers, with the first taking place in North Carolina alongside Scott’s family and the second planned for Nashville later this fall.
Meanwhile, Scott Thomas will continue hitting the road with Parmalee, with performances scheduled through February 2027. The band will take some time off between December and January, giving Scott and Lexia the opportunity to welcome their “little drummer boy” and enjoy the new chapter together as a family.
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Kicking off his mayor’s report, Tom Morphet read a proclamation honoring Haines resident Kim Larson. Larson has provided childcare in Haines for the last 29 years, as the owner and operator of “Kids R Fun Childcare.” In this proclamation, Morphet listed off accolades, saying childcare providers…
