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Home again: Country singer and UW-River Falls grad Hailey James to headline River Falls Days July 9

Hailey James was 14 years old when she heard something on the radio that set her on her life’s path. James always loved to sing but never thought she would go anywhere with it.  “I feel like I had an aha moment when I heard Carrie Underwood for the very first time,” said James, a December 2025 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. “I thought, ‘Wow, I really love this song [Blown Away].’ Wouldn't it be so cool to be like Carrie Underwood and have my songs play on the radio?”   Jumping