Couples engaged to be married are invited to Belk stores on Thursday for a signature Engagement Party event that offers engaged couples a fun-filled evening with food, beverages, entertainment, and prizes. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. in the gift registry departments at all participating stores. Certified wedding registry specialists will be on hand to give advice and help ... (click for more)

Minneapolis-based husband and wife photography duo, Jonny and Michelle Hoffner,  have begun a year-long adventure taking them to all 50 states in 50 weeks, the Fifty Nifty Tour.   The plan is to drive across the United States, photographing one wedding per state, per w eek, while donating $1,000 per wedding to the anti-human trafficking organization,  She Dances. ... (click for more)

The mother of the man charged with killing Chattanooga Police Sgt. Tim Chapin was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years and six months in federal prison.  Judge Sandy Mattice said the sentence for Kathleen Mathews, 57-year-old mother of Jesse Mathews, as a packed courtroom watched.  Ray Mathews, father of Jesse Mathews, must serve 20 years and 10 months. Rachel Mathews, ... (click for more)

Sentencing for former Hamilton County paramedic Michael Lamar Johnston, who pleaded guilty in November to fondling a woman as his ambulance took her to a hospital, has been delayed until April 2.   He was scheduled to learn today whether he would be placed on probation or given diversion but, at the request of both prosecution and defense attorneys, the hearing was passed. ... (click for more)

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)

Ah, step into my parlor of first-hand wisdom because, in the School of Hard Knocks, there are priceless lessons that you should know before it becomes your turn to dance. Never in my life have I ever had any back problems but, in early December, I came down with what is called sciatica and I have been a miserable man ever since. There are two big nerves that sprout out of the ... (click for more)