The choir and orchestra at Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield, will present their Christmas cantata, "Come Messiah King," Sunday, at 4 and 6:30 p.m.   The Senior Adult Christmas banquet will be Dec. 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the BX Crossing. Tickets must be purchased by Sunday and are $12. (click for more)

Dr. David Myers will be the guest speaker at Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave., this Sunday at 11 a.m. A Ladies' Christmas party for all women will be Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Annex.  A concert by the Signal Mountain Middle High School Christmas Choral  will be presented Thursday at 7 p.m. at the church. (click for more)

A man who was shot during an apparent robbery at the Highway 58 Bi-Lo parking lot on Wednesday has been taken into custody. Galen Lawayne Allen Jr., 26, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. Police said he initially was in critical condition. The other robber, Calvin Ward, was shot and killed. ... (click for more)

At the Cleveland City Council meeting Monday afternoon, Police Chief Wes Snyder apologized to a full crowd related to his sudden retirement.  He told the Council he regretted the circumstances that surrounded his resignation. He has been the police chief for the past 10 years. Mr. Snyder announced his resignation on Friday after a video was discovered that showed him ... (click for more)

This situation with Police Chief Snyder’s alleged affair reminds me of a story my dad once told me when he was in the military. One day a woman came running to his commanding officer screaming that she caught her husband, who was one of this commanding officer’s soldiers, cheating on her with another woman. The woman demanded that the commander make an example of this man and dishonorably ... (click for more)

I like to think I that I am “good on my feet,” creative and adept when it comes to saying something nice, or reaffirming, when I think it might be helpful to another soul. The other day I came across an article during my morning reading entitled, “10 Insanely Nice Things You Can Say to Anybody,” and I read every one of them. Trust me, this is important stuff in a world that increasingly ... (click for more)