Stories from Thursday, May 26, 2011

A preliminary hearing for a horse trainer accused of sex crimes against three minors has been set for next month. Dick Peebles will appear before General Sessions Judge Charles Rich to see if there is enough proof in the case to bind him over to the next session of the Bedford County grand jury, which is scheduled to meet on June 20...

A Wartrace youth drowned Wednesday in the waters of Normandy Lake. Allen Moore, 16, a student at Cascade High School, drowned after diving off a bridge over the reservoir with a friend, authorities said. "From my understanding he was swimming with other juveniles under the Barton Springs bridge. He dove into the water and just didn't resurface," Administrative Capt. Frank Watkins of the Coffee County Sheriff's Department said...

State Rep. Pat Marsh says the legislative session that ended on Saturday wasn't as much fun as the previous session -- but that's OK. Marsh says that by working harder and streamlining operations, the legislature ended its session five weeks earlier than last year, which Marsh said saved the taxpayers $450,000...

A Moore County man facing attempted murder charges did not make his first court date after he had to be restrained, shouting at deputies that he should have been killed when he was arrested. Jerry Stanton Freeman, 45, of Warren Hollow Road, faces two counts of attempted first degree murder of an officer, two counts of possession of a schedule VI drug, possession of a schedule II drug, resisting arrest and evading arrest after he allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an undercover drug buy last month.. ...

A squall line packing high winds left downed trees in its wake after blasting across Bedford County early today. The storm, which struck around midnight, dropped large hail in some areas. Law enforcement and rescue workers were clearing trees off roads across the city and county this morning...

Edna Lee Carrick died May 17 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Horse Mountain Church of Christ with Mark Pierce officiating.

Thomas Fredrick "Rickey" King, Jr., 61, of Unionville died Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Cothran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill.

Robert Alan Moore, 17, of Wartrace died from drowning Wednesday at Normandy Lake. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Walking Horse Hotel in Wartrace. Hillcrest Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.