Stories from Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Sgt. Charles Kimbril, 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Batallion, in Da Nang, Vietnam during his year-long tour that began in May 1968. (Submitted photo)

Recent Shelbyville Central graduate Christian Haile has signed to continue his education and extend his basketball career at Hiwassee College in Madisonville. Haile was one of the crowd favorites on the Golden Eagle basketball team last year and worked extremely hard throughout his high school career...

A man who pleaded guilty eight years ago to auto burglary in Bedford County has lost an appeal claiming his double jeopardy protections were violated. In 2004, Toney Jason Hale, pleaded guilty before Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell to three counts of automobile burglary, receiving an effective sentence of three years. The sentence was to be served consecutively to a previously imposed jail term in Marshall County...

Normandy Reservoir is at its lowest summer level since 1981, two feet lower than during the drought of 2007, according to Tennessee Valley Authority officials, and Tims Ford Reservoir is also much lower than normal. As the summer season begins, TVA is urging boaters and swimmers to use caution, avoiding hazards like rocks and stumps which may be brought into play in unexpected locations by the low lake levels...

Ralph R. Dement, 88, of Normandy died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Bratton Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace. Visitation will begin at noon.

Hazel Mary Jane Trail Davis, 95, of Pocahontas died Monday, May 28, 2012 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Manchester Funeral Home with John Bush officiating. Burial will follow at Gnat Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Evan Thinks its funny to spray gramma !!