Stories from Thursday, May 31, 2012

Bell Buckle Postmaster Bill Bingham didn't intend on a lifetime of work with the Postal Service as a youth, but he never looked elsewhere after being hired in 1977. "I can only say the post office has been good to me," said Bingham, who will retire at the end of the week...

Eleanor Thomas Kee, 84, of Tullahoma died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Harton Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek with the Rev. Stephen Caine officiating. Visitation will begin at noon at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel.

In a season-opening double header, the Senior American Legion Post 23 swept the Mt. Juliet Riverdogs in a pair of games last Saturday. Post 23 took game one 10-4 and game two 9-5. Kalen Thompson started on the hill and went 4 1/3 innings. He struck out seven while only allowing four hits and one batter to reach base on balls...

After helping lead Kentucky to a national championship, Anthony Davis, the predicted No. 1 NBA draft pick, is more than likely headed to New Orleans following Wednesday's lottery selections. But there comes one huge problem with Wednesday's lottery. The Charlotte Bobcats, who turned in one of the worst records in history in 2011-2012, missed out on the No. 1 pick...

To the editor: It may be an act of blasphemy, but I would like to admit that I have absolutely no interest in walking horses, or the Celebration. I grew up riding horses in the fields and woods of Antioch, and grew to love them. But the artificial, stilted, walking horse gait that is so popular around here does not interest me at all; it is unnatural, and is something that has to be trained into a horse's mind. ...

Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System is 60-70 percent through installing smart electric meters and about 20-30 percent through installing smart water meters, according to general manager David Crowell. The smart meters automatically transmit usage data by radio every few hours, and don't need a meter reader to come and check them as in the past...

Two words in particular serve to strike fear in the hearts of students who have struggled through a semester. Summer School. According to Janice Womble, supervisor of secondary education for the school system, a new initiative was implemented this year for students who were in danger of failing...

For Joe Vicini, car shows are about more than the sparkle of paint jobs or the vroom-vroom of engines. In Vicini's world, every vehicle must be perfect. Each element -- whether visible to fascinated viewers or hidden under the hood -- has to be exactly as original...

The late J.W. Gallagher and his son Don first met Doc Watson and his son Merle at a music festival in 1968. They handed Doc one of their guitars, and he liked it. They told him to keep it. From that point forward, Doc Watson played Gallagher guitars...

Geneva Rowland Lovvorn, 92, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with the Rev. Dewey Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro. Visitation will be held from noon-3 p.m.