morning fax - wyxi.netwyxi.net/morningfax/2018-0601.pdf · obituaries church news & events...
TRANSCRIPT
Friday, June 1, 2018 Athens, Tennessee
Morning Fax
®
Today’s News...This Morning
(Feel free to copy, post or otherwise distribute) (Phone: 746-1390 Fax: 744-1390 e-mail: [email protected])
Steven Joshua Wiggins is wanted by the Cheatham County Sheriff’s office and TBI. He is wanted for ag-gravated assault and theft and is a person of interest in the killing of Dickson County Deputy during a traffic stop on May 30. Wiggins is considered armed and dan-gerous. Call 1-800-TBI-FIND if you have any informa-tion or know where he is. A reward has been offered.
Edy Lopez-Hernandez, 27, from Guatemala, is accused of killing a teenage girl in a car accident in Houston on May 27. Henandez had previously been deported from the United States three times. He was under the influence of unspecified narcotics and was driving "at a high rate of speed" when he crashed into the rear of another car killing the teenager who died on impact.
MORE COMMUNITY NEWS YOU CAN USE: The Etowah Library will have its Summer Reading Kickoff next Tuesday, June 5th, at the Etowah Community Center. There will be bounce houses and free refreshments including pizza. You can still register for the summer reading program on that day. The E.G. Fisher Public Library will kick off the summer read-ing program at 10:15 a.m. Monday with “Baby Bookworms,” a program for children from birth to age 2. Parents will learn tips for early literacy while babies learn to interact with each other.
National & World News State & Local News IT’S SOAP BOX DERBY TIME IN ATHENS! The 24th Annual Athens Soap Box Derby will be held Saturday
on Keith Lane. Seventeen racers will compete in the Stock Divi-
sion, 13 will compete in the Super Stock Division, and there are three racers in the Super Kids Division. Winners in each division
will compete at the All American Soap Box Derby world champi-
onships in Akron, Ohio, in July. You can hear the championship
races live throughout the day Saturday on WYXI Radio, FM 94.5,
AM 1390 and ONLINE.
Traffic on Keith Lane will be closed from Prof Powers Lane to
Cedar Springs Road. Crestway Drive will be closed from
McMinn Avenue to Matlock Avenue, and Gideon Street will be
closed from Boaz Street to Keith Lane from 4 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY NEWS YOU CAN USE: The RAM Rodeo sponsored by the Riceville Rural Fire De-
partment will take place tonight and Saturday night at 8 p.m. at
Athens Regional Park under the covered arena. See their ad below
for more details.
RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT
Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits
2 Chicken Biscuits $5 •
20 pc Box & 10 Biscuits $21.99 • 99¢ Tea •
5 meals for $5 ea • BBQ Sandwich Combo $5 •
BOJANGLES S. Congress Parkway 744-5292
Mail Resumé to: Steve Songer
1415 Decatur Pk Athens, TN 37303
or Email to: [email protected]
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
East Tennessee Auto Outlet Hwy 30 E. [email protected]
423-781-7154
We have a large fleet of vehicles to We have a large fleet of vehicles to We have a large fleet of vehicles to
choose from including Vans, choose from including Vans, choose from including Vans,
SUV’s, Sedans & MoreSUV’s, Sedans & MoreSUV’s, Sedans & More. . .
For more info contact: For more info contact: For more info contact: Jarin Cass or Michelle Vincent Jarin Cass or Michelle Vincent Jarin Cass or Michelle Vincent
COME EARLY LOTS OF CONCESSIONS Adults: $15 ~ Children 5 to 12: $10
Children Under 5: FREE
Mini Bulls
Junior Bulls
Calf Roping
Team Roping
Bareback Riding
Mutton Bust in RAMTRUCKS.COM
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY (All Day) Enjoy our
“All You Can Eat” Salad & Buffet Bar This Weekend!
Dine In Only! No Other Discounts Fresh Homemade
Rolls Made Everyday!! 1804 Decatur Pike 745-2626
IRON HORSE HOT DOGS, CHILI & MORE 714-B Tennessee Ave., Etowah 423-263-2640
Open M, TU, TH, SAT, 11-4; FRI, 11-6
Open this Sat only 7-4, Breakfast until 11am Serving Nathan’s All Beef Hot Dogs, Prize Winning Chili, Chicken Salad Croissants, Etc.
Obituaries Church News & Events
Friday, June 1, 2018 Morning Fax®...Today’s News This Morning Page 2 Athens, Tennessee
- There will be free vegetables for all at the Community Harvest Share at
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of Etowah on Friday, June 1st, from
2:30 to 3 p.m. There will be potatoes, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, kale,
strawberries, and prayer.
- Trinity United Methodist Church will have their annual inside yard sale
today and Saturday from 7 a.m. to ?
- Union McMinn Baptist Church will have VBS June 3-8 from 6 to 8:30
p.m. Supper will be served nightly.
- You can pre-register for the Allen Memorial United Methodist VBS by
calling 745-1560. VBS for children pre-k through 5th grade will be held
June 3-7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
- Lakeside Baptist Church on Highway 304 in Ten Mile invites you to
hear “Freedom,” a musical sung by the Athens First Baptist Senior Adult
Choir, this Sunday at 6 p.m.
- The Hymnsmen Quartet will sing at Mt. Harmony #2 on County Road
51, Riceville, this Sunday at 6 p.m.
- The Jimmy Justice Family will sing at Union Hill Baptist Church on
June 10th at 10:45 a.m. The church is located at 258 County Road 659,
Athens.
- Decatur Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Highway 58, Decatur, will
have a free Family Fair this Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
Ivene Benton Buttram, age 99, of Athens, died Sunday at Starr
Regional Medical Center. She worked with Proffitt’s Department
Store for 32 years until her retirement. A memorial service will be
conducted at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5th, at Smith Funeral
Home, with visitation from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Flora C. Ammons, age 88, of Etowah, died Tuesday. A celebra-
tion of life gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at Bord-
wine Funeral Home.
Wilma Rose Hawn Freeman, age 62, of Athens, died Wednesday
at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. She was employed by
Advanced Photographic Solutions for 20 years. Funeral services will
be at 3 p.m. Monday at Hilltop Baptist Church with visitation from 1
to 3 p.m. at the church. Ziegler Funeral Home is in charge of ar-
rangements.
PATIENT APPRECIATION DAY
Come Enjoy Some FREE Food!
For Our Patients and Their Families
Come Meet Our New Doctor
DR. RACHEL JESTRAB WORLEY
111 EPPERSON ST.
ATHENS, TN 37303
JUNE 5TH (6TH, IF RAINS) FROM 11-3 PM
athenspeds.com
Rada Knives, Kitchen Utensils, Stainless Bowls, and all the gadgets you need for cooking!
Kitchen Shop & More 2112 Railroad Ave., Athens 423.462.4232
THURSDAY’S MARKET REPORT: U.S. stocks closed
down as trade tensions flared with the U.S. set to impose steel and
aluminum tariffs on certain major trading partner nations. The
Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 252 points or 1% to
24,416. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 19 points or
0.7% to 2,705, and the NASDAQ Composite Index was down 20
points or 0.3% to 7,442.