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DJ Warren, the indomitable spirit behind the Athens Farmers Market, was injured Saturday while cleaning up from the market.
We hear she is on her way home now after spending the past two days in the hospital. We don’t want to talk out of school about what happened, but will say that while she wasn’t in mortal danger that the injury was bad enough to require surgery.
We want to send out our GET WELL SOON wishes to her and hope you will join us.
Athens Maintenance continues the hot mix application on SH 274 in the Seven Points area. Base repairs are also being performed on various roads around the county. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.
The U.S. 175 project will expand from two lanes to a four-lane divided roadway with a depressed median. Construction of this Phase I project started April 6, 2015 and should be completed in November 2018.
Big Creek Construction is conducting cleanup activities and final installations on the FM 317 Widening Project. The project is widening FM 317 from FM 314 to FM 607. Expect lane closures.
Cardinal Drive at Little Duncan Creek in Murchison is closed to through traffic while a new bridge is constructed. The project is expected to be completed in August 2015.
Keep Athens Beautiful, volunteers from Lila Lane and the Athens City Fire Department spent Saturday morning removing graffiti from the trestles on Corsicana Street near Arby’s and on State Highway 175 near the East Texas Arboretum. The volunteers were board members Kelly Driskell, Brian Baumgartner and his son Trevor, Lila Lane Volunteers: Gary Downing, Micheal Richardson, Lewis Naquin and Jack Pettycrew; fireman Brian Horton, Trevor Smyrl and Destry Sills; and photographer Rob Morton.
Funeral services for Kenneth Bob Lewis, 83 of Murchison are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2015 at First United Methodist Church of Murchison with Rev. Brooks Taylor and Dr. Joe Warren officiating.
Burial will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Lewis passed away July 10, 2015 in Athens.
A memorial service for David A McCan, 49 of Malakoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Magee officiating.
David passed away July 5, 2015.
He was born October 13, 1965 in Bowling Green, Ohio to James Allen and Laverne Frances Richardson McCan. David was employed by Cedar Lake Nursing Home 10 plus years. He was a carpenter and loved building furniture. He built his own home. David loved his Harley and traveled many places around the United States. He belonged to the East Texas Bikers family. He loved his grandchildren.