If you go
* What: Auctioning off of 980 acres divided into 24 tracts in Rhea County * Where: On-site, at property near 984 New Bethel Rd., Dayton * When: Saturday, May 23 at 11 a.m. * Online: www.riverauction.com * Contact: John Dixon and Associates at 423-825-0049 How it works * The auction is on a reserve basis, and is not an absolute auction. Minimum bids will be required based on property value. * Property inspection before the auction is available by appointment along with information packets. * Purchase price will be highest bid plus 10 percent buyer’s premium. * Between 10 to 20 percent of purchase price is due on auction day, as a nonrefundable earnest deposit. The cost of recording a deed and transfer taxes are due at closing, on or before 30 days after sale. Surveying of intermediate line costs will be shared by owners with adjacent properties. * Online bids will be accepted with a registered credit card. Final contracts will be delivered and earnest money due within 24 hours receipt of contracts. A $5,000 fine will be levied against online buyers who do not deliver earnest money within 24-hour window. * Visit www.riverauction.com for more or call John Dixson and Associates at 423-825-0049.
DAYTON, Tenn. — Edyth Buxton was fine until she started talking about the memories she and her husband, John, have made here.
Then, tears.
Because getting lost while driving a Jeep deep into the heart of these 980 acres was a normal Sunday outing for the couple. And because trolling around the backwaters of the Tennessee River on a pontoon boat was, too.
Because this was John’s playground — and in many ways, a reflection of his identity.