James Clark photos Janie Griffin is all smiles thinking about the great-tasting chili dog she?s about to eat. Janie says she likes The Hot Dog Man?s new location outside Big Lots.

Business Roundup By The Associated Press EBBERS DALLAS (AP) ? Soaring energy prices catapulted Exxon Mobil to a second-quarter profit of more than $10 billion, and promise to ignite industrywide growth ? and public outrage ? all year. Royal Dutch Shell PLC came close to matching Exxon Mobil Corp.?s 36 percent quarterly earnings boost on…

Kathy shows the long hair she?s cut from the bottom of Judy?s braid. It was Judy?s first haircut in 29 years. ?I hope someone will be blessed by my hair and my decision to give,? said Judy. To reach Kathy at her new Garden City Plaza shop, the number is 473-5244.

Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I?m in college and 21 years old. I?ve got $1,000 in the bank for my emergency fund, plus I?ll be debt-free in about six months. Is it too early to begin saving for retirement? ? Andrea Dear Andrea, You could start a retirement fund, but I?d start a graduation fund on…

Barry Haston and his wife, Teresa, have opened Haston?s Collision Center behind the Shell Station on Needmore Road. Barry can repair any type of auto body damage. His phone number is 474-2702.

Woodbury resident and Scott City, Kan., native Wilberta Goldene Powell, 53, died July 25 at River Park Hospital after a short illness. A homemaker and a member of New Hope Church of Christ, she is survived by her husband, Blaine Gray Powell of Woodbury; mother, Arta Trabert of Bradyville; son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Angie…

McMinnville resident and Overton County native Porter Lee Vaughn, 84, died July 29 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A self-employed carpenter and a member of the United Pentecostal Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army in France during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. The son of the late Bill…

Spencer resident Martha Rebecca Clendenon Hale, 76, died July 27 after a long illness. A retired employee of Spencer Manufacturing Shirt Company and a member of the Piney Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Loyd and Eula Clendenon and was preceded in death by brothers, Harold and Milton Clendenon; sisters, Clata…

Edward Haskins McDowell, 77, of Spencer (Baker Mountain) died Friday, July 28 at River Park Hospital. Born Jan. 12, 1929 in Van Buren County, he was a retired building contractor, a machinist, and a member of New Life Worship Center. He was preceded in death by his father Rev. Fount McDowell, mother Nancy Belle Curtis…

Coalmont resident and Warren County native Donald Clayton Patton, 77, died July 28 at his home after an extended illness. A service representative with Metro Mineral and a member of Beersheba Springs Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. The son of Raliegh Miller and Dollie Mae…