Animal care facility
Breaking ground on the new facility are, from left, Chris Protzman, Blount County Mayor Jerry Cunningham, Loudon County Mayor Doyle Arp, Blount County Commissioner Wendy Pitts Reeves, Blount County Commissioner Steve Samples, Assistant Blount County Mayor Dave Bennett, donor Tom Brunton, donor Chris Soro, Julie Nelson, Emily Straquadine, Rick Yeager and Steve Simmon, mayor of Rockford.
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Watching the groundbreaking on the Blount County Animal Care Facility are Shannon Parker and Chopper.
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Tom Brunton, a major donor to the animal care facility, spends a few moments with a black and white dog named Dixie.
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Chris Protzman, president of the Smoky Mountain Animal Care Foundation, addresses the crowd prior to the ground breaking.
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Blount County Mayor Jerry Cunningham speaks to the audience prior to the ground breaking.
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Doyle Arp, mayor of Loudon County, talks about the struggles his own county had in dealing with stray animals and getting a new animal care facility built.
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Blount County Commissioner and Animal Control Committee chair Steve Samples thanks supporters who helped make the new animal care facility possible.
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Shannon Parker keeps a close eye on Chopper, left, and Dixie, right.
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