Animal care facility

Photo: Leslie Karnowski

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.