psst... come closer. We don't want them to hear what I am about to talk about. See, we all know there is something going on in Blount County. We could call it a media war but that term does not really fit. Perhaps we could call it media suck up of the week award .

This week's winner is BlountToday. Congratulations to the crew over there. You did the boys just fine.

The original link to the CAR WARS article regarding the BCSO car count has been replaced with the Robert Wilson article The Audit is IN Link...

Replaced as in when folks try to find the original Car Wars article all you get is the Go Back to Sleep Blount County Everything is Fine- Nothing to see here article.

I wonder if this bit of file renaming over at BT caused a few chuckles out on the Patio. After all, anyone who was trying to link to the old Car Wars article from the Citizens for Better Government website were instead presented with GO Back to sleep......

Darn it. I really wanted to play compare the quotes with the old article and this new one. That is always so rewarding in Blount County Today.

Hold on while we check with our lawyers

Here is a artist rendering of the new Blount County Animal Center. As you can see, this will not be like the Maryville Shelter. And it is at the center of 12 acres. It has been placed on the land where it will hopefully cause the least noise nusiance to its neighbors.

This land was donated by the county for the shelter. It has been selected for its easy access as well as the large acreage. There are plans to later put in walking paths, dog parks, and other landscaping. We hope to see a center that will be a place to go. And hope it will be an approvement to the neighborhood.

Terry

Go here to see the full story.

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