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Reedy Fork Creek runs along the left side of a portion of property belonging to Bandera Farms, off Bunch Road in Summerfield. The property is part of a 113-acre tract under contract with the Piedmont Land Conservancy, which plans to use it for trails for hikers and possibly mountain bikers and horseback riders.
PLC to purchase 113 acres in Summerfield for recreational trails by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – The Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) has entered into a contract to purchase 113 acres at the northern corner of Bunch Road and I-73 in Summerfield from Bandera Farms Inc. If the nonprofit organization is able to raise donations and obtain grants to buy the property, it plans to create a recreational area consisting of trails for hikers and possibly mountain bikers and horseback riders, according to Palmer McIntyre, PLC’s conservation planner.
Executive Director Kevin Redding wouldn’t disclose how much the PLC agreed to pay for the tract, which is listed for sale for $785,000. He said he expects the transaction to close by the end of 2020, raising the possibility that hiking trails could be finished in the year or two after that. “What we envision is a low-impact recreational amenity, basically a trails’ preserve,” McIntyre said in an interview earlier this week. Bordered by Reedy Fork Creek to
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State inspection of Happytail Wash hands, stay Puppies found no violations home if you or a family member are sick The N.C. Agriculture Department said it didn’t test for contagious illnesses after complaints from owners of sick puppies by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – A surprise inspection of Happytail Puppies’ operation on N.C. 150 last month found no violations, though an inspector didn’t check for
contagious illnesses that owners and veterinarians have said afflicted some of the dogs sold there. The inspection found “that the animals were under veterinary care,” Heather Overton, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, said in an interview earlier this week, adding Happytail “won’t receive any sort of penalty from us.” Dissatisfied Happytail customers have emerged in recent weeks after the Northwest
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