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Horror on Hudson-James Road Council endorses proposed Homeowners are water system as ‘prudent’ seeking answers after their pets were killed and mauled in a nighttime attack last month by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – One Saturday night in August, Angel Neas’ puppy started barking in her backyard. The next morning, she understood why. Neas discovered a massacre behind her house on Hudson-James Road. Four Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO of her 10 rabbits were dead, These rabbit cages were damaged by an animal along with two of the four that owner Angel Neas believes may have been a chickens belonging to Joann mountain lion. Lowdermilk, her aunt who ing them in trash bags and wondering lives next door. what animal or animals had gone on the The survivors were huddled in the killing spree. back of cages that had been ripped open “I was crying like a baby,” Neas said, and knocked over. The carcasses were uneaten, leaving Neas the task of collect-
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Despite concerns over possible costs to taxpayers, the council voted 4-1 to amend the wording of an ordinance as a step toward the possible establishment of a municipal water system by CHRIS BURRITT
OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Town Council voted 4-1 last Thursday to amend regulations that would govern a proposed municipal water system. The decision advances a plan that supporters said would serve new subdivisions as well as existing homeowners nearby. Councilman Doug Nodine voted nay, joining critics of a proposed water system who spoke during the council’s Sept. 5 meeting and questioned
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After closing in early June for construction of a new bridge, Bunch Road, between Brookbank Road and Northwest School Road, reopened to through traffic Sept. 8. One person showed their appreciation for the road opening by placing a “Thank You Jesus” sign near the newly constructed bridge’s entrance. Another person wrote on the Northwest Observer’s Facebook page, “I really appreciate that they repaired the bridge over the summer. Yes, it was inconvenient and the first two weeks of school were insane, but it’s fixed! The new bridge looks like it will hold up to all the water in that creek during bad storms.”