Noise concerns have Hernando barking up wrong tree for animal shelter
Susan Huff, director of the City of Hernando Animal Shelter, gets ready to take one of their dogs for a walk on March 17. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Buddy, right, licks the hand of a volunteer while at the City of Hernando Animal Shelter on March 17. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Petrina Fryer prepares to feed the dogs at the City of Hernando Animal Shelter on March 17. Fryer is the animal control officer for the shelter. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Tucker is just one of the dogs available for adoption at the City of Hernando Animal Shelter. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Camille Odom, 9, left, and Macy Hendrick, 9, right, pet Tucker while volunteering at the City of Hernando Animal Shelter on March 17. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Buddy, a dog available for adoption, is seen outside of the City of Hernando Animal Shelter on March 17. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
After selecting the low bid for construction of an animal shelter, Hernando leaders delayed starting the project after nearby homeowners expressed concerns about noise.
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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com
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