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NHCo. Sheriff to Run Animal Control Services

NHCo. Sheriff Ed McMahon at Wednesday's press conference announcing his office's plan to run Animal Control Services.
New Hanover County
NHCo. Sheriff Ed McMahon at Wednesday's press conference announcing his office's plan to run Animal Control Services.

New Hanover County’s Animal Control Services will soon fall under the direction of the Sheriff’s Office.

WHQR’s Michelle Bliss reports that County Manager Bruce Shell announced the organizational shift at a press conference Wednesday.

In March, Animal Control Services will move from the county health department to become a part of the support services division at the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Ed McMahon says that the staff will continue working out of its current location and no jobs will be lost in the transition. He says his primary goals are to enhance customer service and transition more stray animals into adoptive homes.

The StarNews reports that for the past 12 years, Jean McNeil led the division until she was fired last month. McNeil has said that her expulsion is related to a disagreement about emergency pay for employees during Hurricane Irene.

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After growing up in Woodbridge, Virginia, Michelle attended Virginia Tech before moving to Wilmington to complete her Master in Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. Her reporting and nonfiction writing have been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, within the pages of Wrightsville Beach Magazine, and in literary journals like River Teeth and Ninth Letter. Before moving to Wilmington, Michelle served as the general manager for WUVT, a community radio station in Blacksburg, Virginia. She lives with her husband Scott and their pups, Katie, Cooper, and Mosey.