The Sullivan County Animal Shelter Is Finally Open. It Had Been Closed In Order For Cleanup To Occur And The County To Resume Control Of The Facility. County Accounts And Budgets Director Larry Bailey Has Said The Public Needs To Bear With The Facility As It Continues To Make Things Better At The Shelter. Since Opening, The Shelter Has Taken In New Animals And Adopted Out Others. The Blountville Facility Decided Last Year To End A Partnership With Kingsport And Bluff City.