Just a few months after first announcing plans for a fundraising campaign to build a new animal shelter, Fulton Mayor LeRoy Benton says the planning committee already is halfway toward its $250,000 goal.
"Fundraising has gone so well because (a new shelter) is so desperately needed," said Animal Shelter Committee member Edie Maxey. "Basically Fulton is a very well-run community with good facilities, but the animal shelter is so far below that standard.