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“The companies located six mountaintop sites in the county, but were turned down by two of the landowners—with threats of gun play,” McCarthy said. . The companies want uninterrupted service for people driving through the county. Board member Mike Massie said that a telecommunications company had approached him about building a tower on his land. He said he listened to them, and then questioned
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