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Pine Haven’s Bill Cunningham had only filled the office of mayor for a day when the town’s water pump, which had been replaced in well #2 in November, stopped running on Wednesday.

According to HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville, the electrical subcontractor had been trying to troubleshoot, but was unable to correct the problem that had started the weekend before New Year’s Eve.

The good news is that the pump is covered by a one year warranty and the project contractor made arrangements on Thursday, January 3, for a local crew to visit the site and pull the pump. They completed th...