The Weaverville Tribune reported on a story in Thursday's edition about Woodfin police shutting down a portion of Interstate 26 in order to remove a dead cub from the road and allow the mother bear to tend to its child. That story has been picked up by several national media outlets:
MSNBC: Momma Bear Retrieves Dead Cub Hit By Car
ABC News: Police Stop Traffic on NC Road to Help Momma Bear
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Voting guide
Here are some quick tips for voting in North Buncombe:
* Early voting continues through Saturday (Nov. 1) at Weaverville Town Hall, located at 3o S. Main St. The poll is open 10 am to 6 pm the next two days, and 8:30 am to 1 pm on Saturday.
* Voting day is Tuesday (Nov. 4). Weaverville polling locations are:
Precinct 58: North Buncombe Middle School, 51 N. Buncombe School Rd
Precinct 59: Reems Creek Fire Department, 730 Reems Creek Rd
Precinct 67: Weaverville Town Hall, 30 South Main St
Precinct 71: Woodland Hills Baptist, 50 Woodland Hills Rd, Asheville
* Other polling locations can be found at by visiting http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/VoterLookup.aspx or calling Buncombe County Elections Services at 250-4200.
* Voting guides can be found here: NC State Board of Elections 2008 General Election Voter Guide.
* Board of Election Web sites:
Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election/
North Carolina: http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
Thanks to myweaverville.com for putting this together. More can be found on their Web site here.
* Early voting continues through Saturday (Nov. 1) at Weaverville Town Hall, located at 3o S. Main St. The poll is open 10 am to 6 pm the next two days, and 8:30 am to 1 pm on Saturday.
* Voting day is Tuesday (Nov. 4). Weaverville polling locations are:
Precinct 58: North Buncombe Middle School, 51 N. Buncombe School Rd
Precinct 59: Reems Creek Fire Department, 730 Reems Creek Rd
Precinct 67: Weaverville Town Hall, 30 South Main St
Precinct 71: Woodland Hills Baptist, 50 Woodland Hills Rd, Asheville
* Other polling locations can be found at by visiting http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/VoterLookup.aspx or calling Buncombe County Elections Services at 250-4200.
* Voting guides can be found here: NC State Board of Elections 2008 General Election Voter Guide.
* Board of Election Web sites:
Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election/
North Carolina: http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
Thanks to myweaverville.com for putting this together. More can be found on their Web site here.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Winter arrives
A few flakes of wet snow continue to fall in the North Buncombe area. Snow is reportedly making for dangerous driving conditions in Madison County and near the Tennessee border. Schools and governmental agencies in the North Buncombe area are functioning as normal.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wreck on Weaver Boulevard
Only minor injuries were reported during a wreck Friday afternoon (Oct. 24) at the entrance to Weaverville Plaza along Weaver Boulevard. The wreck occurred shortly after 1 pm and was cleared within the hour.
Safe trick or treat
Golden Living Center on Beaverdam Road in Asheville will be hosting a safe trick or treat celebration for children ages 0-13. The event will last from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Children will be able to go room to room for candy.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Open for business
The Woodfin Skate Park, located at South Woodfin Park off Riverside Drive, is now open for business. It opens at 9 am daily.
Saving the trees
Woodfin Town Administrator Jason Young reported Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the Woodfin Board of Aldermen meeting that the town's decision to add mixed paper recycling to its services redirected 27,911 pounds of would-be garbage to the landfill for the month of September. To look at it another way, the town saved 237 trees and 3,501 gallons of oil for the month.
The Town of Weaverville voted to add mixed paper recycling to its services at no extra cost to the residents Monday (Oct. 20). Here's hoping that municipality has similar success.
The Town of Weaverville voted to add mixed paper recycling to its services at no extra cost to the residents Monday (Oct. 20). Here's hoping that municipality has similar success.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Local Allstate agent receives title
Weaverville agent Brian Davis is among an elite group of Allstate insurance agents who recently earned the “Personal Financial Representative” title. He will now be able to provide his customers variable annuity, variable life and mutual fund products, in addition to auto, homeowner and traditional life insurance products.
Davis received the Personal Financial Representative title after passing the Series 6 and Series 63 securities license exams and completing an extensive Allstate training curriculum. He is appointed with the broker dealer Allstate Financial Services, LLC. “Planning for the future is just as important as protecting yourself against a loss, which insurance is designed to do,” Davis says. “Our agency will continue to help people protect their autos, homes, lives and businesses. But now we can offer additional financial services products, like mutual funds, variable annuities and variable universal life insurance to help families plan wisely for the future.”
Located at the Tarrants Agency at 52 S. Main St, Davis can be reached by phone at 658-2295 or via email at a046044@allstate.com.
Davis received the Personal Financial Representative title after passing the Series 6 and Series 63 securities license exams and completing an extensive Allstate training curriculum. He is appointed with the broker dealer Allstate Financial Services, LLC. “Planning for the future is just as important as protecting yourself against a loss, which insurance is designed to do,” Davis says. “Our agency will continue to help people protect their autos, homes, lives and businesses. But now we can offer additional financial services products, like mutual funds, variable annuities and variable universal life insurance to help families plan wisely for the future.”
Located at the Tarrants Agency at 52 S. Main St, Davis can be reached by phone at 658-2295 or via email at a046044@allstate.com.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sirens populating the evening
Emergency personnel from the Jupiter and Weaverville fire departments responded shortly before 7 pm on Wednesday (Oct. 8) to a structure fire off Murphy Hill Road. A witness on the scene stated they believed the source of the fire to be a small shed or barn below a residence at 121 Murphy Hill Road.
Be careful out there
Wet roads are contributing to a number of accident in the North Buncombe area this afternoon. Three have occurred in the past hour. A single-car accident (pictured) occured near the intersection of New Stock Road and Weaverville Road in the Woodland Hills area around 5:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 8). At nearly the same time, one passenger was injured in an accident on Banks Town Road in Weaverville. A third accident with another single injury occured just minutes ago again on Banks Town Road. Emergency personnel from Woodfin, Weaverville and the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office have their hands full this evening in North Buncombe.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
RiverSculpture churning along
The third-annual RiverSculpture festival will be continuing through January at Reynolds Mountain in Woodfin. Events will be continuing throughout the festival. Here are this weekend's events:
Saturday, October 11
Kids’ Dance: Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater Junior Company, 12:00-1:00
Music: One of A Kind String Band, 1:00-1:30
Puppetry: Red Herring Puppets, 2:00-2:45
For more on the festival, go to the festival's Web site.
The Woodfin Board of Aldermen voted to bring this festival in on a one-year trial basis. Since it is a three-month festival, it will be interesting to see how visitor traffic is maintained throughout the entire run.
Saturday, October 11
Kids’ Dance: Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater Junior Company, 12:00-1:00
Music: One of A Kind String Band, 1:00-1:30
Puppetry: Red Herring Puppets, 2:00-2:45
For more on the festival, go to the festival's Web site.
The Woodfin Board of Aldermen voted to bring this festival in on a one-year trial basis. Since it is a three-month festival, it will be interesting to see how visitor traffic is maintained throughout the entire run.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Bredesen to appear at Obama rally
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen will appear at the Mamas for Obama rally Saturday (Oct. 4) in Weaverville. Here's the updated press release that appeared in the Tribune this week.
"Along with the addition of music performed by Akira Satake, Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen will be visiting the MaMa’s For Obama rally this Saturday in Weaverville. He will arrive shortly after 4pm and stay an hour.
This is the schedule for the Lake Louise MaMa’s for OBAMA Event: 3:30 Volunteers gather to set up... bring picnic + extra snacks / bev’s.
4 - 4:15 Music Playing, arrive, mingle, gather near the big pavilion on lake
4:15 - 4:30 Michelle welcomes crowd, introduces Holly Jones
Holly Jones speaks, introduces David Gantt
David Gantt speaks, introduces Governor Bredesen
4:30 - 4:40 Gov. Bredesen speaks and takes questions
4:40 - 5:00 Gov. Bredesen mixes and mingles, departs
5 – 5:45 Parade around the lake
6 – 7-ish Parade Prizes & Picnic Supper... Bring picnic blankets & tarps
7:30 - 8 Break down the event before dark"
"Along with the addition of music performed by Akira Satake, Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen will be visiting the MaMa’s For Obama rally this Saturday in Weaverville. He will arrive shortly after 4pm and stay an hour.
This is the schedule for the Lake Louise MaMa’s for OBAMA Event: 3:30 Volunteers gather to set up... bring picnic + extra snacks / bev’s.
4 - 4:15 Music Playing, arrive, mingle, gather near the big pavilion on lake
4:15 - 4:30 Michelle welcomes crowd, introduces Holly Jones
Holly Jones speaks, introduces David Gantt
David Gantt speaks, introduces Governor Bredesen
4:30 - 4:40 Gov. Bredesen speaks and takes questions
4:40 - 5:00 Gov. Bredesen mixes and mingles, departs
5 – 5:45 Parade around the lake
6 – 7-ish Parade Prizes & Picnic Supper... Bring picnic blankets & tarps
7:30 - 8 Break down the event before dark"
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