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WEEKLY
COMMUNITY
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November 12 - November 18, 2009 Vol. 7 • No. 46 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents
Police bust two for morphine
and Michael Francis Miles, of Oteen Road and Broadway Street for erratic cle for the purposes of selling narcotics, open container and drug parapherna-
By Matt Tate
are charged with several offenses, in- driving. in addition to the trafficking charge. lia.
cluding trafficking opium. Morphine is According to Chief Brett Holloman Stockton charged Miles, 56, with Both were transported to the Bun-
Woodfin police busted two indi- derived from opium. of the Woodfin Police Department, trafficking opium, possession of an combe County Detention Center.
viduals, one from Weaverville, with Officer Chris Stockton stopped John Stockton searched the car and eventu-
morphine possession Monday night Michael Johnson of Weaverville shortly ally charged Johnson, 39, with a DWI,
(Nov. 9). before midnight on the future Inter- reckless driving, possession of drug
John Michael Johnson of Weaverville state 26 East between Elk Mountain paraphernalia and maintaining a vehi-
Claxtons look to
Residents recognize area veterans
future after fire
son Task Force is still investigat-
By Matt Tate
ing the Nov. 2 fire, but the “Event
Barn” as it was commonly known
An intentionally set fire that is believed to have been the victim
destroyed a century-old converted of arson.
tobacco barn used for hosting The Weaverville Fire Depart-
events at Claxton Farm in North ment was the first unit to respond
Buncombe has not dampened the to the scene after receiving a call
resolve of the owners. reporting an explosion at the
Martha Claxton said prelimi- farm.
nary discussions are under way to Claxton said while reproducing
rebuild a new space so her 500- an old tobacco barn is impossible,
plus acre Flat Creek farm can the new facility will have a rustic
again be a site for weddings and design.
events. M7 Event Solutions coordinates
“You have to get over adversi- events at the farm. Only one more
ties and move on,” she said. “We wedding was scheduled for 2009.
will put another event facility on Albert Weaver IV and his bride
the grounds so people can come in Ashley Kerns were able to move
and enjoy the surroundings.” their wedding Saturday (Nov. 7)
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