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WEEKLY
COMMUNITY
NEWSPAPER
October 29 - November 4, 2009 Vol. 7 • No. 44 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents
Detour traffic piles up on I-26
Mountain Road exit. ally opened us up for a lot more
By Matt Tate
A rockslide on Interstate 40 west wrecks,” Woodfin officer Jonathan
of Asheville has forced traffic to Ammons said.
Four accidents involving 15 peo-
divert from I-40 to I-81 to I-26 The first accident was a two-car Group to move
ple occurred in a span of two hours
through North Buncombe, caus- wreck where none of the six occu-
on Sunday (Oct. 25) on the future
ing a noticeable increase in traffic, pants injured.
Interstate 26 in Woodfin.
and accidents, this past week. It occurred around 2:30 pm in
They all occurred near the Elk
“The I-40 detour has re- Continued on page 16 offices to Woodfin
By Matt Tate
tor of the Asheville service center
said in a Reynolds Mountain press
release, “Our organization is look-
A national non-profit association
ing forward to moving to our new
that represents small telephone co-
building at the Reynolds Village
operatives and commercial com-
location, and continuing our pres-
panies is moving its Asheville of-
ence in the Asheville community.”
fices to the Reynolds Mountain
According to the NTCA Web
development in Woodfin.
site, “NTCA is a full-service asso-
National Telecommunications
ciation, featuring a highly effective
Cooperative Association will re-
government affairs program; ex-
locate its services management
pert legal and industry representa-
corporation service center approxi-
tion; a broad range of educational
mately three miles north of its cur-
services; a comprehensive commu-
rent location in early 2011.
nications program with visibility
The organization employs ap-
in the media; and a well-rounded
proximately 100 people and has
complement of industry events
been operating in Asheville for 27
and an array of employee benefit
years. The services management
programs.”
corporation is a for-profit subsid-
Woodfin Town Administrator
iary that provides employee benefit
Jason Young said the incorpora-
administration to NTCA member
tion of NTCA is a positive step for
companies. The Reynolds Village
a town looking to build a viable
location will be a 24,000 square-
downtown option.
foot office.
Frank Caffrey, executive direc-
Continued on page 10
Woodfin police investigate the first of four accidents Sunday.
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9 Georgia Avenue “Just off Main Street” Weaverville, North Carolina
Phone 645-6300 • Fax 645-0065 • www.brankinsurance.com
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