Guest Commentary
Charmed to be in Weaverville
Editor’s note: Intern Marilyn
Payne will be sharing some of her thoughts on Weaverville and the sur- rounding communities throughout the summer.
Marilyn Payne Let me be frank. I didn’t find this
internship myself. After being rejected on every offer or question I proposed to the Asheville Citizen-Times at Christ- mas break, I gave up my search for a newspaper internship, even though it’s what I truly wanted. Te restaurant job alone would have to suffice for the summer. Tat’s until my mamaw called me
one day saying she found an adver- tisement calling for interns from Te Weaverville Tribune. “Te Weaverville Tribune? Never heard of it, but if they’ll take me, I’d love to do it.” After calling and emailing and re-
ceiving an interview time, finding directions online to the office and try- ing to prepare myself, I realized one problem could really stand out. I did not know anything about Weaverville except for how to get around, that it is home to North Buncombe High School and that I like Lake Louise. I decided I could learn new things and all would be well. After making it to the interview, one
specific thing stuck out in my mind: this is a local paper. Now, I may come across as slightly aloof or just plain dumb in saying this, but being born and raised in Asheville, I never quite considered Weaverville and North Buncombe as standing on their own in any way. Tey were just some small communities nearby. And they are, but
edge were squashed, I really started thinking about this area and consider- ing the quote from my editor that stuck out to me most from the interview. “We are a local paper. We definitely
cover the crime and hard news when it happens, but we’re also really here for our readership,” Matt said. “If some- one’s turning 99, or if they grow some- thing really impressive in their garden, or if someone’s child had perfect atten- dance and made honor role for the en- tire year- that’s what we really try and write about. People want to see people they know, and maybe post an article on the fridge.” Well, that (in conjunction with some
really cool Spiderman socks) sold me. Tis is really the kind of community that I think I want to write about. But I still know so little! I then made a proposal. Inspired
in part by a colleague from my college newspaper doing an internship in Jack- sonville, Fla., but more heavily by my desire to share what I learn as I work through my internship, I asked to write a column. So for the duration of my time with
the Tribune, I’ll be sharing my take on the area and shedding some light on how the lifestyles and interactions stack up in a place where the familiar- ity everyone shares is closer to that of a college town than the one I actually grew up in.
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North Buncombe Adams, Ledford wed Jennifer Frances Adams and
Howell Dean Ledford, Jr., were united in marriage on Saturday, June 19, 2010, during a noon wed- ding at First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC. Te Rev. Dr. Sid- ney Batts officiated. Music for the ceremony was provided by organist John Alexander, bagpiper Charles Haley and alto saxophonist Gregory Murphy. Te bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rayford Kennedy Adams III. She is a graduate of Grimsley High School, Davidson College and Wake Forest University School of Law. She is a member in the Greens- boro law firm of Higgins Benjamin Eagles & Adams, PLLC, where she practices law with her father. Te groom is the son of Mrs.
Howell Dean Ledford, Sr., and the late Howell Dean Ledford, Sr. He is a graduate of North Buncombe High School, Mars Hill College and the University of North Carolina- Greensboro, from which he received his master in music education. He is a music teacher and band and or- chestra director with the Winston- Salem-Forsyth County Schools. Te bride was attended by Aine
Marie Baldwin, maid of honor, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Bridesmaids were: Elizabeth Gardner Grubbs of Houston, sister-in-law of the bride; Abigail Tomlin Hartley of Briarc- liff Manor, NY, cousin of the bride; Katherine Elizabeth Ledford of Al- exandria, Va., niece of the groom; Janel De Young Murray of Greens- boro; and Jessica Elizabeth Tomlin
of Columbia, SC, cousin of the bride. Te junior bridesmaid was Celia Langsley Adams of Houston, niece of the bride. Program atten- dants were Caitlyn Gardner Grubbs, Jackson Walter Grubbs and Carter Reed Grubbs of Chapel Hill. Te groom chose Gregory
Houghton Murphy of Winston-Sa- lem, NC, as his best man. Grooms- men were: Joshua Benedict Adams of Houston, brother of the bride; Jeffrey Curtis Ledford of Mars Hill, brother of the groom; Grant Peter- son Michel of Williamston, NC; Marc Alan Schaub of Advance, NC; Matthew Tomas Taylor of Bryan, Texas; and Peter Boniface Ulician- sky of Raleigh. Te junior grooms-
man was Andrew Van Zandt Ad- ams, nephew of the bride. Following the ceremony, a
brunch was hosted by the parents of the bride at Starmount Forest Country Club. Music was provided by the Sunset Quartet, the groom and various friends and family members of the couple. On Friday night, an after-rehearsal party was hosted by the mother of the groom, the brother and sister-in-law of the groom and friends of the couple at Sherwood Pool and Tennis Club. After a wedding trip to Cali-
fornia, the couple will reside in Greensboro.
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