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By Matt Tate Internet Sweepstakes machines


are no longer within the Weaver- ville town limits. Weaverville Police Chief Greg


Stephens said all the machines were removed by Dec. 1 when the new state ban was put into effect. “All of the businesses cooper-


ated,” he said. Tere was some discrepancy


about the ban because of a bench ruling from a Guilford County


Sweepstakes machines gone from Weaverville


judge Nov. 22 that found that some of the sweepstakes games might have First Amendment pro- tection. Te state attorney general’s of-


fice issued a letter Dec. 2 stating most of the ban remained in effect despite the conflicting ruling. Only 16 machines remained


in Weaverville. Te Weaverville Town Council voted earlier this year to place annual license fees and per-machine taxes on the busi- nesses that housed the games. Te council also placed limits


on where the machines could be operated. Some nearby towns, such as


Hendersonville, had entire busi- ness dedicated to the operation of the sweepstakes games, but there was never a proliferation of the games in the North Buncombe area. Sweepstakes games arrived in


the wake of the ban on video pok- er after 2007. Tey allowed par- ticipants to buy long-distance or Internet time and also have an op- portunity to win cash or prizes.


Newspaper beefs up coverage with video


By Matt Tate Te Weaverville Tribune and Le-


icester Leader have added locally- produced news videos to its Web site weavervilletribune.com. “We have extended coverage of


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the area with these video clips,” said Clint Parker, publisher of the Weaverville Tribune and Leicester Leader. “Just as you can get an in- depth story on the nightly news,


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Where We Worship Church Directory


First Presbyterian Church of Weaverville PCA


30 Alabama Avenue - Weaverville 828-645-7344


Sunday School ~ 9:45 am Worship Service ~ 11:00 am


Wednesday Prayer meeting/ Bible study ~ 6:30 pm


REV. SKIP GILLIKIN www.fpcweaverville.org


Locust Grove Baptist Church


305 Locust Grove Rd. Weaverville 828-645-4977


9:50 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship 7:00 pm Evening Worship


Sunday Pastor:


7:00 pm Prayer & Bible Study Youth Worship Service


Wednesday Ben Whitmire locustgrovebaptist.com


Church of the Redeemer Traditional Episcopal


1201 Riverside Drive, Woodfin, NC 28804 A warm, historical, welcoming, inclusive, family oriented church


Holy Eucharist Sunday • 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. www.church-of-the-redeemer-episcopal.org


828-253-3588


Christ UMC 81 Garrison Br. Rd. #2 Weaverville, NC 28787 828-645-5785 www.cumcweaverville.org Worship 11:00 AM Pastor Naomi King


2 THE TRIBUNE/LEADER - December 16 - December 22, 2010 Emmanuel


Lutheran Church 51 Wilburn Place ~ Asheville


828-252-1795


www.emmanuellutheran.info 8:30 am & 11:00 am


Praise and Worship: 11:00 am (Gym)


Salem United


Methodist Church 9 Salem Church Rd. Weaverville ~ 828.645.6014 Pastor - Rev. Darrel Bowles


Worship Hours: Sunday School 9:45 AM Worship 11:00 AM Wednesday


Evening 6:30 PM (Prayer and Bible Study)


This space can be yours.


828-768-1040 Call


Advertise in the Weaverville Tribune 252-5804


www.weavervilletribune.com


these videos are meant to be a quick way of reaching our reader- ship.” Te videos, which will average in


length from one to three minutes, will be posted several times a week on the paper’s website. “Tis won’t replace the news-


paper, but it adds to our capabili- ties as a news source for our area,”


Parker added. Te videos will be archived on


the website by the month so that viewers can go back and see them. Advertisers will have the op-


portunity to sponsor the videos as well with a commercial clip at the beginning of each video. To find out more, contact our office at 252-5804.


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