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Top stories of 2010 It was a typically eventful year in


North Buncombe with stories of hope, sadness, bravery and triumph dominating the headlines. In Weaverville, Mike Morgan, the


town’s manager since 1992, retired, a move that paved the way for 31-year- old Michael Boaz to take the reins. Liquor bottles opened at restaurants such as Stoney Knob Café after mixed drink sales passed in May. Te maga- zine “Our State” profiled Weaverville in September. Te historic Albert Siler Weaver House was moved so it could be given a new lease on life. Another historic structure, the old Weaverville fire station, underwent a renovation thanks to developer Lou Accornero. Other Weaverville news included


the new taxes levied on the Inter- net Sweepstakes machines that were eventually outlawed by the state in December, and the arrest and suspen- sion of North Windy Ridge School assistant principal Sarah Cooley after a larceny charge. In Woodfin, one development


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moved forward as another folded. Te developers at Reynolds Moun- tain secured $30 million in financing to move forward with their mixed-use downtown project. Te new buildings are scheduled to begin opening in the spring. Altura, a project on the west side of town, came to a halt under the weight of creditors. One of the lend- ers, Olympic Coast Investments, has shown interest in renewing a project on some of the original land located near the French Broad River. Also near the French Broad River


in Woodfin, ground was broken on a new public safety training facility that is scheduled to open in 2010. Woodfin town officials also spent a


good portion of 2010 trying to rem- edy code violations at a trailer park on Old Marshall Highway. In Barnardsville, a top-notch zip-


line tour called Navitat Canopy Adventures opened to rave reviews. Also, a local hero found the spotlight on her when One Stop Convenience Store clerk Charlotte Brown fought back against two robbers. Authorities caught the robbers a short time later. Elsewhere in North Buncombe,


the Blue Ridge Concrete plant re- ceived the last permit it needed to begin construction and mixing con- crete. Plant developers again found themselves at odds with the North Buncombe Association of Concerned Citizens, filing a libel lawsuit against the band of Flat Creek residents. Worth Emory celebrated his 50th


year presiding over Ivy Hill Mission- ary Baptist Church. And in one of the most tragic sto-


ries of the year, Arden teenager Dan- ielle Melrose died in a car crash on New Stock Road in October when the car her boyfriend was driving ca- reened off an embankment.


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