Bike run nets large haul See story and pictures on pages 12-13 WEEKLY


COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER


October 14 - October 20, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 41


Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Leicester • Erwin Hills • Alexander • West Buncombe • Newfound


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Vehicle fire threatens structure


By Robin Wilson Te Weaverville Fire Department


responded to a vehicle fire Wednes- day morning (Oct. 13) across from Stoney Knob Café on Merrimon Avenue. Te vehicle caught fire in the en-


gine compartment but there were no injuries, according to Ray Black-


well of the Weaverville Fire Depart- ment. Fire officials called additional personnel from Reems Creek and Woodfin because of the threat the fire posed to a nearby structure, but


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Firefighters extinguish a vehicle fire Wednesday morning in Weaverville.


Groundbreaking


Woodfin Mayor Jerry VeHaun was a part of the groundbreaking ceremony on a new public safety training facility Tuesday (Oct. 12) at the site of the old county landfill in Woodfin. The facility will include a defensive diving course, fire training tower, burn buildings, rescue evolutions and educational classroom space. It is scheduled to open in 2012.


Police still search for suspects in ATM theft


By Matt Tate Te Weaverville Police Depart-


the recent theft of a bank automated teller machine from a Weaver Bou- levard bank. On Oct. 4, deputies with the


ment is still searching for suspects in Madison County Sheriff’s Depart- “Where Customers Send Their Friends”


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ment located the stolen ATM as well as a 1999 Dodge Ram truck used in the larceny in the woods off Windswept Ridge Road in Madison


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