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WEEKLY


COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER


November 4 - November 10, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 44


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


Fifty Cents


Blaze scorches century-old cabin


By Matt Tate A fire burned a cabin from the


early 20th century to the ground Monday (Nov. 1) on Phoenix Cove Road.


Te log structure was being used


as family storage according to Jeff Justice with the Reems Creek Fire Department. Firemen arrived on the scene


about 11:53 am after receiving a call about a fire near 42 Phoenix


Cove Road. No one was home at the time of


the blaze, and the call was reported by someone nearby. Justice said it was fully involved when personnel arrived. Te heat


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Frustration continues to plague NB football


By Matt Tate Despite some promising play on


the field, off-the-field distractions have been at the forefront for the North Buncombe football team this season. Te latest involved the job status of the coach. Carey Metts dismissed rumors


that he may step down from his post as head coach for North Bun- combe after Friday’s (Nov. 6) sea- son finale against Reynolds. “Tere’s been talk in the com-


munity about it, but I am here un- til the good Lord says so,” he said. NBHS Athletics Director Rick


High said Wednesday (Nov. 3) Metts had not informed him of his intention to resign. “We will talk after the season


as we do with all of our coaches,” High said. Metts will conclude his seventh


Smoke billows from Monday’s fire in the Reems Creek area. Biscuits • Hot Dogs • Fountain Sodas • Beer • Wine


season at the helm of the Black- Hawks. He guided North Bun- combe to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2007 and 2008, the BlackHawks’ only winning seasons since 1999. However, the past two years


have been filled with many frus- trations as North Buncombe has won just four games, one of those coming as a result of a forfeit from McDowell in 2009. Several parents met with school


officials following a loss to Madi- son in Week 2 about improper conduct from the coach. North Buncombe administrators did not find any wrongdoing by Metts. Nearly a dozen individuals attend- ed a Buncombe County Board of Education meeting later that week but were told by board members any complaints about a school em- ployee could not be heard because


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