Have old medicines you need to get rid of?  Take them to the Weaverville Ingles (140 Weaver Blvd. ) this Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., so they can be disposed of safely.  Details about “Operation Pill Crusher”:

Did you know that prescription drugs should not be flushed down the toilet or thrown in the trash? Drugs can kill helpful bacteria in septic systems and pass largely untouched through sewage treatment facilities. Children and animals can get into drugs discarded in the trash, and once in landfills, drugs can trickle into the groundwater.

To give residents an opportunity to dispose of their old, unused and expired medications in a safe manner, several agencies have organized Operation Pill Crusher. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, SBI, Asheville Police Department, Black Mountain Police Department and Weaverville Police Department will be at the following Ingles Grocery Store locations on April 18, 2009 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., to accept the voluntary disposal of prescription medications.

• Ingles Grocery Store, 29 Tunnel Road, Asheville
• Ingles Grocery Store, 301 Long Shoals Rd., Asheville
• Ingles Grocery Store, 575 New Leicester Hwy., Leicester
• Ingles Grocery Store, 7 Leicester Highway, Asheville
• Ingles Grocery Store, 225 Charlotte Highway, Fairview
• Ingles Grocery Store, 915 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville
• Ingles Grocery Store, 500 Highway 9, Black Mountain
• Ingles Grocery Store, 140 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville

For more information, contact the Drug Enforcement Administration at 828-350-3440 or the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office at 828-255-5555.

The Weaverville Police Department is hosting a Drug Awareness Seminar on July 19. Here’s the details:

WEAVERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DRUG AWARENESS SEMINAR
July 19th, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Weaverville Community Room (30 South Main Street)

This FREE seminar will help concerned parents or anyone that wants to learn more about illegal drugs.

It will provide you with information to:

• Recognize illegal drugs
• Understand the life destroying- long term effects of drug abuse
• Recognize the different signs of drug abuse
• How you can help someone recover from drug abuse

Working TOGETHER we can help those that are suffering from DRUG ABUSE!

We look forward to seeing you on July 19th at 2:00 p.m.!

Questions? Call 645-5700

According to the Buncombe County government website, one of the things Sheriff Duncan promised while running for office was to be accountable to the people of Buncombe County (I don’t recall this promise, but I’ll take their word for it). Thus the new Sheriff’s Annual Report. The Annual Report is “a report card for what we have accomplished over the past year and how we have utilized the resources provided to us by the taxpayers”.

The report is divided into the different operating divisions of the Sheriff’s Office and gives a brief description of the division as well as some of the accomplishments. This is the first annual report and they are asking for comments or suggestions you may have about what you would like to see in future reports. Send your comments or suggestions to
sheriff.suggestions@buncombecounty.org.

Download the 2007 report (PDF, 1.39 MB)