**UNITED
      STATES**


**SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**





**WASHINGTON,
      D.C.  20549**





**Form
      8-K**





**CURRENT
      REPORT**





Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the


Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934





Date
      of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2007








**Weststar
                Financial Services Corporation**(Exact
                name of Registrant as specified in its charter)**North
                Carolina**
            **000-30515**
            **56-2181423**(State
                or other jurisdiction
            (Commission
                File No.)
            (IRS
                Employer Identificationof
                incorporation)
            
            number)**79
                Woodfin Place, Asheville, NC 28801-2426**(Address
                of principal executive offices)Registrant’s
                telephone number, including area code **(828)
                252-1735****Not
                Applicable**(Former
                address of principal executive
                offices)





Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:




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      pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)




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      pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)




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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))















**Item
                8.01**
            **Other
                Events**





On
      May
      16, 2007, the Registrant reported that the Board of Directors approved a 5-for-4
      stock split that will be effected by issuing one additional share for each
      four
      shares held by shareholders of record on June 5, 2007.  The additional
      shares will be distributed on or about June 19, 2007.





The
      information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for
      purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
      the
      ("Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
      expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.





**Item
                9.01**
            **Financial
                Statements and Exhibits**





(d)
            Exhibits





EXHIBIT
                NO.
            DESCRIPTION
                OF EXHIBIT





99.1
            Press
                Release dated May 16, 2007











This
      Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated
      by
      reference herein) may contain, among other things, certain forward-looking
      statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
      of
      1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of
      Registrant’s goals and expectations with respect to earnings, income per share,
      revenue, expenses and the growth rate in such items, as well as other measures
      of economic performance, including statements relating to estimates of credit
      quality trends, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include
      the
      words “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “projects”, “outlook” or similar expressions. These
      statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of Registrant’s
      management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are
      subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond
      Registrant’s control).














**SIGNATURES**








Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
      duly authorized.








WESTSTAR
                FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATIONBy:
            /s/Randall
                C. HallRandall
                C. HallExecutive
                Vice President and Secretary








Dated:    May
      16, 2007















**EXHIBIT
      INDEX**











**Exhibit**
              **Number**
            **Description**
              **of
                Exhibit**99.1
            Press
                Release dated May 16, 2007