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Congressman, candidate for governor to visit Anson County Thursday
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WADESBORO – On Thursday, April 19, former Congressman Bob Etheridge will meet with friends and supporters at the Hampton B. Allen Library in Wadesboro from 5:30-6:30 p.m. It is the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s first stop in a multi-county campaign swing that begins Thursday. Bob Etheridge life's work has been about improving the public education system in North Carolina. As a County Commissioner, State Representative, State Superintendent of Schools, and then U.S. Representative, Bob Etheridge has dedicated his life to public service, and as a result, his life's work is deeply rooted in providing better education for the children of North Carolina. The public is invited to this event.
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