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Adeline Cavenaugh, 3, of Wadesboro and Austin Hatley, also 3, of Polkton enjoy the side-by-side slides at the new Wadesboro Park on Monday afternoon, March 8. First phase of Wadesboro park finished
Although spring doesn’t officially begin for two and a half more weeks, Wadesboro citizens now have a new spot to take advantage of the spring-like weather that has visited the area this wee...
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Anson receives grant to rehab, extend sewer service
Anson County has obtained a grant to rehabilitate manholes and extend sewer service. The $223,167 grant from the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center was announced March 3 in a statement from th...
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County commissioners consider new high school proposal
The Anson County Board of Commissioners heard a brief proposal for a new high school on March 2. The substance of the proposal was similar to the one presented to the Board of Education Feb. 22. R...
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Scott Miller, CEO and founder of Move the Mountain, spoke to citizens at First United Methodist Church in Wadesboro about the Circles program, which fights poverty. Circles program seeks to move mountains
The Circles program is starting to get off the ground. Circles was created by Move the Mountain Leadership Center, which aspires to form a “critical mass” of leaders focused on ending ...
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Lamate Sherron Anderson, 29, of Monroe was arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Peachland-Polkton Elementary School teacher Yolanda Simon. Peachland-Polkton Elementary teacher murdered
Yolanda Simon, 37, a fifth-grade teacher at Peachland-Polkton Elementary School, was murdered inside her home in Monroe on Sunday, Feb. 28. According to a press release from the Monroe Police Dep...
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Members of Anson County s Ag Advisory Board pose with the new Voluntary Agricultural District sign on the front porch of Evelyn Capel s farm just outside Wadesboro. From left: Todd Moore, chair of the advisory board; Jennifer Baptiste, county planner and ex-officio advisory board member; Jeff Griffin, advisory board member also representing the Anson County Cattlemen s Association; John Springer of Ansonville, advisory board member; Janine Rywak, director of Anson County Cooperative Extension and ex-officio advisory board member; Robbie Harrington of Lilesville, advisory board member; and Jeff Boothby, grandson of Evelyn Capel. Voluntary Ag District signs popping up all over Anson
More and more often throughout rural areas of Anson County, motorists may start noticing signs announcing that certain properties are part of the Voluntary Agricultural District ( VAD ). Currently...
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Plans for new high school move forward
by Abby Cavenaugh
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In a 5-1 vote Monday night, Feb. 22, the Anson County Board of Education voted to move forward with plans for the construction of a new high school. Robbie Ferris with SFL+A Architects appeared b...
Longtime fugitive arrested by sheriff's deputies
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Anson County sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect they had been looking for over the past several months on Friday, Feb. 19. The Sheriff's Office had asked for the public’s help in finding this ...
Wadesboro Chiropractic opens in new location
by Abby Cavenaugh
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When Dr. Brian Dial of Wadesboro Chiropractic, P.A., decided to move his practice to a more visible location than its original spot on Steinbeck Ferry Road, he found that uptown Wadesboro proved to...
Rockingham attorney files for D.A.
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Rockingham attorney Reece Saunders has filed for election to the office of District Attorney for District 20-A, which includes Anson, Richmond and Stanley counties.  Saunders, 57, was born and rais...
Tarlton signs with Wingate football
by Justin Allen
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Marshall Tarlton signed a letter of intent Monday to play center for Wingate University's football team. The Anson High School right tackle received a $13,000 scholarship. From left, his mother, To...
Sheriff Allen files for re-election
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Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen, center, filed for re-election last Monday, Feb. 8, at the Anson County Board of Elections. Pictured are some of the sheriff's staff and friends (from left to right...
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