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School board, commissioners hold annual joint meeting
Interim superintendent Michael Freeman provided a school district update at the Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting at Grace Senior Center on April 23. Freeman said the children of Anson County are fortunate to have citizens concerned for their welfare. “Citizens elect board members whom they trust for [the kids’] welfare,” Freeman said. “Parents display trust every morning when they place their children in...
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Polkton man airlifted after shooting
Last week, a family feud between two cousins got out of hand. One cousin ended up in jail; the other, in the hospital in Charlotte. Polkton Police Chief Matt Norris said that cousins Jermaine Borden and Rayshawn Reid got into an argument over something someone had posted on social networking site, Facebook. “Beer bottles were thrown, and at some point, somebody got a gun,” Norris said. The argument escalated until Borden shot Reid in the ...
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Presbyterian Salad Luncheon raises money for local needs
It’s the same scenario the first Tuesday every month: at 9 a.m., four or five people are already lined up at the door of First Presbyterian Church of Wadesboro, seeking help with emergencies. The minister listens to each story of need. The stories have a common theme — there’s not enough money to pay the bills, buy the groceries, get the medicine. This scene is repeated each month, and has been for several years, but as the recession linger...
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Barbara Bailey was named the overall winner of the first-ever Grace Senior Center fashion show on Thursday in Wadesboro.
Grace Senior Center hosts fashion show
A few of the senior citizens who regularly visit Grace Senior Center in Wadesboro got a special treat Thursday, as some of the center’s regulars participated in a fashion show at Hampton B. Allen Library. Grace Senior Center site manager Nan Crump organized the fashion show, which featured all local “models/contestants.” “They are all local and they’re wearing their Sunday best,” Crump said. Anson Cooperative Extension 4-H agent Roshunda ...
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