COVID
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Divided by the pandemic, local sisters reunite
ANSON — One Charlotte woman, Alexis Diggs, decided to take the loneliness wrought by the enforced separation of the COVID pandemic into her own hands, reuniting sisters Wincy Harrington and Louise Little last Friday.
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Atrium expert: Omicron variant ‘surprising’ but not worth panic
WADESBORO — With the World Health Organization naming the Omicron variant of COVID-19 a new “variant of concern” on Friday, local health officials have shared some of the early information they have about it and what, if anything, the public should change about their current behavior with regard to the…
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County officials to discuss nurse salaries this week
WADESBORO — Anson County Health Director Fred Thompson will meet with county leaders this week to discuss the issue of nurse salaries following Thompson’s insistence at the September Board of Commissioners meeting that he can’t afford to pay nurses a competitive salary at the department’s current funding level.
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Fall festival postponed due to COVID concerns
MORVEN — The Morven Town Council announced this month that the town’s annual fall festival scheduled for Oct. 30 has been postponed with the possibility of an event happening in the spring, if at all. This change comes after a rise in COVID-19 cases in Anson County since early July.
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Football games cancelled due to COVID
WADESBORO — All Anson High School football games for this week are canceled due to COVID concerns in the schools.
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4-H summer camp returns after hiatus
WADESBORO — After a summer hiatus in 2020, Anson County 4-H is excited to resume summer camp with safety precautions in place.
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Receive free COVID-19 vaccinations, testing
ANSONVILLE — The Caraway Business Center is hosting a free COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic, in collaboration with the Resourceful Clinical Laboratory, on Saturday, June 5.
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Students return for in-person classes
WADESBORO — Students returned to the classrooms on March 1 after the school board approved a two cohort re-entry plan for all schools.
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Students to return to class in two-cohort plan
WADESBORO — The Anson County School Board is preparing for all students to return on March 1 in a two cohort layout.
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Cases rising, Cooper adds new restrictions
WADESBORO — Governor Roy Cooper issued a temporary, modified stay-at-home order beginning on Dec. 11 in order to curb the spread of COVID-19, which has reached new heights over the last several months.
