pandemic
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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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Anson testing scores still behind pre-pandemic numbers
ANSON — Testing and Curriculum Specialist for the Anson County School District, Joy Wallace, updated school board members on recent testing scores from the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year.
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COVID-19 cases spike; medical staff work to meet demand for tests, vaccines
WADESBORO — Cases are at a new high across the country, and Anson County is seeing spikes as well.
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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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Pandemic assistance available for livestock producers
ROCKINGHAM — Livestock and poultry producers can now apply for assistance for losses from insufficient access during the pandemic through the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP).
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Atrium experts provide pandemic advice
WADESBORO — The Anson County Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual panel with experts from Atrium Health to discuss tips on staying healthy and sane during the pandemic.
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One year since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
WADESBORO — A year ago on March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since then, the United States lost over 520,000 people to the deadly virus and now, three vaccines have emerged in record time to fight COVID-19.
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Late payment left resident without water
WADESBORO — In the midst of a global pandemic, one Wadesboro resident lived with her water shutoff for the weekend after missing a payment and then trying unsuccessfully to pay the Town of Wadesboro with a voucher.
