Anson County
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Commissioners say “No” to renewing Rescue Squad contract
ANSON — With little further discussion on the matter, the Anson County Board of Commissioners decided to no longer contract with the Anson Rescue Squad last Tuesday. This decision leaves the rescue entity, already perilously close to closure, with the lasting question: Should they find the funds to continue operating…
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Rescue Squad no more?
ANSON COUNTY — On the brink of bankruptcy, Tyler Greene, of the Anson Rescue Squad, requested $420,480 for yearly salaries for the squad’s EMTs and Paramedics at the county commissioner’s mid-October meeting in order to keep the doors open and the lights on.
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Why I stand with LEO
September 11 remains a dark day, forever ingrained in the hearts and minds of those who lived through watching the towers fall. We know where we were and what we were doing when the news hit us like a sucker punch to the face.
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Anson County basketball coach charged with human trafficking a minor and indecent liberties with a child
WADESBORO- On Thursday March 14, thirty-year old Jamoszio Burch, an Anson County youth basketball coach, was arrested and charged with one count of human trafficking of a child and two indecent liberties with children, according to details released by the Anson County Sheriff’s Office.
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Anson Sheriff controversy awaits judgment from NC Court of Appeals
WADESBORO — In December of 2022, chaos and confusion broke out with many different factions claiming either Wadesboro police officer Gerald Cannon or Anson County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Scott Howell as the presumptive Anson County Sheriff.
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Former Anson teacher again arrested for child sex crimes
ANSONVILLE — On October 10, the Anson County Sheriff’s Office arrested former Ansonville Elementary School teacher Clinton Justin Jones for charges connected to child sex crimes.
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Soul food for the soul
WADESBORO — “Part of the vision the Lord gave us is to open a restaurant,” shared Mike Chambers.
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Anson Record welcomes new writer
WADESBORO — My name is Lauren Monica and I am very excited to introduce myself to you as the newest reporter for the Anson Record. I got my start in reporting with Swartz Media, most notably the Chesterfield County (South Carolina) News and Shopper. Prior to reporting, my background was…
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Hats, skillet, fried chicken: Morven matriarch celebrates 90th birthday
MORVEN — Ms. Lee E. Love celebrated her ninetieth birthday this Monday, August 7, 2023.
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ACLU files lawsuit against NC Department of Public Safety for inhume treatment of incarcerated transgender woman
RALEIGH — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, and Patterson Harkavy LLP today filed a complaint on behalf of Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman incarcerated at Anson Correctional Institution who is being denied essential gender-affirming health care. Mrs. Zayre-Brown has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a serious…
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Pee Dee Electric schedule changing as it moves to new facility
LILESVILLE — The Rockingham and Wadesboro offices of Pee Dee Electric will be permanently closed to the public after the end of the work day on Oct. 14 as the cooperative moves into its new facility.
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Gaming businesses close after town sends warning of enforcement
WADESBORO — Most of the gaming facilities in Wadesboro closed after the Wadesboro Police Department sent a notice to owners, cracking down violations of cash payouts with electronic gaming machines.
