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The home of T. Willie Bennett, 982 Salisbury St., Wadesboro, became the property of the federal government Wednesday. U.S. Marshals take over Wadesboro home
The home of a local man became the property of the federal government Wednesday. The former home of T. Willie Bennett, 982 Salisbury St., Wadesboro, was formally seized after a default judgement a...
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Anson Crisis Ministry volunteers, from left, David "Gator" Stroupe, Minnie Spencer and Sara Powell prepare grocery bags of food to be distributed to the needy in Anson County. Anson Crisis Ministry faces its own crisis
Anson Crisis Ministry exists to help those who are down on their luck by providing food, clothing and even help with utility bills. But, over the summer, director Ann James said, “The econom...
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Wadesboro police searching for shooting suspect
Staff Report The Wadesboro Police Department are searching for a man who they say fired shots at an occupied vehicle. Marcus Antonio Allen allegedly fired at another man’s vehicle after he g...
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School board approves software to let citizens track student success
The Anson County Board of Education will implement a system that allows citizens to track various measures of performance in schools. The board approved a contract with Mariner, a company that spe...
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Anson sees big drop in unemployment
The unemployment rate improved dramatically in Anson in July. Anson’s unemployment rate went from 13.4 percent in June to 12.6 percent in July. By comparison, at this time last year, the une...
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Logan Scarborough of Polkton is shown competing in the 2010 Stihl Timbersports national collegiate championships, which were held over the weekend in Salem, Ore. Scarborough won the title and will now go on to compete in the world championships Sept. 3-5 in Austria. Polkton's Scarborough wins national timbersports championship
Logan Scarborough of Polkton won the 2010 Stihl Timbersports national collegiate title in Salem, Ore., on Sunday, Aug. 29. It was Scarborough’s second straight trip to the national champion...
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School supplies, uniforms donated to Anson schools
by Abby Cavenaugh
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Each year, the Faith-Based Center of Hope adopts a couple of Anson County schools and throughout the year, donates school supplies and uniforms, and provides other help in the form of volunteer wor...
Two arrested in ATV thefts
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Anson County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested two individual in the theft of a number of four-wheelers. Seven stolen four-wheelers have been recovered and were returned to their owners on Thursd...
Theft ring participants sentenced in federal court
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Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen has announced that all nine suspects arrested in 2009 for a series of breaking and enterings in a 10-county area have now been sentenced in federal court. These ...
Pizza delivery person robbed
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The Anson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a pizza delivery person. On Thursday evening, Aug. 26, around 10:30 p.m., the victim (whose name is not being released) was deli...
SPCC’s Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center to have
 open house
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MONROE— South Piedmont Community College (SPCC) will celebrate the opening of the Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center on Sept. 14 from 4-6 p.m. Golden LEAF representatives will be ...
Discover Anson bike ride set for Nov. 6
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The fifth annual Discover Anson Bike Ride will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Ansonville. The ride offers 30-, 50- and 70-mile routes in the southern Piedmont and the foothills of the Uwharrie Mo...
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