WADESBORO — An overnight shooting Wednesday, May 28 at the Oak Hill Apartment complex led to one fatality, one additional attempted murder victim, and the Thursday arrest of a 20-year-old Wadesboro man in Cheraw, SC.

WADESBORO — Working together, the Wadesboro Police Department, in coordination with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, Kea’yon Richardson was apprehended this afternoon in Cheraw, SC.

WADESBORO — On Wednesday, May 28, at approximately 8:38 p.m., Anson County Emergency Communications received a call concerning shots fired. Wadesboro Police Department officers were dispatched following the call to the Oak Hill apartments, located at 1355 N. Green Street.

WADESBORO — It has recently come to light a mass exodus of officers from the Wadesboro Police Department is once again underway.

ANSONVILLE — Tommy Pond remembers a time when not just geese, but people too, flocked to the shores of Gaddy Pond to experience an afternoon with the tamest geese south of Jack Miner Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada, where Canadian Geese are banded and their journey’s tracked.

May is the month dedicated to shining a spotlight on mental health struggles nationally. Bringing mental health a little closer to home, I recently discussed mental health issues with Heather Edwards, owner of Studio 256, and Toni Rorie, owner of Spin Art by Toni. Rorie is also a former long-time Anson County magistrate and continues to work in law enforcement.

ANSON COUNTY — Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2025 occurs on Monday, May 26.

LILESVILLE — Tucked on the corner of Vintage Road and Hailey’s Ferry Rd. is Lilesville’s not so secret, preferred hangout; Crazy J’s Diner, where this past Saturday the community turned out to enjoy a vintage car show, music by local favorite the Blewett Dam Band, and community fellowship.