PEACHLAND — Deputies with the Anson County Sheriff ‘s Office responded to a residence on Monroe White Store Road following a report of shots fired in the area Nov. 10 at 12 :24 a.m. after a social gathering devolved into an altercation and shoot-out in the parking lot.

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 and can they compete with the county’s paid emergency medical service?

October 30

Raleigh, N.C. – Anson County Commissioners James “Jamie” Caudle and Jarvis T. Woodburn joined fellow county leaders as the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) convened its biennial Legislative Goals Conference on Nov. 14-15, 2024, at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. The two-day event, which gathered county representatives from across the state, finalized the NCACC’s legislative priorities ahead of the upcoming long session of the North Carolina General Assembly.

ANSON — The Anson County Board of Commissioners said goodbye to retiring Commissioners JD Bricken and Harold C. Smith Tuesday night. Bricken served one term as commissioner, while Smith is the county’s longest serving commissioner to date.

ANSON — The Anson County Farmers Market kicked off Thanksgiving with a special market day in honor of the holiday Saturday. Vendors from all over came to showcase their wares before an eager crowd of shoppers.

ANSON — Mrs. Janie C. Harris was honored by the Anson County V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary with a surprise pre-birthday celebration at the HOLLA! Development Center in Morven, October 19.

UNION — Representative Mark and Lisa Brody of Monroe, NC will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 29, 2024.