ANSON COUNTY— This year the Anson County Chamber sponsored Big Game Hunting Tournament at Four Branches Sporting Preserve is in its 25th year and Chamber President Sandy Cox says it is not too late to get in on securing your spot in this year’s legacy hunt, which Cox says will take place Friday, November 28, and Saturday, November 29 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., with weigh-ins taking place at Four Branches Sporting Preserve, located at 425 Poplar Hill Church Road in Polkton.

Most Americans picture the first Thanksgiving as a long table piled high with the land’s bounty and seated around it are the Pilgrims and the Native Americans- one big happy turkey loving family. But is this really the case? What was the first American Thanksgiving really like, anyway?

ANSON COUNTY— This year the Anson County Chamber sponsored Big Game Hunting Tournament at Four Branches Sporting Preserve is in its 25th year and Chamber President Sandy Cox says it is not too late to get in on securing your spot in this year’s legacy hunt, which Cox says will take place Friday, November 28, and Saturday, November 29 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., with weigh-ins taking place at Four Branches Sporting Preserve, located at 425 Poplar Hill Church Road in Polkton.

Halloween is a highlight of fall, as children and even adults anxiously await October 31. Similar to the holiday season, people often decorate their homes for Halloween, and even do so well in advance of late October to maximize the amount of time they get to enjoy the trinkets and other items.

WADESBORO — Born from the dust-choked fields of the Great Depression, the Brown Creek Soil Conservation District in Anson County became a national model for saving America’s topsoil.

ANSON COUNTY — We often think of eating seafood in the spring and summer, but did you know that October is National Seafood Month?

NORTH CAROLINA — Here in North Carolina, our native orb weaving spiders are a familiar sight during the early Fall, with species such as spotted orb weavers and writing spiders consistently marking the changing seasons. But recently, an unfamiliar species has appeared amongst our Autumn spider assemblage – an international traveler that just might be here to stay.