ANSON — Ansonians gathered Thursday, May 1 to celebrate and honor the nation’s National Day of Prayer at the steps of the Wadesboro courthouse.

In honor of the award winning Ansonia Theater’s upcoming rendition of Winnie the Pooh, the theater held a reading of several Winnie the Pooh books at the Hampton B. Allen Library

May kicks off Lupus awareness month during which sufferers of the illness, and their supporters, wear purple or butterflies to bring awareness to the autoimmune disease. Both, along with the wolf, are symbols of the condition. The name Lupus is derived from the Latin word for wolf because the Malar rash, a facial rash commonly associated with the condition, closely resembles a wolf’s bite.

WADESBORO — The crack of the bat filled the air Saturday April 26 at Anson Middle School as the Lady A’s softball team took to the field in their triumphant and highly anticipated return to the county.

POLKTON — Local man Chase Burr, 31, known affectionately around the area as Anson County’s own “Johnny Appleseed,” allegedly had a very busy 24 hours; beginning with a home being broken into on Rosa Lane April 18, and ending with threats and vandalism to homes on East Freemont Street April 19.

WADESBORO — Addressing her previous superiors and Wadesboro’s town leaders, former Wadesboro Police Department Officer Kayla Wright spoke her truth in a voice that at times shook with the emotion of the moment — reliving the night K-9 Blitz was shot and killed by one of his own in the line of duty for town council members and residents of Wadesboro alike.

April 30:

Five students from the Ebony Dragons Martial Arts Academy competition team traveled to Florence, SC, Saturday, April 5 to compete in the PRO AM Karate Tournament. Picture left to right; Jase Roscoe, Jordyn Hough, Emma Roscoe. The back row; Master Ronnie Covington and Sensei Denise Watkins. Not pictured is Sensei Lorenzo Hubbard.