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Sen. McInnis named majority whip for General Assembly
ROCKINGHAM — Sen. Tom McInnis has been named one of two majority whips for the Senate Republican Caucus in a unanimous vote.
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Prison inmate dies days after COVID-19 diagnosis
POLKTON — One inmate at the Anson Correctional Institution died days after testing positive for COVID-19.
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District fears rising cases, low staff moral
WADESBORO — A continuously rising number of COVID-19 cases in the county and burn out among teachers has caused some concern in the Anson County school district during the first three weeks of Plan B.
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Chili cook-off feeds 10 families for Thanksgiving
WADESBORO — Hungry bellies and eager chefs came together for the first ever Chili Cook-off presented by The Garden House on Nov. 21 at Harvest Ministries.
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Recount affirms Grooms’s win in commissioner race
ROCKINGHAM — Andy Grooms’s spot on the Richmond County Board of Commissioners is assured following the official certification of the vote totals following a recount called by Michael Legrand, who trailed Grooms by just 84 votes after the ballots had been canvassed.
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National gun demand boosts local store
WADESBORO — Guns, guns and more guns line the walls and pile up in glass cases at one local gun shop in Wadesboro. But what you seen upon entering is surprisingly less than half of the store’s normal inventory due to the national increase of gun sales.
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Rep. Bishop releases video of alleged election violations, county disputes conclusions
WADESBORO — Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) continued his effort to fight voting irregularities in Anson County on Friday by appearing at a meeting of local Board of Elections where they finalized the vote totals for the 2020 election.
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N.C. chief justice race still tight as counties finish count
RALEIGH — Candidates in North Carolina’s still-undecided races for Supreme Court chief justice and attorney general on Monday awaited final official results from several counties, two of which had to adjust previous tallies due to administrative errors.
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Montgomery County minor charged in shooting death of 11-year-old Rockingham child
CANDOR — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 12-year-old child with first-degree homicide in the shooting death of an 11-year-old child from Rockingham in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
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Rep. Bishop obtains video footage of elections board
WADESBORO — In the midst of an Election Day rife with controversy, Congressman Dan Bishop went to the Richmond County Court House to follow up on his public records request of video footage from the Anson County Board of Elections.
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Wadesboro Council approves burning of abandoned houses
WADESBORO —The Mayor and Town Council members convened for their monthly meeting on Nov. 2, approving a live-burn and the demolition of abandoned houses.
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Seven Anson educators win Pee Dee grants
WADESBORO — Pee Dee Electric surprised educators from Anson, Richmond, Scotland and Stanly counties with the 2020 Bright Ideas Grants.