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Pinning Ceremony celebrates nursing grads
Staff reportSouth Piedmont Community College proudly celebrated its nursing graduates during a Nursing Pinning Ceremony held on Dec.12 at 4 p.m. in Building A at the Old Charlotte Highway Campus. The pinning ceremony is a long-standing nursing tradition that symbolizes the student’s transition from the classroom to the profession and honors…
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Dear Santa Claus …
By Kasie Strickland kstrickland@civitasmedia.comNORTH POLE — Finally, the night that millions of kids have been waiting anxiously for all year has arrived: Christmas Eve.
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Big Game Hunt Tournament returns to Anson County
By Lauren Monica lmonica@cmpapers.comANSON 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…
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ACSO deputies nab fugitive Scotty Roy Hills
By Lauren Monica lmonica@cmpapers.comANSON COUNTY — The Anson County Sheriff’s Office announced deputies have captured armed and dangerous fugitive, Scotty Roy Hills, after finding him hiding under a building located on the south side of Wadesboro Tuesday morning.
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Travel and outdoor tips from Sheriff Scott Howell
By Sheriff Scott Howell ACSOANSON COUNTY — With fall quickly approaching many families will be planning camping trips. First before leaving home make sure your vehicle is ready for the trip. Check your tire’s tread wear, air pressure and make sure your brakes are in good working order before hitting the road. While on…
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Animal control continues to dog commissioners
By Lauren MonicaANSON COUNTY — Animal services and control have been a focus of Anson County commissioners throughout the summer. Members of the newly appointed advisory committee to suggest solutions: Brian Ellerby, Sheriff Scott Howell, and Christine Morton, introduced two options for the board’s consideration last Tuesday. Commissioners ultimately voted to open…
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Commissioners vote to approve license plate agency renewal
By Lauren MonicaANSON COUNTY — County Manager Leonard Sossoman introduced renewing the county’s contract with the Department of Motor Vehicles during his manager’s report Tuesday, sharing a letter he received from the state regarding the county’s lease and its approaching deadline for renewal. Following discussion, the board decided to renew the license…
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Police chase tears through two counties, fugitive still on the run
Staff ReportANSON COUNTY — The Anson County Sheriff’s Office, Polkton Police, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Rockingham Police and NCSHP Aviation Unit were involved in an active search Sunday night around Hwy. 74 near Harrington Road in Lilesville. The chase began in Rockingham, where officers learned through the Flock system the driver…
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Commissioner Ellerbe: “Show me the accounts”
By Lauren Monica lmonica@championcarolinas.comANSON COUNTY — In a County Commissioner meeting earlier this month, Finance Director Holly Berry informed commissioners the county was down roughly $14 million in a twelve-month period. During the same meeting, DHHS Department Head Brian Ellerby alerted the board to an unfolding crisis within his department: the much-needed unfreezing…
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New hires needed to keep animal shelter running
By Lauren Monica lmonica@championcarolinas.comANSON COUNTY — President of Friends of the Anson County Animal Shelter, a non-profit organization, Christine Morton, updated the board of commissioners earlier this month on the animal shelter. Morton is also a member of the newly formed Animal Control Advisory Board.
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Leaders coming together for change
By Lauren MonicaANSON COUNTY — “You can change, you don’t have to live this way,” says William Short, and it is the main point he hopes sticks with people after they attend a Community Awareness for Addiction and Recovery meeting. Short says his meetings are not exclusively for addicts, but instead are…














