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Animal control continues to dog commissioners
ANSON 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
ANSON 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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Lorenzo Hubbard from the Ebony Dragons competed in the Explosion Karate Tournament August 9, 2025
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Police chase tears through two counties, fugitive still on the run
ANSON 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”
ANSON 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
ANSON 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
ANSON 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…
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Let’s talk baseball!
ANSON COUNTY — “We are going to talk some ball today,” promised Lorenzo Steele Sr., a former professional baseball player who grew up in Morven, as well as N.Y.
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Alien attack?
Last year, monoliths, portals, and aliens at a Florida mall were all the rage. This year, it’s all “Alien Mother ship is ready to attack!”
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WPD’s weekly crime roundup for July 17-23
Accident with personal injury: 1, Respond to alarm: 14, Animal abuse or neglect call: 1
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