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Big Game Hunt Tournament returns!
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…
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Whimsical Wings Butterfly Farm: Where imagination and learning take flight
LILESVILLE — In a continuing sign of Lilesville’s tourist attraction potential, Whimsical Wings Butterfly Farm will be opening this April, introducing the area to the ins and outs of raising endangered Monarch butterflies.
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Local summer Baking Camp celebrates another successful year
WADESBORO — Aaliyah Crawford marks another successful end to her annual three-day summer Baking Camp, held at Harvest Ministries Outreach Center and now in its second year, by proudly displaying some of her campers’ creations completed throughout the week.
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Three -day crime wave results in four arrests
ANSON — A rash of larceny and vandalism where neither car nor bike were safe had Anson County Sheriff Office deputies on heightened alert across the county.
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Two wanted for attempted first degree murder
ROCKINGHAM — The Rockingham Police Department has arrested two suspects following their involvement in an attempted murder and robbery on South Skipper Street on May 23.
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Coastal county locals welcome non-residents
KITTY HAWK (AP) — Residents of a coastal North Carolina county stood on a roadside on Monday wearing masks and holding signs welcoming non-resident property owners back to the area after they were banned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 20 people wearing masks and holding handmade signs alongside U.S.…
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Managing stress with the ‘Five A’s’
ANSON COUNTY — Maintaining one’s own mental and physical health during the lock down without access to gyms and in-person therapy can be trying for anyone. Suzanne Maness, Family Advocate with Sandhills Center and NC Families United, has some tips on how to manage stress and mental health, particularly for…
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Bo Wagner | Honk if you love missions
Having been, shall we say, “different” for so very long, sometimes I forget that people can be a bit taken aback by some of the things our church does. But, as a dear friend of mine put it, “They fly their own flag and are happy to do so.” Like…
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Community Calendar
Due to COVID-19, all events are subject to change or cancellation Wednesday, March 25 HOLLA ‘Let’s Move’ Fitness Center from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the HOLLA! Center in Morven. Thursday, March 26 Wadesboro Rotary Club from 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Welika Fish Camp Friday, March…
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Noticing the bright spots
While the snooty meteorological literalist would likely eschew the phrase, the truth is that from our perspective the sun continues to come up day after day. The darkness never holds sway forever, it has its time and is then banished. And even when a dark cloud covers the daytime sky,…
