Anson Record file photo
                                The first-place prize when to Colleen Scott’s house last year, pictured.

Anson Record file photo

The first-place prize when to Colleen Scott’s house last year, pictured.

WADESBORO — It’s time to light up Anson County once again.

For those who reside in Anson County, you can decorate your home or personal property with holiday décor and send your address to editor@ansonrecord.com to enter the Anson Record’s “The Great Christmas Light Contest.”

Decorations may be secular, religious, animated, or whatever you imagine. All decorations must be in place no later than Dec 12. All residential addresses will be judged no later than Dec. 19.

Residents wishing to enter may submit their entry in person at the Anson Record office in the office building located at 123 E. Martin St. in Wadesboro. A winner will be chosen at the end of the contest.

The Great Christmas Light Contest is designed to bring back some of the holiday cheer lost to COVID-19 last year, and threatens to again this year. The hope is to encourage families to drive through their communities with a sense of wonder at the lights.

The winner last year was Colleen Scott of Lilesville out of 29 houses competing, with Rosia and Thomas Chambers of Wadesboro in second and Jamie Varela of Lilesville in third.

As addresses are submitted, the Anson Record will release a list of the addresses competing to help you plan your Christmas light viewing convenience.