Chipper Long
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Turning peanuts into homes
By Lauren Monica lmonica@ansonrecord.comANSON COUNTY — This week Anson County Homes of Hope began selling premium boiled Virginia peanuts for a reasonable $5 a quart.
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Town Council approves budget, minus funding for new grant writer
By Lauren Monica lmonica@ansonrecord.comWADESBORO — During a specially scheduled town council meeting to approve the budget, the possibility of hiring a full-time grant writer again became a topic of contention amongst council members, with some feeling the recent grant writing training received by Wadesboro Town Manger Wiley Ross Jr. and its Finance Officer…
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The censure heard ‘round the county
By Lauren Monica lmonica@ansonrecord.comWADESBORO — Wadesboro town councilman Chipper Long reached out to the Anson Record to discuss a censure letter he received earlier in the week from town attorney, Aaron Bates, informing him that his fellow council members voted to censure him for his public speech made across personal social media platforms,…
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No charges to be filed in K-9’s shooting death- instead a lawsuit
By Lauren Monica lmonica@ansonrecord.comWADESBORO — Late Friday, Interim Wadesboro Police Chief Jason Eschert posted an official statement released by his office detailing conclusions made by investigators into the death of K-9 Officer Blitz, who was shot to death by a fellow WPD officer following a high-speed chase and traffic stop April 2.







