Sheriff Scott Howell
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Animal Control Advisory Committee is formed
ANSON COUNTY — The first meeting of the Anson County Animal Control Advisory Committee was held Friday. On the agenda was the committee’s immediate need to focus on appointing officers to positions.
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The link between drug use and crime with Sheriff Howell and William Short
ANSON COUNTY — Founder of Community Addiction and Awareness, William “Boogie” Short has been holding meetings since March 2024, initially in the little AA building, now in the Community Room at Atrium Anson, the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
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“We can change Anson County”
The Anson County Sheriff’s Office is currently providing deputies for the town of Wadesboro again. A new contract is waiting to be signed. I know you have seen deputies responding to calls or you may have even had interactions with them. The employees of the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, Detention…
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Wadesboro honors its fallen on Memorial Day
WADESBORO — Ansonians gathered at Wadesboro Park to honor, remember, and celebrate its fallen on Memorial Day. Many county leaders were present including Sheriff Scott Howell and his wife Kelly, Anson County’s Veteran Service Officer Brendan Gibbons, Judy Cox, Laura Laney, and several former service men and women.
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Another mass exodus of officers, why?
WADESBORO — It has recently come to light a mass exodus of officers from the Wadesboro Police Department is once again underway.
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WPD officer asks; “Where is the thin blue line?”
ANSON COUNTY — This week, woes within the Wadesboro Police Department spilled into public view during Monday’s Wadesboro town council meeting highlighting a disagreement brewing between the Wadesboro Town Council, the WPD, and the Anson County Sheriff’s Office regarding the safety of Wadesboro’s officers and the duties of Anson County…
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Murdered man found by neighbors
WADESBORO — Noticing a strange odor on the block, neighbors conducted their own investigation and discovered a dead body on Cox Road Friday, May 2. Following the discovery, neighbors called the Anson County Sheriff’s Office to take over the case at approximately 9 a.m. Friday morning.
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Recovery help offered in Anson
ANSON COUNTY — With prisoner rehabilitation on his mind, Executive Directive of Safer Communities Ministries Daryl Oliver addressed Anson County Commissioners Tuesday night to introduce Safer Communities to both the Board and the greater Anson County area.
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Sheriff provides update on search to identify Wadesboro’s Jane Doe
WADESBORO — Regarding the identification of the body located in the Wadesboro woods behind the North Carolina National Guard Armory, Anson County Sheriff Scott Howell has released the following statement;
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Murder Tuesday
ANSON COUNTY— At approximately 2:39 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, deputies with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 75 Global Road in Wadesboro following a report of someone shot during a home invasion.
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Sheriff Howell addresses ongoing policing issues in Wadesboro
WADESBORO — Following a recent online published article regarding the Anson County Sheriff’s Office partnership with the Wadesboro Police Department and their efforts to ensure continuity in citizen police protection amid the department’s dwindling staff numbers, Wadesboro town council member Garrett Snuggs independently contacted the Anson Record to discuss the…
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According to Sheriff Howell
WADESBORO — With rumors swirling down the aisles of Food Lion and blaring across Charlotte’s prime time news programs over the last few days, Sheriff Scott Howell took a day to collect his thoughts before addressing citizens’ concerns regarding alleged dysfunction between Wadesboro town officials and the Wadesboro Police Department…
