Wadesboro
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Wadesboro native writes real life tale of rags to riches
RALEIGH — Elder Joey Spencer has written a novel, “From the Bench to the Board” detailing his experiences living on the street as a homeless man to his journey becoming a board member and pastor. Though he may live a good distance away in Raleigh now, Wadesboro continues to hold…
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Not guilty
WADESBORO — The business of Wadesboro Town Councilman and Pro Tem Mayor Garrett Snuggs, Bankshots Bar and Grill, was investigated back in December by Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) and marijuana was located in an office inside, according to records from Anson County District Court.
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Annual MLK Jr. March: well attended despite rain and cold
WADESBORO — Wadesboro’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial March in honor of the slain civil rights leader began Saturday at the Department of Social Services. Despite the early morning rain many turned out for the march which concluded at the Lockhart Taylor Center.
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Annual MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast packed the Lockhart-Taylor Center
WADESBORO — The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Unity Prayer Breakfast was held Saturday at the Lockhart-Taylor Center following Wadesboro’s annual Memorial March in honor of the legendary civil rights leader.
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Councilman charged with ALE violations, alleges “smear campaign”
WADESBORO — The business of Wadesboro town councilman and Pro Tem Mayor Garrett Snuggs, Bank Shots Bar and Grill, was investigated Friday night by Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) and marijuana was located in an office inside, according to records from Anson County District Court.
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Anson County Schools hire two more student resource officers
ANSON — Following a request from Sheriff Scott Howell, county commissioners voted in late October to fund his proposal to enter into a contract with the Anson County School District to hire two additional school resource officers [SRO] to serve in the school system.
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Wadesboro native makes good on childhood promise
Wadesboro native Anthone Harris grew up knowing he has a knack for story-telling, his characters naturally springing from the wells of his imagination fully developed.
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Concerns mount for missing Wadesboro man
WADESBORO — Following a welfare check on September 8, a missing Wadesboro man is suspected of meeting with foul play after his driver’s side car window was found busted out following a September 6 altercation allegedly involving shots fired inside the Pineview Circle trailer park.
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Investigators discover body of missing Wadesboro man
WADESBORO — Today the Anson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of 35-year old Darryl Leon Richardson Sr.
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Why I stand with LEO
September 11 remains a dark day, forever ingrained in the hearts and minds of those who lived through watching the towers fall. We know where we were and what we were doing when the news hit us like a sucker punch to the face.
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Aggressive dog dumped in neighbor’s yard
LILESVILLE — An August 18 report of someone dumping an aggressive dog at a neighbor’s property on Stanback Ferry Rd., remains active.
