Wadesboro News

A large group of Anson County residents participated in a bike ride to benefit Minister Larry Whitley on May 18.

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Rev. Randy B. Brooks was born and raised in Hamlet and is the son of the late Rev.

An Anson County man is facing felony drug charges after police say he was busted selling drugs out of his home.

Contributed photos Two Chesterfield County residents were pinned as registered nurses May 9 at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on Richmond Community College's campus in Hamlet, N.C. Newly pinned nurses from Chesterfield County are Latoya Johnson of Pageland and Linda Bouie of Cheraw.

The Anson County Board of Elections discussed upcoming board meetings and 2013 municipal election dates at its regular meeting on May 7. Board of Elections director Steve Adams presented the upcoming municipal election dates to both the board and meeting attendees.

The unincorporated areas of Anson County, and the towns of Ansonville, Lilesville, Morven, McFarlan, Peachland, Polkton, and Wadesboro are better prepared for disasters with the recent approval of their local hazard mitigation plan, which is a long-term strategy to reduce the community's vulnerability to natural disasters.

UPDATE: At 11:40 a.m., County Manager Lawrence Gatewood announced that certain county offices had closed early.

Following a multi-session review process, the Wadesboro Town Council appointed Cindi Pope as its new Town Clerk.

The Anson County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a five-year moratorium on the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas.

Mary Harney Northcutt, 76, wife of Med Coleman Northcutt Sr., died May 6, 2013 at Anson Community Hospital in Wadesboro.

The unincorporated areas of Anson County, and the towns of Ansonville, Lilesville, Morven, McFarlan, Peachland, Polkton, and Wadesboro are better prepared for disasters with the recent approval of their local hazard mitigation plan, which is a long-term strategy to reduce the community's vulnerability to natural disasters.

The town of Wadesboro held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss "potentially devastating" financial problems for both current and upcoming budgets.

MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, 282 Midway Road, Rockingham, will have a Yard Sale and Auction 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. Chicken and dumpling plates will be sold for $6 each.

The town of Wadesboro held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss "potentially devastating" financial problems for both current and upcoming budgets.

UPDATE: The town of Wadesboro issued a release warning citizens that the low pressure and outages in the water distribution system on Friday increases the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system.

East Montgomery Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9881 held the annual public recognition program to honor those who serve the citizens on the home front on April 30 in Star.

Janie Schutz started work Oct. 1 as Forest Grove's chief of police, bringing 24 years of law enforcement experience in Wisconsin and North Carolina, including more than three years as chief in Wadesboro, N.C., a community of about 6,000 residents just above the South Carolina border.