Anson County News

A former county commissioner will try to retake a spot on the board in 2010. Roger Lane served one term - including a stint as the board's chairman - that ended when he decided not to seek re-election. "I'm back and ready to go," he said Saturday.

MONROE a ' The American Red Cross has scheduled four blood drives in Union County and one in Anson County during this holiday season.

Mariner, an industry-leading business intelligence and performance management solutions provider, was chosen by Anson County School District to help establish a roadmap for the District's online Strategic Commitments Dashboard and Scorecards.

Dr. Don Altieri, former South Piedmont Community College president and current executive director of New Ventures Business Ventures, Inc., accepted the Henry W. Little III Community Leadership Award at the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Tuesday night.

Mariner, an industry-leading business intelligence and performance management solutions provider, was chosen by Anson County School District to help establish a roadmap for the District's online Strategic Commitments Dashboard and Scorecards.

Army Sgt. Cynthia Ratliff passed out flags to audience members before the start of Anson County's Veterans Day service on Nov.

Bicycling enthusiasts started out the Discover Anson Bike Ride at Ansonville Elementary bright and early on Saturday morning, Nov.

Michael McLeod, executive director for individual and organizational accountability for the Anson County school system and also pastor of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, is leading an effort to unite the county's schools and pastors with the goal of helping all students succeed.

Geneva Nance PEACHLAND a ' Geneva Stegall Nance, 93, died Wednesday at Carolinas Medical Center-Union in Monroe.

Former Wadesboro Police Chief Bobby Usrey was elected to the town council on Election Day Tuesday.

Wes Morton's car and the train that struck it came to a stop across the Anson County line about a mile past the point of impact.

Investigators say 61-year-old William Wessley Morton died after a train struck the passenger side of his car.

A man died after a train crashed into a car early Sunday morning near the Union County and Anson County lines, police said.

Wadesboro Town Manager John Witherspoon reads the story of an Anson County domestic violence victim, represented by cardboard silhouettes at a candlelight vigil held Thursday night, Oct.

Like many people diagnosed with cancer, Debbie Wright of Wadesboro immediately thought the worst when she was diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer in January 2002.

A man was arrested after he crashed a car into a home during a chase early Tuesday morning, Monroe police say.

Anson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Greg Firn, right, recently met with Congressman Larry Kissell in Washington, D.C., to discuss the importance of education.

A steady stream of festival-goers walked the streets of uptown Wadesboro during the 2009 People Fest, which ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Catawba County Schools, which logged an 84 percent graduation rate last year, was honored today as one of North Carolina's top 10 districts for freshmen earning diplomas four years later.

Four men and a juvenile are in custody after allegedly stealing three televisions.