Anson County News

Photo by Abby Cavenaugh Anna Baucom, chairwoman of the Anson County Board of Commissioners, speaks to the Wadesboro Civitan Club on Friday, June 26, about Golden LEAF funding and the countya s 2009-10 budget.

Law enforcement agencies in Richmond and Anson counties are looking for this suspect in robberies.

A man suspected of doing three store robberies recently in Richmond and Anson counties has been videotaped, and his image is being used to seek his identification.

Seeking information on Sarah Jane Elizabeth Meador who married Absalom Rorie in 1817 at White Store, Anson County, North Carolina.

Official break ground on the new Progress Energy plant in Richmond County on May 8. Construction employment at the plant was one of the factors cited in the county's lower unemployment rate.

Bread of Heaven of N.C. restaurant officially opened in Morven on Friday, June 26.

Representatives from Burnsville Learning Center Viney Daniels, Elsie White and Carol Smith appeared before the Anson County Board of Commissioners during a public hearing Tuesday night, June 16, to ask for county funding of the center, which provides various services and programs to children and adults.

The Golden LEAF Foundation has announced who will receive its grant money. The funds come to a total of $1,723,168, according to an e-mail dated June 8 from Pat Cabe, the vice president of programs/community assistance and outreach.

Strong thunderstorms are pounding the Charlotte area again this evening, producing a host of warnings but few reports of actual damage.

A former Scotland High School band director has been charged with indecent liberties with a student.

On the eve of the graduation of Anson High School's Class of 2009, Dr. Greg Firn, superintendent of the county school system, appeared at the regular weekly meeting of the Wadesboro Civitan Club to give its members an update on how things are going.

Anson County Department of Social Services director Lula Jackson, left, talks with client Kimberly Polk of Polkton about some of the services that DSS offers to those in need of assistance.

Violent crimes in which someone was hurt in Richmond County are reported at a rate which is some five points lower than the statewide average and lower than five other surrounding counties.

State House Democrats could consider raising taxes on North Carolina's wealthiest taxpayers as they struggle with a record budget shortfall, a Charlotte lawmaker said Friday morning.

North Carolina's Senate passed by an overwhelming margin, 40-8, Monday night a bill that would grant millions in tax incentives for an unnamed company to invest $1 billion in a new facility for North Carolina.

Staff report The Anson County water connection to Richmond County has been shut down until further notice, Richmond County Manager Jim Haynes said.

Unemployment ticked upward two-tenths of a percentage point in Richmond County over the month of April, even as the statewide rate dropped along with those of 83 of North Carolinaa s 100 counties.

The rain has been great for lawns and gardens, but anyone waiting for drier conditions will enjoy the weekend forecast.

Numbers released by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission Friday showed some Anson citizens were finding jobs.

Morven Elementary School student Felicity Powe will represent Anson County in the upcoming Miss North Carolina Pageant as Miss Anson County's Carolina Princess.A A slideshow Morven Elementary School student Felicity Powe will represent Anson County in the upcoming Miss North Carolina Pageant as Miss Anson County's Carolina Princess.A A Felicity is ...