Without realizing it, I’ve grown older. I don’t enjoy the same things that I did when I had just reached adulthood. Instead ...

Activities that are more relevant to one’s identity are more likely to generate commitment to a streak. Courtesy photo ANSON COUNTY — Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama ...

Look at the picture. There you see a monument to human ingenuity and patience — and at the same time, one to human frailty. The solid-fuel rocket boosters are like Roman candles. They have a nose cone ...

WADESBORO — Holding a special town council meeting Monday inside a packed courtroom, the Wadesboro town council heard and addressed citizen concerns regarding its new town manager Wiley Ross Jr.’s ...

Boudicca, who’s name means “Bringer of Victory,” was an ancient British Celtic queen who died around 60 CE, after leading her people in a large-scale revolt against Roman rule. Yet, her story is not ...

WADESBORO — With a heavy heart, Sharon Johnston, the mother of missing woman Amber Johnston has confirmed the news no parent ever wants to receive. On Monday, March 10 Sharon received a phone call ...

In the years before the white settlers moved into the new county of Anson, the red man ruled. A tribe named the Siouan ran out the Muskogian tribe who had settled along the Pee Dee and Little Rivers ...

ANSON COUNTY — Following a discussion held by the Anson County Board of Commissioners last month regarding the ongoing issue of animal control enforcement, it was decided to leave managing the stray ...

The Boggan Hammond House is credited with being the first historic building in the county to be restored and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. File image ANSON COUNTY — ...

ANSON — This week, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association hosted sheriffs newly elected or appointed in November, 2022 for the fourth and final week of the Sheriffs’ Leadership Institute in Chapel ...

ANSON COUNTY — The Anson County Health Department was awarded a grant from the James R. Braswell and Bronnie L. Braswell Trust. Funds will be used to help 17 uninsured residents receive their ...

The contentious Dec. 6 meeting of the Anson County Board of Commissioner’s meeting was standing room only to parse out who exactly would be the Anson sheriff. Scott Howell would be appointed by the ...