Wadesboro, NC

Have you ever looked down at the floorboards of your home and asked, what is going on below, and if so, I’m glad you did, because here is the story of how one homeowner in Turkey’s home remodeling project uncovered an entire city behind his basement wall.

ANSON COUNTY — Support, goodwill and lots of luck swirled around Wadesboro dining staple, Lady Bug Family Restaurant, Thursday, when North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earl visited the county seat, stopping in for a special meet-and-greet event with Anson County voters.

November is known for its shortened days, first hard frosts and its quiet shift from autumn to winter. Across cultures, November is associated with remembrance, reflection, gratitude, harvest celebrations, cultural and ancestral traditions.

WADESBORO — The annual Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil in Anson County continues to serve as both a remembrance of lives lost and a call to action for the community. Through the voices of advocates, survivors’ family members, and longtime supporters, one message remained clear throughout this year’s event: domestic violence affects every community, and ending it requires awareness, education, and collective action.

WADESBORO— Magic, mystery and community filled the streets of Wadesboro Halloween during the town’s annual Candy Crawl, a communal effort focused on safety, fun and fellowship.

WADESBORO — Harvest Ministries, with support from the NC Rural Center, is helping local youth prepare for life’s challenges through its Seeds of Success (SOS) Youth Mental Health and Life Skills Program, a comprehensive initiative focused on practical education, emotional wellness, leadership development and personal growth.

ANSON COUNTY— The Anson County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its annual Big Game Hunt, with several changes planned this year to better accommodate participants traveling from across the region.

WADESBORO — An unsecured entrance at the Anson County Board of Elections office prompted a multi-agency investigation Saturday after an elderly man entered the building outside regular operating hours during the early voting period.

ANSON COUNTY — During a regularly scheduled meeting, county commissioners spent nearly three hours Tuesday night celebrating National 4-H Week, welcoming new federal economic development money, questioning what Anson is getting for its lobbying contract with Almond Miner, hearing an account of July’s water outage from and also agreed to wait two weeks before deciding how to fund economic development now that the county has defunded the Anson Economic Development Corporation (AED

ANSON COUNTY — Taxes, economic growth and the long-running question of why so many of Anson County’s young people leave and never come back dominated the conversation at this year’s Politics After Dark, the annual candidate forum where residents hear directly from their constituents. Hosted annually by the Anson County Chamber of Commerce, Sam Cole, vice chair of the Anson County Chamber of Commerce, moderated the forum.