by Myra | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Photo: A view of the Sneedsborough Canal from a road cutting the canal in half; from here south it empties into the Pee Dee River at Whortleberry Creek. Courtesy of The Pee Dee Post. The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical...
by Myra | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. In March 1895, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified an act to incorporate a small town in western Anson County, and the town of Peachland was officially formed on...
by Myra | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I just returned from two days in Raleigh attending the Progress In Motion Rail Forum. This annual event brings together leaders from rail-served communities across the state...
by Myra | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Editor’s note: The author, lawyer Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a mom in Mt. Gilead and writes bi-weekly for the Speckled Paw Times. In my last column, I told you I don’t think being a mom is hard. I stand by that. But the thing is, I think it’s just that everything else...
by Myra | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, nationally recognized downtown development consultant Hilary Greenberg visited Wadesboro and met with local community leaders, elected...
