by Wadesboro | Feb 6, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Amidst the clutter of higher-profile ads for Google, Rocket Mortgage and JEEP during the Super Bowl this past Sunday, it was easy to overlook the spot for Michelob ULTRA Pure...
by Wadesboro | Feb 5, 2020 | Wadesboro
Editor’s note: The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. You’ve heard of Hollywood celebrity Carson Jones Daly? Did you know that his mother, Patricia (Pattie) Jean Jones, was born March 28, 1944, in Troy? There’s some...
by Wadesboro | Jan 30, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. That’s John Belushi, star of “Animal House,” in the photo. Halfway through my sophomore year in college we got a new resident assistant on our dormitory...
by Wadesboro | Jan 30, 2020 | Wadesboro
Editor’s note: The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Did you know that Star Jones, former co-host of “The View,” is a descendant of George Washington Baucom of the Madison Grove Church community in southern Anson...
by Wadesboro | Jan 23, 2020 | Wadesboro
Walking the Land is a regular feature written by Becky Dill, an amateur naturalist, photographer and professional barista at the Paw. You don’t need to walk the land to see reindeer moss; I know you’ve seen it while driving local roads. It grows into large...
