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#ShopLocal: JB Fitness is full of potential

#ShopLocal: JB Fitness is full of potential

Barista Emily Granholm is on a quest to spread the word about the amazing businesses located in Wadesboro. This week she interviews John Irving, owner of JB Fitness.  Q. What’s your philosophy of personal training?  A. The biggest key is accountability to structured...
South’s first silk mill was in Wadesboro

South’s first silk mill was in Wadesboro

The photo, courtesy of the National Canal Museum, is of the interior of the Read and Lovatt Manufacturing Co. throwing mill in Weatherly, Carbon County, Pa., circa 1910. The throwing mill in Wadesboro operated from 1888 to 1927. The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach...
The New Speckled Paw In Town

The New Speckled Paw In Town

The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  When you hear that 36,000 cats and dogs are put to death each year in the Charlotte region it certainly makes an impression on you. The vast majority of these are good,...
#ShopLocal: Oliver’s is feeling the love

#ShopLocal: Oliver’s is feeling the love

In an effort to spread the word about some of the amazing businesses located in downtown Wadesboro, barista Emily Granholm is doing Q&A’s with local entrepreneurs. She launches her series with a biggie; a chat with Elizabeth Schafer, restaurant manager at...
How old is the old Belk building?

How old is the old Belk building?

The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. This article includes research the author conducted in 2013 when he was commissioned by the county to find the age of the old Belk Department Store building (now used for the...