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Field Notes: Hornets fans, you’ve been … relegated?
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The National Basketball Association will be restarting its season in July after being shut down for more than three months due to the coronavirus. The NBA, you may recall, was...
County’s oldest house was a social hub
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. The Robert Troy House at 210 Hall St., on the corner of Hall and Leak Avenue in Wadesboro, is the oldest inhabited house in Anson County. It was built about 1795 and has a...
Field Notes: How I became a full-on ‘fence guy’
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Heartache, Heartache Never had much use for it Never could get used to it Tried to run the other way Frustration, Frustration Never could escape from it...
The day Cam Newton came to town
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Information for this article, and the photo above, courtesy of the Anson Record. Do you remember when Cam Newton visited Anson County? It was May 26, 2017, and the Carolina...
Field Notes: I really thought quicksand would be more of an issue
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Even as a (nominal) adult, this coronavirus thing is hard to get my arms around – face masks in public, no haircuts, avoiding other people, businesses and schools closed. I...
Field Notes: Remember Anson County’s drive-in theaters?
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered many businesses a gut punch. Gyms, restaurants, hair salons; all suffering tremendously. Arguably, no industry has been hit harder, though,...
Field Notes: When is fast food the best food? When it’s free.
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Last week, I wrote about Morgan Spurlock’s documentary, “Super Size Me.” One of the criticisms often leveled at this film is that “no one would ever eat just McDonald’s for 30...
Stop saying, ‘It’s just Facebook’
Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a mom and a lawyer in Mt. Gilead. Pre-corona, a lot of us liked to think we spent less time online than we really do. Now, we’re singing praises for all of the things we are able to do online while in quarantine....
Field Notes: A game of chickens
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Honestly, I don't know what to think about Morgan Spurlock. There are aspects of his work I very much agree with, and elements of his work I find overly sensationalized and...
Mt. Gilead says goodbye to Cathy Robinson
The town recently did a drive-by goodbye for Cathy Robinson, who's moving to Athens, Ga., with her daughter.
Church couldn’t survive family ‘trouble’
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Sources for this article include the Primitive Baptist Library at Elon College, Lawyer’s Spring Church minutes, Court records and family recollection. The photo is of the...
Field Notes: Pullin’ crawlers and tastin’ sludge
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I was 5 or 6 years old the first time my dad took me fishing. That likely prompts mental images of the opening credits of “The Andy Griffith Show,” but that’s not at all what...