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Field Notes: Budweiser is paying its farmers to grow ‘organish’ for 36 months
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...
Letter: Video was missed opportunity to help improve education
Editor’s note: The author, Sandra Miller, is on the Montgomery County School Board. As the elected school board member for this area, I feel I must address some of the comments that were made in Montgomery County’s segment of the News and Observer’s “Journey Across...
Carson Daly’s mom was born in Troy
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...
Field Notes: Bulletin board yields pre-Facebook fame
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 floor. We had driven...
Star Jones has ties to Anson County
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...
Needed: Substitute teachers
ESS has partnered with Montgomery County Schools to manage the substitute teacher program and they’re looking to hire about 100 subs. The new teachers must work at least two days a week, and can work up to five days a week. The job comes with benefits, the pay is...
Walking the Land: Reindeer moss
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 colonies,...
Learn to manage your woodlands
Learn about managing your woodlands in a free course offered by Anson Cooperative Extension on Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 – from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday – at the Anson Extension Office, 501 McLaurin St., Wadesboro.
Which president got his law license in Anson County?
Editor’s note: The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Did you know that Andrew Jackson – the seventh president of the United States and the dude on the $20 bill – received his law license in Anson County? According to...
Field Notes: Would owning a ‘fun center’ be a drag?
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Last week, I met with an entrepreneur who is considering opening a "fun center" in Wadesboro. As part of that conversation I promised to post that information on Facebook so...
Polkton home has stories to tell
Editor’s note: The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. One of the most prominent homes in Polkton has an interesting history. The Rev. Charles Henry Martin was born Aug. 28, 1848, in Franklin County, N.C., to William...
Field Notes: That’s not how any of this works!
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. After 15 years serving as a local developer for multiple rural communities, I have heard many humorously inaccurate depictions of the relationship between local government and...