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Details from the Wadesboro square photo hanging in the Anson County Historical Society
Field Notes: Ignition roulette and the Blue Bomber
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I come from a family of car nuts. All my siblings and their children and their children’s children are gear heads. My brother-in-law’s funeral procession looked like a photo...
#ShopLocal: It’s a golf club, not a country club
Emily Granholm, ace Paw barista, loves to spread the news about local entrepreneurs. This week she fired a few questions at Wendy Hill, who, along with her husband Mike, runs Twin Valley Golf Club. Question: What is your philosophy in running Twin Valley Golf Club?...
Wadesboro man founded Southern Pines, and much more
Editor’s note: Steve Bailey, outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society, gives us a history lesson every week. This week features a piece compiled by Charles H. Bowman Jr. in 1994. In the photo, courtesy of Shirley L. Ratliff, that’s John Tyrant...
FIELD NOTES: Refrigerator’s aren’t disposable
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I awoke Saturday morning, padded to the kitchen, pulled a mug down from the cupboard and inserted it under the water dispenser on the door of my refrigerator, just as I...
#workingmom: I’m done being a martyr
#workingmom: I’m not a saint but I’m dang sure not a martyr Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is an attorney and mom in Mt. Gilead. I’ve shared with you all before how blessed I am to have such an awesome tribe and a girl squad that includes lifelong...
Why they had to add ‘award-winning’ to ‘Ansonia Theatre’
By Emily Granholm I recently had the privilege of sitting down for some coffee and discussion with local artistic director and actor Tommy Wooten, who runs the award-winning Ansonia Theatre in downtown Wadesboro. The Anson County Arts Council, the parent of the...
Open house schedule for the Anson County Comprehensive Land Use Plan update
#ShopLocal: Welcome to the family, furniture
By Emily Granholm Monica Ann (below) created Morven Road Studio with the idea to refinishing furniture in the most unanticipated way – hand-painted fine art that becomes part of your daily life in your home, like a new family member. Think about, say, that china...
Lilesville man made history as orchestra conductor
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of George Byrd - Conductor) George Byrd, who made history by becoming the first African-American to conduct the West Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1959, was...
Want to predict winners? County the signs.
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Back in the early 2000s, I thought I might be interested in running for political office. Luckily, the affliction passed before I ever affixed my name to a ballot, but...
What it’s like to have a job finding jobs
By Emily Granholm I met this week with Freda Buchanan, the talent development coordinator at NCWorks located in the Lockhart Taylor Center in Wadesboro. She provided me with a little insight into what it’s like to help Anson County citizens find work. (That’s her,...