by Wadesboro | Jun 25, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. This past weekend, the calendar officially flipped over to summer. This summer, of course, is going to be unlike any other we have experienced. Many of the things we associate...
by Wadesboro | Jun 18, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. With people all over the country discussing Confederate monuments, it’s an appropriate time to consider the statue of the Civil War soldier that stands in front of the...
by Wadesboro | Jun 18, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. There’s no shortage of articles dedicated to the fads of the ’60s and ’70s: tie-dye, pet rocks, mood rings, etc. But in order to be a “fad” those items had to be...
by Wadesboro | Jun 11, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...
by Wadesboro | Jun 4, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...
by Wadesboro | Jun 4, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...