by Wadesboro | Jan 23, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...
by Wadesboro | Jan 16, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...
by Wadesboro | Jan 16, 2020 | Wadesboro
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...
by Wadesboro | Jan 9, 2020 | Wadesboro
Editor’s note: The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. The source for the following article is the Anson Record, May 26, 2010. The first African-American head coach in NCAA Division 1 basketball was born in Wadesboro....
by Wadesboro | Jan 9, 2020 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The 1970s was an era known for its fads. You probably remember or have heard of pet rocks, mood rings, CB radios and leisure suits. One craze from that era seems to have been...
by Wadesboro | Dec 23, 2019 | Wadesboro
A Christmas Memory by John Marek. Over the winter of 1985-86, I had a six-month marketing/management internship with Wendy’s International. I was assigned to a group of 10 stores in north central Ohio and basically performed a lot of busywork tasks related to...
