by Wadesboro | Apr 11, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In my column on missing the bus and the Xenia tornado a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned how important the evening news was to family life in the ’70s. Our...
by Wadesboro | Apr 5, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. This year, the Cadbury “bunny” is a one-eyed rescue cat from Boise, Idaho, named “Crash.” Although Cadbury used non-bunny “bunnies” for years...
by Wadesboro | Mar 29, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I rode the bus to school almost every day from first grade through 11th grade. Adjusting for the occasional after-school activity and inevitable sick days, I took roughly 5,000...
by Wadesboro | Mar 22, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Our economic development office receives dozens of requests for information (RFIs) annually. Some of these companies are great fits for the county and will eventually become...
by Wadesboro | Mar 16, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. My high school offered classes in three foreign languages, Spanish, German and French. My buddies Jeff and Carl took German and Fred took Spanish, which considering his ethnic...
by Wadesboro | Mar 8, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Until a few weeks ago, the intrigue and excitement generated by balloons came mainly in the form of animals crafted by street performers. The use of balloons in international...
