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WADESBORO — An Anson County-native has a key role in a new sitcom which will soon holding a casting call in the area.

Poplar Spring Missionary Baptist Church Historical Cemetery was established in 1860s. The cemetery was willed to an Elizabeth Turner who was a slaved to Jasper…

Anson Record Staff WADESBORO — There’s always someone out there who deserves recognition for their efforts to help others, but maybe the means to make that happen aren’t there. The Anson Record wants to give you an opportunity to let the public know who in your life has made a difference. From now until July 23, The Anson Record will accept nominations from the general public for “Angels Among Us.” To submit, look for an ad in the paper with instructions on how to submit, whether via...

WADESBORO — The Town of Wadesboro confirmed Tuesday that Wadesboro police officer Thomas Luckey resigned from the department earlier this month after an…

WADESBORO — Anson County Veteran’s Affairs is preparing for a Memorial Day celebration after not being able to honor the county’s veterans in 2020. Following COVID-19 protocols, the Anson County Veteran’s Affairs office will be hosting a virtual ceremony from the Wadesboro Park starting at 10:00 a.m. on May 31. The video will be broadcast on both the Anson County Government and the Anson County Veterans Council Facebook pages. “I’m also going to be doing a presentation of flags at t...

WADESBORO — The Anson County government experienced a cyberattack over the first weekend of May, which turned out to be more serious than initially thought. The most recent update from the county stated that does not appear to be any employee or citizen personal data compromised from the malware attack, but it did however limit some county services including the Human Resources, GIS Mapping, Public Health Clinical Services, telephone and email. Most of these services are estimated to return i...

WADESBORO — Anson County Commissioner Vancine Sturdivant was convicted on March 11 for injuring notices and advertisements from moving an election sign during the 2018 election. On October 17 of 2018, Sturdivant allegedly moved a Todd Moore campaign sign outside the Wadesboro precinct during early voting. Moore, unaffiliated candidate for Commissioner District 4 at the time, reported the incident both to the Board of Elections and the Wadesboro Police Department. Sturdivant plead not guilty. ...

WADESBORO — A Wadesboro police officer is under investigation after a photo emerged of the officer holding up a hand sign considered a white supremacist symbol in a picture taken during the senior night ceremony prior to the Richmond Senior High School varsity boys’ soccer game Monday evening. The picture, which was provided to the Daily Journal Wednesday evening, shows Officer Thomas Luckey standing alongside his wife and their son, a RSHS soccer player. In the photo, Luckey and his wife a...

WADESBORO — Anson County Board of Education members gathered for a special meeting on Feb. 9 to discuss the outline of students returning to in-person classes in March. The board previously voted to bring students back to schools starting on March 1, but this special meeting allowed each board member to discuss their ideas and concern for how an in-person return would look. The board came to the agreement of bringing back all students in a two cohort Plan B. Superintendent Howard McLean was i...

The Lilesville Fire Department responded to a dryer fire at Hornwood Inc. Fire Chief Marty Morton Jr. declined to comment on details of the fire after speaking…