ANSON COUNTY — The Anson County Sheriff’s Office, Polkton Police, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Rockingham Police and NCSHP Aviation Unit were involved in an active search Sunday night around Hwy.

Correction: This article incorrectly refers to Anson County’s Planning Director as “Zack Almond” when speaker is Nick Addison who is the planning director for Anson County. The Anson Record regrets ...

ANSON — With little further discussion on the matter, the Anson County Board of Commissioners decided to no longer contract with the Anson Rescue Squad last Tuesday. This decision leaves the rescue ...

WADESBORO — Regarding the identification of the body located in the Wadesboro woods behind the North Carolina National Guard Armory, Anson County Sheriff Scott Howell has released the following ...

Scotland Correctional Institution, one of the largest prisons in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of NC Newsline/Google Earth A prison so packed that people on suicide watch are sleeping in 5-by-5-foot ...

Takesha Hammond cautions, “Always remember it takes one second to make a bad decision that will change your life forever.” When it comes to naysayers, Jessica Paul advises, “Push forward, work hard, ...

Look at the picture. There you see a monument to human ingenuity and patience — and at the same time, one to human frailty. The solid-fuel rocket boosters are like Roman candles. They have a nose cone ...

ANSON COUNTY — Following a discussion held by the Anson County Board of Commissioners last month regarding the ongoing issue of animal control enforcement, it was decided to leave managing the stray ...

Story reprinted to correct identity in previously printed image of Town Manager Ross Jr.’s swearing in WADESBORO — On the evening of Tuesday, May 21st, the Wadesboro Town Council approved an ...

ANSON COUNTY — On August 13, Darryl Landis Simon, 60, of Airport Road in Wadesboro, was arrested by Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a residence on Oakwood Lane in Indian Trail, NC, according ...

Law enforcement block the roads that lead to the crash site on Friday. The FAA denied media’s access to the area. Deceased identified; men were from Florida Photo courtesy of Anson County Emergency ...

WADESBORO — According to Wadesboro Police, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the July 24 shooting at the Oak Hill Apartment Complex that injured a Wadesboro man. The Oak Hill Apartment ...