Morven News

Former Wadesboro Police Chief Bobby Usrey was elected to the town council on Election Day Tuesday.

Michael McLeod, executive director for individual and organizational accountability for the Anson County school system and also pastor of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, is leading an effort to unite the county's schools and pastors with the goal of helping all students succeed.

Morven Town Council members Alvin Solomon, Rhonda Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Woodburn, Annie Townsend and Mayor Carolyn Solomon listen to discussion during the regular monthly meeting of the council on Monday night, Sept.

Two young men were arrested immediately after an armed robbery in the early morning hours of Monday morning, Aug.

Two young men were arrested immediately after an armed robbery in the early morning hours of Monday morning, Aug.

Ansonville Elementary earned the title of School of Distinction when the results of the 2008-09 ABCs of Public Education were released on Thursday, Aug.

The school board filled its vacant seat Monday. Leon Gatewood was selected from three candidates.

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The filing deadline for municipal elections passed at noon Friday. Several incumbents chose to file for re-election to their seats, but a few notable town council members opted not to run again.

Becky Dill of Fancy Crafts in Wadesboro talks with customers about items for sale during the Uptown Wadesboro Farmer's Market on July 16.

Before the festivities at the 17th annual Lilesville World Championship Rodeo got under way last weekend, Drake Phillips of Morven got the chance to ride a mechanical bull, something his mother Ginger said he'd been looking forward to for some time.

Thursday afternoon, July 2, the residents in Morven got to see first- hand the a oeNew Gang in Town.a This new gang already has many members who like to dress alike and who sometimes even talk in their own code.

Photo by Abby Cavenaugh Anna Baucom, chairwoman of the Anson County Board of Commissioners, speaks to the Wadesboro Civitan Club on Friday, June 26, about Golden LEAF funding and the countya s 2009-10 budget.

Bread of Heaven of N.C. restaurant officially opened in Morven on Friday, June 26.

A motion from the June 4 Board of Elections meeting that would have relocated some voting locations around Anson died at the board's June 18 meeting.

Mike Diggs, left, of Morven won the John Deere riding lawnmower in a raffle conducted by AMVETS Post 316 in Rockingham.

Morven Elementary School student Felicity Powe will represent Anson County in the upcoming Miss North Carolina Pageant as Miss Anson County's Carolina Princess.A A slideshow Morven Elementary School student Felicity Powe will represent Anson County in the upcoming Miss North Carolina Pageant as Miss Anson County's Carolina Princess.A A Felicity is ...

Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. A Morven, NC, man is all smiles after winning $200,000 instantly! Henry Pratt bought a $10 a oeMoney Money Moneya instant ticket at Town & Country Phillips in Chesterfield and scratched the ticket in the store.

One of the motorcycles ridden Tuesday sits near the cement truck. Tom MacCallum Richmond County Daily Journal A Monroe man died after a motorcycle-truck accident at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 74 Business west of Rockingham, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.

An Anson County school bus was involved in a fatal accident on Tuesday morning, April 28.