Featured Story  Citizens get inside look at Sheriff’s Office
through annual academy  4 days 7 hours ago | | | Email  The
annual Anson County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy held its first
session last Thursday.In this first session, the class held its
orientation before learning about the history of the office of
the sheriff. They then divided into groups to tour the sheriff’s
office and jail before heading back up to the office for a
review and Q&A session.Captain Freddie Paxton led the tour of
the jail and explained day-to-day operations and the procedure
for booking inmates. The jail, built in 1984, has a maximum
population of 60. At the time of the tour, the jail had 31
inmates. “Welcome to the Anson County jail,” a sign on the door
greeted the guests. “This is not the Country Club.”   AES
celebrates N.C. sweet potatoes   7 hours ago | | | Email  LES
students participate in sweet potato decorating contest  Sweet
potatoes have been around since the prehistoric times and some
scientists believe that dinosaurs mi