The ANSON BIZ-ZINE
WADESBORO, ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A.




February 2010

(February 3, 2010)-- EntoGenetics has an eye on Anson County
(February 3, 2010)-- SPCC Basic Life Support lab gets nearly lifelike mannequins
(February 4, 2010)-- 'Time was right' for Bean Stalk Consignments
(February 12, 2010)-- SPCC Enrollment Grows By More Than 20%
(February 17, 2010)-- Muscadine Pruning Class and Demonstration
(February 18, 2010)-- Roerden a featured speaker at April Carolinas Writers Conference

January 2010

(January, 2010)-- Interest gauged for farm fresh market
(January 6, 2010)-- Anson sees a half-point decline in the jobless rate
(January 9, 2010)-- SPCC Schedules Fitness Courses
(January 9, 2010)-- Entrepreneurship seminars offered at SPCC
(January 12, 2010)-- Partnership's Fourth annual Barn Blast to be held Jan. 29
(January 12, 2010)-- CPC doctors earn certification milestone
(January 25, 2010)-- Civitans' 'Groundhog Breakfast' is Feb. 6
(January 25, 2010)-- AWL's 'Soup Luncheon' set for Feb. 9
(January 25, 2010)-- Leadership Anson announces Class of 2010
(January 25, 2010)-- Walter Turner authors SPA history, 'Waterways to the World'
(January 25, 2010)-- Strayhorn retires; Maness named president of Anson Bank & Trust
(January 28, 2010)-- Entrepreneurial Training Program For Displaced Workers Comes
                                To Monroe, Wadesboro
(January 29, 2010)-- Anson's jobless rate tops area, region

December 2009

(December 2, 2009)-- Anson's seesaw jobless ride reaches highest '09 peak of 15.6%
(December 2, 2009)-- MerrieLynn's nuts and sweets featured in Paula Deen magazine
(December 8, 2009)-- SPCC's Job Ready bus delivered
(December 10, 2009)-- New salon offers more than haircuts
(December 11, 2009)-- Come and work out at the 'Monkey'! Buff Monkey Fitness Co.
                                     now open
(December 12, 2009)-- SPCC gets grant for students with disabilities
(December 12, 2009)-- McNair appointed to SPCC Board of Trustees
(December 22, 2009)-- Efird sets tournament buck record; Bishop wins second doe title

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November 2009

(November 4, 2009)-- Duke Energy grant allows SPCC to give students an advantage
(November 7, 2009)-- A great day for a bike ride
(November 17, 2009)-- Substation dedication ceremony honors Emmett Patterson
(November 17, 2009)-- Entrepreneur training program for displaced workers
(November 19, 2009)-- NC Western Piedmont Farmers Eligible for Grant Awards
(November 19, 2009)-- Awards presented to Altieri, ACPC and Scarborough before
                                     a record crowd
(November 19, 2009)-- Golden LEAF awards $575,000 to South Piedmont Community College
(November 29, 2009)-- Wilmington's Ellyn Bache joins CWC 2010 line-up

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October 2009

(October 2, 2009)-- Anson Women's Center opens with stirring motivational talk
(October 7, 2009)-- Discover Anson Bike Ride pre-registration is underway
(October 21, 2009)-- Tax information workshop planned
(October 21, 2009)-- Healthy Ansonians awarded recertification
(October 23, 2009)-- Big Buck and Big Bertha hunt set Nov. 13-14
(October 23, 2009)-- Anson's September jobless rate drops slightly -- to 14.8%
(October 26, 2009)-- SPCC offers help for unemployed and dislocated workers
                                  who want be entrepreneurs
(October 30, 2009)-- 'Green flag' drops Nov. 7 on bike ride
(October 30, 2009)-- Author Michael Malone will be a featured speaker at CWC 2010
(October 30, 2009)-- Second to Nature celebrates relocation with a ribbon-cutting
(October 30, 2009)-- SPCC holds "Things That Go Fast" festivals

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September 2009

(September 2, 2009)-- Seminar set to help obtain government contracts
(September 3, 2009)-- SPCC offers workshops and seminars to aid in starting businesses
(September 4, 2009)-- Tax Preparation Class for Unemployed & Part-Time Workers
(September 7, 2009)-- Customers 'meet and greet' new RBC Bank manager
(September 711, 2009)-- SPCC To Offer License Renewal Courses
(September 12, 2009)-- Chamber drive yields supplies for schools
(September 15, 2009)-- Anson Women’s Center Opens Thursday, Oct. 1
(September 24, 2009)-- Brown Creek Animal Hospital, H.W. Little, Coffing Hoists honored;
                                      outstanding farmers named
(September 25, 2009)-- Anson's jobless rate leads neighboring counties, Centralina region
(September 29, 2009)-- Premiere Fibers announces expansion at Ansonville plant
(September 29, 2009)-- Sonic Drive-in Restaurant "Open House"
(September 29, 2009)-- Visitation guidelines announced for area hospitals

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August 2009

(August 5, 2009)-- Anson to get transportation project funds
(August 5, 2009)-- SPCC secures funding for JobsNOW certificate programs
(August 18, 2009)-- SPCC adds eight morning professional development courses
(August 24, 2009)-- SPCC awards faculty members
(August 31, 2009)-- Anson sees slight jobless rate decline in July
(August 31, 2009)-- Supreme Dental holds ribbon-cutting, open house

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July 2009

(July 14, 2009)-- Brown Creek Bridge dedicated to fallen trooper
(July 14, 2009)-- SPCC’s Industrial Maintenance program changes name, location
(July 18, 2009)-- Expansion at Coffing Hoists to add 65 jobs
(July 20, 2009)-- Anson Community Hospice re-locates to uptown Wadesboro office
(July 21, 2009)-- Local officials convey congratulations to Coffing Hoists
(July 22, 2009)-- Farmland preservation program is underway in Anson
(July 22, 2009)-- Banking delegation visits Anson County; gets a bird's-eye view
(July 28, 2009)-- SPCC's Surgical Technology grads honored
(July 28, 2009)-- SPCC's Practical Nursing graduates pinned
(July 28, 2009)-- Anson's jobless rate climbs to 15.3% for June

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June 2009

(June 1, 2009)-- Anson sees a 1.4% drop in unemployment for April
(June 4, 2009)-- Flatout Bluegrass will kick off Summer Jam series on June 5
(June 4, 2009)-- Anson County Partnership for Children receives STARS Award
(June 8, 2009)-- Carolina Rehab grand opening draws good crowd -- and 'Elvis'
(June 15, 2009)-- BT Enterprises, Jimco hold dual grand openings
(June 17, 2009)-- Leadership Anson graduates 13 in 13th year
(June 25, 2009)-- SPCC Offers Six-Week Auto Body Courses This Summer
(June 29, 2009)-- Anson registers highest jobless rate in '09 for May
(June 29, 2009)-- Bread of Heaven opens in Morven
(June 29, 2009)-- Fourth annual Discover Anson Bike Ride is Nov. 7

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May 2009

(May 1-2, 2009)-- Relay for Life photo slide show
(May 5, 2009)-- Parade, music highlight Burnsville Spring Fest
(May 5, 2009)-- Laying the Foundation: Instructor teaches inmates job skills
(May 8, 2009)-- Millard Receives Sonographer Excellence Award
(May 8, 2009)-- Anson Community Hospital Awarded for Excellent Customer Service
(May 9, 2009)-- The guinea pigs: ACEC’s first graduating class reflects
(May 13, 2009)-- SPCC Honors Medical Sonography Class of 2009
(May 13, 2009)-- SPCC Honors Associate Degree Nursing Class of 2009
(May 14, 2009)-- SPCC To Offer Heavy Equipment Operator Training
(May 14, 2009)-- SPCC Holds Two Graduation Ceremonies, Graduates First Early College Students

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April 2009

(April 2, 2009)-- Anson's unemployment rate jumps 1.1% to 14.9% in February
(April 6, 2009)-- Literary minds gather in Wadesboro
(April 10, 2009)-- Skin Deep Tattoos & Body Piercing hold grand opening
(April 13, 2009)-- Anson County Career Connections Fair is April 21
(April 2009)-- SPCC recognizes long-time employees
(April 21 2009)-- Career Connections Fair photos
(April 21 2009)-- Week of the Young Child parade
(April 25 2009)-- B&J's Family Services locates in Peachland
(April 25 2009)-- Anson's 14.8% jobless rate worst in region, Centralina
(April 27 2009)-- SPCC hosts 'Battle of the Bands'
(April 27 2009)-- "Wings and Wheels" fun family event
(April 28 2009)-- SPCC awards endowed and community scholarships
(April 28 2009)-- SPCC offers fitness classes
(April 29 2009)-- Program aims to end generational poverty

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March 2009

(March 4, 2009)-- Maritime author Robert Macomber to speak at April 4
                             Carolinas Writers Conference
(March 4, 2009)-- SPCC instructor starts AAPC chapter
(March 6, 2009)-- Abby Cavenaugh joins Record as editor
(March 6, 2009)-- Metrolina Eye closes Wadesboro office
(March 6, 2009)-- Anson Station redevelopment opportunies offered by Centro
(March 6, 2009)-- Town of Wadesboro hires first female police chief
(March 6, 2009)-- 70 Anson Shirt employees will become jobless in April
(March 6, 2009)-- Uptown Alley Jewelers welcomed to business community
(March 7, 2009)-- County Manager Vance Gulledge has his work cut out for him
(March 17, 2009)-- SPCC students and faculty art chosen for art exhibition
(March 19, 2009)-- AEDC re-elects officers
(March 20, 2009)-- Anson begins 2009 with a 13.8% jobless rate
(March 20, 2009)-- Poet Glenis Redmond to attend Carolinas Writers Conference on April 4
(March 21, 2009)-- SPCC hosts employer seminar
(March 24, 2009)-- SPCC Academic Excellence award winners named
(March 30, 2009)-- Hobgood earns prestigious pediatric designation
(March 30, 2009)-- SPCC’s Alpha Omega Psi Chapter receives multiple honors at convention

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February 2009

(February 8, 2009)-- Kathryn Emory honored as a Main Street Champion
(February 9, 2009)-- Quick Start Operating class (photo)
(February 18, 2009)-- Romance/mystery author, Judi McCoy,
                                   to attend Carolinas Writers Conference
(February 17, 2009)-- Industrial maintenance could be a safe career bet
(February 20, 2009)-- Ansonians get a preview of the futuristic Legacy Park Project

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January 2009

(January 1, 2009)-- 2008 in review
(January 7, 2009)-- Leadership Anson Class of 2009 announced
(January 7, 2009)-- Anson's unemployment rate soars to 11.2 for November
(January 9, 2009)-- Education for entrepreneurs starts Jan. 15 at SPCC
(January 13, 2009)-- Moore, Little and Maness elected as 2009 Chamber officers
(January 14, 2009)-- SPCC Nursing Instructor Earns CNE Designation
(January 14, 2009)-- SPCC Adds International Twist To Biology Course
(January 17, 2009)-- Barn Blast '09 offers a fun night out
(January 19, 2009)-- FUMC hosts prayer breakfast honoring Martin L. King
(January 23, 2009)-- Robert Inman to be featured speaker
                                 at Carolinas Writers Conference in April
(January 23, 2009)-- Applications for 7th Citizens Academy being accepted
(January 30, 2009)-- Hobgood and Peters receive board certification in pediatrics
(January 31, 2009)-- Hobgood and Peters receive board certification in pediatrics

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December 2008

(December 3, 2008)-- October's jobless figures herald arrival of the recession
(December 5, 2008)-- First-ever Carolinas Writers Conference scheduled in April '09
(December 10, 2008)-- Bushiness after Hours held at Olde Mill Gallery
(December 10, 2008)-- Workshop set Dec. 17 for 'green innovations' grants
(December 13, 2008)-- Lowder, Poplin, Bye and Tarlton take top prizes in 2008 hunt tournament
(December 15, 2008)-- Students donate to Anson County Domestic Violence Coalition
(December 16, 2008)-- NC community colleges president visits SPCC
(December 18, 2008)-- Chamber, Anson Bank & Trust hold Holiday Business after Hours

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