people don t have no hope. reporter: you just met james flowers right there. he s raising his 8-year-old daughter here in anson county, and he served his country in the military for six years and loves his country but told me, you know, at times he is not sure his country loves him back as a black man who is living here and feels he s not represented or seen whether it s by local politicians or people at the national level. he wants people to answer his questions before he feels like people here should keep showing up and giving him support. when it comes to major races, you know, beasley has been going to some of the rural counties trying to make up lost ground, but in a state as purple as this one, you can t afford to leave votes on the table. it s these voters like james you have to reach right now to make a difference in a state like
re-election bid for chief justice by just 401 votes. were you able to vote last year? no, i didn t vote last year. reporter: cynthia wallace is the founder of the nonpartisan rural project started after the 2020 election. we saw a 12 to 14% gap between white voters and voters of color in every single one of these rural counties. reporter: voters like dean maddux don t need convincing to show up november 8th. do you vote every election? every election. it still matters. small voice matters. reporter: while in anson, james flowers is focused on his daughter, not the midterms. it is crazy how much talent is out here. but people don t have no hope. reporter: two counties, both vying to be seen. what we ve been watching here in anson is really a story about why representation matters in politics and in everyday life.
The Highland County Fair Board and the Sales Committee received a new scales unit this fall, and it was used during this year’s fair.
The scales were fun