Volunteers Keep Flags Flying
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor On three special occasions a year, the entrances of Seven Lakes West, North and South are transformed into a patriotic…
Articles by Maggie Beamguard
SLWLA Proposes Dues Increase, Begins Back Gate Project
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association began its annual budget process in September and presented a proposed budget to the…
Candidates File for Seven Lakes North/South Board
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Landowners in Seven Lakes North and South have eight candidates from which to choose for three open seats on the…
Eagle Springs Celebrates Expanded Fire Department
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Moore County and Eagle Springs officials recently cut the ribbon on the completed Eagle Springs Fire Department, designed to accommodate…
County Board Studies Future Water Options
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer The Moore County Board of Commissioners is still exploring the feasibility of a few future water sources. The current preferred…
Lake House Tavern Launches Charity Drives
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Lake House Tavern is putting teeth behind its commitment to giving back to the community with a new monthly charity…
Widespread Sleet, Freezing Rain Expected from Storm
Staff Report Friday morning continues to see the threat of significant ice accumulation in the Sandhills and across the state over the weekend. Forecasts show…
In Seven Lakes, County Seeks Aid For Roads
BY ELENA MARSH | Staff Writer The Seven Lakes community is continuing to see major projects take place just outside its borders, but one project…
‘Need a Coat? Take a Coat.’ Fence Angels Project Brings Together Community
BY LAURA DOUGLASS / The Seven Lakes Insider Inspired by a Facebook post about an anonymous act of kindness — over a dozen winter coats…
2025 in Review: Seven Stories for Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Anchored in the community, the Seven Lakes Insider reports on the people, places and interests of greater Seven Lakes. The…
New Leadership Takes Over at Stables
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Foundational to Seven Lakes is the pastoral setting of the red barn and stables enjoyed by drivers on Seven Lakes…
‘Just Keep Going:’ Faith Journey Leads New Priest to Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Among the modest brick office buildings on Seven Lakes Drive stands St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church. Were it not for…
Finding My Role in the New Year
Maggie Beamguard Editor, Seven Lakes Insider 2026. There it is. A new year. Six years since the pandemic. Twenty-six since Y2K. Two hundred and fifty…
Spong Memorial Scholarship Awarded
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A legacy scholarship established in 2024 in memory of Seven Lakes Kiwanian Buddy Spong has been awarded to its second…
Nana’s Knuk Turns Two
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Nana’s Knuk turns two this February, and Rebecca “Nana” Hogan hopes the community will stop by to celebrate with her….
SLW Board OKs Jet Boats
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A decision years in the making came to pass at the Seven Lakes West Landowners Association Board of Directors meeting…
Sharing and Caring at Christmas Tea
Contributed Seven Lakes Garden Club enjoyed the annual social event in December. The tea features baked treats made by the club board members and two…
Beaconettes Celebrate 2025
Contributed Every Thursday from March through November the ladies of the Beaconettes golf group tee it up at Beacon Ridge for nine holes of competition…
Lake Auman Sports Club Wants Your Christmas Tree
Contributed When you dispose of your Christmas tree this year, the Lake Auman Sports Club (LASC) wants it to create fish habitats in Lake Auman….
‘I Have Been Blessed:’ Locklair Stepping Down as Leader of Moore County Schools
By Matt Lamb Staff Writer Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair, who rose from the school system’s student body to its teaching ranks to the…
Burn to Learn: Fire Training Program To Get New Building
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer The journey from novice student to trained firefighter is not an easy one. It takes hard work and more than…
Hearing For New Seven Lakes-Area Neighborhood Postponed
Staff Report A newly proposed subdivision on Holly Grove School Road in West End is set to be heard before the Moore County Board of…
Plunging into the New Year
By Maggie Beamguard | Insider Editor Seven Lakes West residents welcomed the new year at the 4th annual polar plunge. Over 150 people gathered at…
A Whobilation Sensation, O What Jubilation: Seven Lakes Children’s Party Wows
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor After a year without a children’s Christmas Party, Seven Lakes West saw its holiday magic return thanks to Tracy Gash…
A Sweet Night of Lights at Delucia’s
MAGGIE BEAMGUARD / THE SEVEN LAKES INSIDER Dena Delucia, co-owner of Delucia’s Bakeshop, opened her bakery on the second night of Hanukkah, Dec. 15, for…
Women of Seven Lakes Fall Roundup
Contributed It has been a busy and rewarding season for the Women of Seven Lakes (WoSL). Board members — Co-Presidents Erin Marzella and Lee Williams,…
Gardeners Get Crafty
Contributed Each year when the Seven Lakes Garden Club develops the program for the year, it includes some sort of craft project. Sometimes the craft…
County Takes Next Step in Applying Land Use Plan
By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer The ink on the 2025 Moore County Land Use Plan is barely dry, but county commissioners are already working…
Amazon Facility Operational Heading Into the Holidays
BY FRANK DANIELS IV Staff Writer In the weeks following its early November launch, Amazon spokesperson Greg Rios said “we are still in the process…
On the Fringe: Blondie Lights Up Seven Lakes
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor When Lynda “Blondie” Sylvester and her husband, Rob, retired from Michigan to Seven Lakes eight years ago, she didn’t have…