Articles by Maggie Beamguard

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…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Staff Writer The Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes has been a leading organization in the community since 1983 when it was…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS Insider Staff Writer Built upon a guiding principle to “help those who help others,” Vision 4 Moore has announced that it will…

Staff Report Authorities have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery at the Truist Bank in Seven Lakes on Tuesday morning, the…

STAFF REPORT Authorities have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a reported bank robbery at the Truist Bank in Seven Lakes around 11 a.m….

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor The landscape of West End evolves daily as backhoes shift dirt here and there. At least half of the old…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor It’s a rare week in Seven Lakes when there isn’t a social media post by someone looking for a package…

By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer The Moore Humane Society has broken ground on a new building off N.C. 22 near the Moore County Airport,…

By ANA RISANOInsider Staff Writer Project Santa has brought cheer to families for nearly three decades with an annual bicycle giveaway. This year will mark…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor As 2026 approaches, the Seven Lakes Landowners Association for the North and Southside communities is gearing up for an important…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor As the Seven Lakes West community prepares for its upcoming election cycle, several events and deadlines will guide the selection…

Contributed Residents in the greater Seven Lakes area who utilize the Eagle Springs Solid Waste Collection site are advised that the location will be closed…

BY JONATHAN BYM Staff Writer  Moore County Emergency Services has been focusing for the past several years on how to extend paramedic services to the…

BY ELENA MARSH Staff Writer The potential for future housing projects around the Seven Lakes area hasn’t ended just yet. A proposed project located on…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor It’s a rare week in Seven Lakes when there isn’t a social media post by someone looking for a package…

Contributed As the holiday season fast approaches, Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue wishes to extend glad tidings to all.  In continuation of the department’s support…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Founded in 1976, The Chapel in the Pines was the vision of Seven Lakes residents who wanted a place to…

Contributed Join the Women of Seven Lakes for one of their most popular events of the year: the 10th annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. Bring…

By Laura Douglass Insider Staff Writer An artist, boutique owner, floral designer, educator and entrepreneur, Dorothy Magratten has always surrounded herself with color, beauty and…

The stands of the parade deck on Peatross Parris Island protested the collective weight of hundreds of family members and friends seated on them with…

By Frank Daniels IV Staff Writer On a stretch of N.C. 211 between Taylortown and West End, a construction project stands out because of the…

There are many opportunities in Seven Lakes and around Moore County to honor veterans of the armed forces. Annual Southern Pines Veterans Parade The annual…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor On several Longleaf Pine covered acres of land south of Jackson Springs, Dr. Pete McKay forages for the fallen branches…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The three-day harvest festival attended by the Puritan separatists of the Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoag is ripe with folklore…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Seven Lakes West residents will welcome one new face and recognize a familiar one in a new position, according to…

BY MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer The numbers are in, and after breaking into the top 10 last year in statewide grade level proficiency (GLP),…

Contributed When the Seven Lakes Garden Club visited the Sandhills Horticultural Garden in October, members had two missions: tour the gardens and walk the inaugural…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Stables, one of the signature amenities of Seven Lakes North and South, has been unsettled recently by…

By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Engaged residents of Seven Lakes and Woodlake may be pleased to know that they won’t be seeing any major subdivisions…

By Maggie Beamguard At month’s end, little witches, minions and Minecraft characters will storm Baker Circle in Seven Lakes West and neighborhood streets throughout the…