A Sound Decision: New Recording Studio Plays to His Roots
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor At the Eagle Springs end of the North Carolina Pottery Highway near the corner of N.C. state roads 705…
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Seven Lakes Boards Prepare for Elections
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor The new year brings new board elections for the Seven Lakes communities. This will be the first time Seven…
Looking Back at 2022: Seven Stories in Seven Lakes
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor As the calendar flipped into 2023, a lot of people made resolutions for the new year, but it was…
No Business Like Snow Business
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor I try to steer away from controversial topics in these slice-of-life columns, but I’m ready to declare a position….
Going to the Mat: Grant Champions Fire Safety at School
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor Along with their ABCs and 1-2-3s, West End Elementary students will soon have new equipment to assist in learning…
Pinehurst Church Preparing for Chocolate Festival
Contributed If you love chocolate and giving back to local charities, head to the sixth biennial Pinehurst Chocolate Festival on Feb. 11 from 9 a.m….
SCC Addition: Nursing School Dedicated
BY MARY KATE MURPHY || Insider Staff Writer The final project to be built with construction bonds that Moore County voters approved in 2018 is…
McInnis Chosen Again for Top Senate Position
By JAYMIE BAXLEY || Insider Staff Writer State Sen. Tom McInnis, whose district includes Moore and Cumberland counties, will continue to serve as one of…
USGA, SCC to Offer Joint Greenkeeper Program
Contributed The USGA has partnered with Sandhills Community College to create a training program for those interested in a career in golf course maintenance. The…
Women of Seven Lakes Raise Money for Charities
Contributed On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Women of Seven Lakes held their Seventh Annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa fundraiser. This year, 179 tickets were sold…
SLLA Marks Holidays with Bazaar, Chili Contest
Contributed On Sat. Nov. 12th, The Recreation Committee of the Seven Lakes Landowners Association hosted a Holiday Bazaar and Chili Cook Off. Residents had a…
Beaconettes Celebrate at End of Year Lunch
Contributed The Beaconettes, a nine-hole women’s golf league that plays on Thursdays at Beacon Ridge, closed out their regular season with lunch and presentation of…
Seven Lakes Sights: Christmas Tree Lighting
No fewer than three different grinches made mischief at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting sponsored by the Seven Lakes Business Guild on Monday, December 12….
SLW Residents Facing Large Dues Increase Again
BY JOHN A. NAGY || Insider Staff Writer Seven Lakes West residents can expect a dues increase of $276 this next year — and significantly…
Sophisticated Ladies Begin Christmas Performances
Contributed The Sophisticated Ladies are a well-known senior Rockette-style dance group who provide entertainment for area retirement homes and community events. The Sophisticated Ladies was…
ONGOING TIMELINE: County Still Dark After Substation Attacks
Seven Lakes and West End are among the many places impacted by the substation attacks on December 3. Stay up-to-date with reporting from the Pilot…
Shop Local: Seven Lakes Businesses Ready for Seasonal Rush
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor The one stoplight village of Seven Lakes is miles away from the Magnificent Mile or Fifth Avenue. It’s no…
For John Plourde, A Lifetime of Athletic Pursuit
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor When Seven Lakes resident John Plourde learned he had been nominated to the Maine Sports Legends Hall of Honors,…
Debut Novel Reflects Local Life
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor Take two resort communities, a couple of retired army veterans, a hurricane and a breached earthen dam, throw in…
SLW Looking Into Kayak Launch at Dam
BY JOHN NAGY || Seven Lakes Insider Seven Lakes West officials plan to explore the possibility of developing a small permanent pathway on the east…
Are there Any Takers This Season of Giving?
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Editor, Seven Lakes Insider The holidays have arrived with all the accompanying merriment and peril. Yes, I said peril. It’s risky…
Creature Kindness: Volunteers Step in to Help Red Foxes
BY LAURA DOUGLASS || Staff Writer Trail cameras capture flashes of Trish Parker’s quarry and she takes careful note. A volunteer working in partnership with…
Seven Lakes Rescue Collecting Toys for Tots
Contributed The Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue squad has once again been conscripted to service by the North Pole. The department is providing backup for…
Seven Lakes Garden Club Hosts Christmas Tea
Contributed Seven Lakes Garden Club will host its Annual Tea on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel in the Pines, 581 Seven Lakes…
New Antique Store Comes to West End
BY SAM HUDSON || Seven Lakes Insider Antiquely Chic, West End’s newest business of old things opened Nov. 12. Owner Gina Heinauer and her military…
Trucks of Furniture: Major Donation to Benefit Nonprofits
BY LAURA DOUGLASS || Seven Lakes Insider Thirty trucks filled with new mattresses, headboards and patio furniture are headed to Moore County this week. Worth…
Seven Lakes Sights: Clearing the Way
27th Year: Project Santa Getting Ready to Ride Again
BY ANA RISANO || Staff Writer Earl Wright, the founder of Project Santa, opened the warehouse door the other day to a space already overflowing…
Father and Son Take the High Ground
BY LAURA DOUGLASS || Seven Lakes Insider Salami and pepperoni, maybe a tuna packet, spread over warmed stuffing or rice mix. For months this has…
Business Leaders Turn Out for Habitat Build
BY STACY LEBAK || Special to The Seven Lakes Insider Habitat for Humanity hosted its annual CEO Build day on Friday, Oct. 28 at a…