Articles by Maggie Beamguard

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor One of the most striking things about Seven Lakes is the stars that pop like diamonds on the dark cloak…

Staff Report Mira Music Fest is scheduled to return to Rubicon Farm from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. The annual outdoor festival will feature…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue announced the promotion of two firefighters among their ranks on July 2. Boasting over 35…

By MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer In October, the North Carolina Judicial Branch’s ongoing effort to modernize court filings and proceedings will go live in…

By Jonathan Bym Insider Staff Writer A one-stop shop for information regarding the Moore County Sheriff’s Office is now available at the tap on a…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor For months, grocery getters in Seven Lakes have navigated a Food Lion in transition. On Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 7:45…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The familiar sight of bulldozers and backhoes greeted travelers at one of the most heavily traveled intersections of Moore County…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor When it comes to the right to flex, Pinecrest High School senior Levi Ratkowski has the upper hand. A nationally…

By Elena Marsh Staff Writer A new gymnastics training facility could be coming to West End following the Moore County Planning Board’s recommended approval.  The…

Contributed The first meeting of the 2024-2025 membership year of the Women of Seven Lakes will be held on Thursday, Sept. 5, at The Chapel…

Contributed More food in more places — that’s what the addition of three new floating fish feeders on the lake means for the fish in…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff Writer The Seven Lakes Kiwanis Club is raising funds for a new scholarship named in honor of Buddy Spong that will…

By ANA RISANOInsider Staff Writer A white clapboard school with four classrooms and a wood-burning pot-bellied stove used to sit off N.C. 211, where West…

By MATT LAMB Staff Writer Following a recent contract extension approved by the Board of Education, Moore County’s homegrown superintendent, Tim Locklair, has been tapped…

By Maggie Beamguard Dena DeLucia and Chelsea Huggins, co-owners of DeLucia’s Bake Shop in Seven Lakes, hosted customers for a “Birthday Party for America” on…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The community yard debris site in Seven Lakes North will be ready to receive piles of pinecones, brush and other…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor In an unassuming brick storefront in Seven Lakes, Francisco Tapia stood sure and barefooted on the mat in the karate…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor For the first part of June, all eyes were on Pinehurst as golf legends and their fans flocked to No….

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Everything was in glorious flower for the 2024 Seven Lakes Garden Club garden tour. Garden club volunteers and gracious gardeners…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor They’ve arrived – the dog days of summer. What a phrase. It conjures in my mind an image of a…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Following a period of study that included a survey of Seven Lakes West residents, the Seven Lakes West Board of…

BY ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer Over the course of this year, county officials and staff are saying goodbye and “happy retirement” to not one…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Andrew McPartland and his teammates at UNC-Charlotte waited two months to learn the final results of the 2024 NASA University…

Contributed This year’s annual Lake Auman Sports Club’s Spring Team Bass Tournament took place on Saturday, May 18, 2024 on Lake Auman.  Twenty-five anglers made…

Contributed The Moore County Farm Bureau was honored Saturday, April 27, at the North Carolina 4-H Alumni Awards at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Moore…

BY MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer Rev. Rod Stone, a man of faith and action from Community Presbyterian Church in Pinehurst, recently concluded a two-week…

Contributed Ceramic artists Ariana Stein and Andrew Tran will display their new exhibition, “Harmonized Heritage,” at Starworks through July 20, with selected works available for…

Contributed The state’s Division of Motor Vehicles has announced it will begin issuing new driver licenses, permits and identification cards featuring the latest in card…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A sign announcing “fresh eggs” along the roadside of N.C. 211 brings curious drivers and potential clients into Jeremy Rust’s…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A garage fire in March on Pinecone Court in Seven Lakes North provides an opportunity to raise awareness about a…