Articles by Maggie Beamguard

Contributed Each December, the Seven Lakes Garden Club Board hosts a Holiday Tea and crafting event. The challenge this year was to create a holiday…

By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer Moore County officials are backing away from their original intent of developing a future water resource on their own…

By MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer In the spirit of the season, Ainsley Tryhane, a Union Pines High School student and Key Club treasurer, orchestrated…

Contributed The Seven Lakes Garden Club has been busy learning, planting and growing this fall.  The organization planted daffodil and grape hyacinth bulbs at West…

By ANA RISANOStaff Writer For nearly three decades, Santa’s right-hand man, Earl Wright, and his team of elves have collected bikes to give away to…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The horses at the Seven Lakes Stables have some pretty nice digs. The barn, built in the mid-1970s, is tidy…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A new Tractor Supply Co. is taking form at a busy corner of Moore County. Several parcels of land totaling…

Contributed When you dispose of your Christmas tree this year, the Lake Auman Sports Club wants it to be used to create fish habitats in…

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 Jonathan Bym Staff Writer While National First Responder Day is not a widely recognized day of celebration, the Eagle Springs Fire Department broke ground…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The new year is expected to bring new road construction through greater Seven Lakes. Construction of a roughly 4.8-mile section…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor In the corner of Pinehills Veterinary Hospital waiting room, a large, mixed breed dog anticipates his turn for an exam…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor A common November assignment given to school children throughout the 50 states invites them to write a poem or some…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Landowners Association recently released a lengthy response to accusations of alleged improprieties. The Oct. 2 e-mailed communication…

Contributed  The Seven Lakes Garden Club’s plans for Weymouth Woods Ranger Hulle Talcott to speak to the group on invasive plants were washed out recently…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS Insider Staff Writer The Alston House — better known as the House in the Horseshoe — is one of only a few…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS Insider Staff Writer Bread, a little meat and cheese, a piece of fruit: these are the basic ingredients for a simple bagged…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor West End Presbyterian Church has welcomed a familiar and friendly face to serve as its next minister. The Rev. Chip…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor As the magnitude of destruction created by Hurricane Helene’s rising flood waters across western North Carolina became apparent, a large-scale…

4th Annual Race of the Pines Participate in the kick-off event for the Salute Our Veterans Weekend organized by the Veteran Golfers Association. The annual…

By Jonathan Bym Insider Staff Writer In the moments leading up to any big contest, Levi Ratkowski is like most athletes who feel the pressure…

By Maggie Beamguard When it comes to iconic friendships, many come to mind: Frodo and Sam of the epic fantasy Lord of the Rings; Goose…

By ANA RISANO Staff Writer Moore County has turned out to support its neighbors in the North Carolina mountains, assisting in relief and recovery efforts…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor As the children’s rhyme might go these days, “Here is the church; here is the steeple; open the doors and…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor This story has been updated to clarify that the coffer dam and four to six month permit process is for…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor One of my childhood chores was to run out and grab the paper from the driveway and the mail from…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Residents in the greater West End and Seven Lakes area looking to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor More storage space will soon be available for boats, trailers and RVs for residents of Seven Lakes West.  Community Manager…

Contributed The Seven Lakes West Pickleball Club recently concluded its summer Major League Pickleball style league (MLP). The club saw 10 teams of four battle…

Contributed The Women of Seven Lakes will meet Thursday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m., at The Chapel in the Pines. The guest speaker will be…