Articles by Maggie Beamguard

By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer With only one more major meeting to go, the Moore County Land Use Plan Steering Committee is finishing up…

Contributed Jesse Wimberly began the February program for the Garden Club of Seven Lakes by holding up a thorny stem of Similax (Greenbrier), a native…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Ripple Fiber, a high speed internet company headquartered in Charlotte, has been laying the groundwork to bring a second high…

By Frank Daniels IV Staff Writer Four Mac’s Food Stores are under new ownership after McNeill Oil & Propane sold the businesses to Majors Management…

By Deborah Salomon Staff Writer No, the jolly gent sporting red shoes isn’t an elf who missed the last sleigh back to North Pole. Neither…

Contributed For a decade, Vision 4 Moore has been a driving force in supporting Moore County’s vitalnonprofit organizations, raising significant funds and awareness through its…

By Frank Daniels IV Staff Writer Local food cooperative Sandhills Farm to Table will not continue into its 16th season. Managing director Mandy Davis announced…

Pearl Shines for Seven Lakes BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor No one knows exactly from whence she arrived. But one morning in 2016, when Rodney…

Every so often, a synapse in my brain will unexpectedly free a line or two from a poem from the place where Mrs. Owen-Early embedded…

Contributed Women of 7 Lakes (WoSL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for local charities and providing outreach within the Seven Lakes/Moore County…

Staff Report The election of new board members for the Seven Lakes West Landowners Association (SLWLA) is underway.  SLWLA landowners will be electing candidates for…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Landowners in Seven Lakes North and South have a pool of six candidates to elect to four open seats on…

Contributed The weather outside for the January meeting of the Seven Lakes Garden Club was not conducive to gardening, but the potential opportunities of spring…

By Jonathan Bym Insider Staff Writer As the crowds drained away that dramatic Sunday evening concluding the U.S. Open this past June, many left with…

Contributed As the Moore County Board of Education moves forward on its planning for a new “innovative high school” at Sandhills Community College, it filled…

By ANA RISANOInsider Staff Writer It’s that time of year again, when smoke clouds the air and Facebook fills with questions about who’s burning and…

A Matter of Balance cetified master trainer Marisa Ramos with photos of her previous class graduatesBy ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer After a traumatic fall,…

By MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer Cumbersome systems are often slow to change, but when it became apparent that North Carolina’s counties would be transitioning…

By Frank Daniels IV Insider Staff Writer Within earshot of most parks these days, you can hear the thwack-crack of pickleball volleys echoing from its…

By ANA RISANOInsider Staff Writer Southern Pines hasn’t been paved over to put up a parking lot, but it does have a yellow hotel, several…

By Jonathan Bym Insider Staff Writer Having someone with a wealth of institutional knowledge like Jack Nance has been a blessing for the Carolinas Golf…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor When Delucia’s Bake Shop opened last summer, it made for a sweet treat for Seven Lakes, an area hungry for…

By Maggie Beamguard The Seven Lakes Landowners Association (SLLA) will put forward a 2025/2026 operating budget for a vote by landowners that includes a $100…

By MATT LAMB Insider Staff Writer West End Elementary School and Moore County may soon benefit from a collaborative agreement that would provide the county…

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…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Health and Fitness Center is buffing up for the New Year. New workout equipment was installed last…

The countdown at Times Square doesn’t compare to our family New Year’s Eve tradition. At my house, we gather around a fondue pot rather than…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A handful of misplaced phone calls guided two local businesses to marinate in a perfectly paired brine. The Pickle Place,…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association board is preparing for the 2025 board elections.  There will be two open seats…

Contributed The Women of Seven Lakes recently celebrated the big success of two separate events, a blood drive and pancake breakfast. The group would like…