Tapia Named WEE Teacher of the Year
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Take some shaving cream, baking soda, balloons, music, dancing, games, a dash of vinegar and add a couple dozen students…
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Fellingham Award Recipient Makson Makes a Mark
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The recipient of the prestigious Fellingham Award was announced at the annual meeting of Seven Lakes West Landowners Association on…
Lake Auman Sports Club Completes Another Fish Habitat Project
Contributed This year marked the 27th year that volunteers, mostly from the Lake Auman Sports Club (LASC), have delivered and placed Christmas trees under lakefront…
‘Redundancy’ Duke Substation Planned for Carthage
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Duke Energy Progress’ strategy to ensure its customers are not subjected to prolonged outages due to attacks on its electrical…
Moore County Narrowing Future Water Source
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Moore County is beginning to narrow its focus on a future water source that would help meet customer demands over…
Weymouth’s “Welcome Poetry” Celebrates Poets, Poetry
by Lisa CaseSpecial to the SLI “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” In the well-loved poem “Trees,” by…
New Sweet Spot Baking in Seven Lakes
By EMILEE PHILLIPS Staff Writer Seven Lakes is going to be rolling in the dough, literally, when Delucia’s Bake Shop opens its doors. Delucia’s might…
Long Time Coming: Seven Lakes Getting Sewer
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer The Moore County Board of Commissioners is moving forward with a plan to extend public sewer to Seven Lakes, the…
‘Heavy on My Mind,” Stolen Flashlight Leads to Help, Hope
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Dec. 29 was an ordinary day in the post-holiday retail season for Sam Ransdell at Burney True Value Hardware in…
Leechford’s Work is West End — and the World
First in a series about women in ministry serving West End By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor West End and Seven Lakes are served by a…
SLW Gates Get Upgraded
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Update: The back gate repair was completed on Feb. 23. Seven Lakes West continues to make improvements to its gates….
Landowners Consider Dues Increases
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The annual meetings of the Seven Lakes West Landowners and the Seven Lakes Landowners Associations in March will reveal not…
Insomniac Musings in Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard | SLI Editor As a person prone to bouts of insomnia, I’m intimately familiar with the sounds of the night. I may…
Local Churches Relaunch Community Initiative
By ANA RISANO Staff Writer In a new open letter to the community, a collection of Moore County churches have shared their hope of strengthening…
Women of Seven Lakes to Host Spring Events
Contributed The Women of Seven Lakes have an exciting lineup of events for spring. From flexing creative and physical muscle to fashion sense there is…
Aging Outreach Services to Hold Seminars
Contributed Aging Outreach Services and Southern Pines Public Library are hosting two free seminars to help families understand and navigate the complexities of family estrangement….
Seven Lakes Kiwanis Upgrades Robbins Elementary School Courtyard
Contributed Last fall, an opportunity at Robbins Elementary School was brought to the attention of the Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes. The mission of Kiwanis…
First Indoor Pickleball Facility to Open in Moore County
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Pickleball is not a fancy, new dish for your church potluck, but the fastest growing sport in America, according to…
Four Seeking Election to SLLA Board
Special to the Insider The election of new board members for the Seven Lakes Landowners Association (SLLA) is underway. Ballots were sent to residents on…
Garden Club Learns About Turf Grass
Contributed February’s Seven Lakes Garden Club meeting featured speaker Grady Miller, a professor and extension turfgrass specialist at North Carolina State University. A green lawn…
Longtime Community Manager Preparing to Retire
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Jennette Mendence will soon be trading her office in Seven Lakes North for a villa in Tuscany. The trip she…
Seeds of Love
As His Bloom Fades, Buddy Spong Is Still Planting Editor’s Note: This story was reported and written in mid January. By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor…
Four Seeking SLW Board Seats
Special to The Insider The election of new board members for Seven Lakes West Landowners Association is underway with ballots being mailed to homeowners as…
Little Things Matter In Those Big Times
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor I recently found myself on numerous unexpected cross-country flights. While I wish I could say the trips to California were…
Yoga Studio Readies for New Location
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor West End Yoga Co. has put a unique spin on cat-cow pose and is giving the downward dog a feline…
Local Pooch Inducted Into Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame
BY EMILEE PHILLIPS Insider Staff Writer A local pup that participated in Puppy Bowl VII in 2011 will be back on the big screen this…
New Horses, Programs for Stables
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The 7 Lakes Stables continues a season of stabilization. After addressing the health of the herd and safety concerns last…
Mini Golf Business Readies for Spring Opening
By Abbi Overfelt Staff writer Wee Pines at Olmsted Village could be complete as early as next month. Olmsted Village Company broke ground on the…
Schools Reach Settlement with DOT for West End Land
STAFF REPORT The Moore County Board of Education will receive almost $300,000 more than the state originally offered for land it took to accommodate the…
New High Speed Internet Company Moves Into West End
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer A new high speed internet company is making a home in the West End area. Ripple Fiber, an internet company…