Articles by Maggie Beamguard

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…

Contributed The Seven Lakes Garden Club recently welcomed Three Rivers Land Trust Executive Director Travis Morehead and the development associate for local business, Alexis Rowe,…

By Don Smith Special to the Insider The fish in Lake Auman now have more structures to provide them with places to raise their young,…

Staff Report Sample ballots for the upcoming 2024 general election have been posted on the Moore County Board of Elections website.  The order of names…

By ANA RISANOStaff Writer The local Habitat for Humanity had another successful year building homes and widening its community.  Last fiscal year, Habitat for Humanity…

By ANA RISANO and ELENA MARSH Staff Writers  On the humid morning of Aug. 5, Steve Wilkins stepped onto his front porch to take in…

By Jonathan Bym Staff Writer There’s a campaign to be prosecuted over these next 70 days or so, culminating in a slugfest where the competitors…

By Jonathan Bym Staff Writer The current cohort in the U.S. Golf Association Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program was charged with visually bringing to life parts of…

By Elena Marsh Staff Writer A new gymnastics training facility is set to go up in West End following Moore County Commissioners’ approval. The facility…

By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer With new language governing food truck campuses in the county, the way is paved for a potential food truck pavilion…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The West End Yoga Company is poised to stretch under new stewardship. Kathryn Wells assumed ownership of the yoga studio…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Local nonprofit Haiti Help and Hope hosted its sixth fundraiser at Rubicon Farm on Aug. 24 to support the ministry…

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…