Hangers On Beware: Life Gets a Little Batty
By Maggie Beamguard Bats may use sonar to get around, but they don’t fly completely under the radar. We didn’t notice our uninvited guests swooping…
Articles by Maggie Beamguard
WEE Teacher Filling Students, Herself with Hope
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer Whether art imitates life, or it’s the other way around isn’t the important question in Catherine Holmes’ classroom. At West…
Seven Lake Sights: Summer Concerts Rock the Point
Swimmers enjoying Lake Auman at Johnson Point in Seven Lakes West on August 12. Maggie Beamguard/SLI Pictured are Kim and Randy Fletcher enjoying a summer…
New Preschool Readies for Classes to Start
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor When the Preschool in the Pines opens its doors to its inaugural classes this September, the new students may have…
West End Fire and Rescue Adds New Truck
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A new, bright red engine will soon be pulling into the bay at West End Fire and Rescue. The addition…
In Memory of Mary E. Lawrence
Mary Edna York Lawrence, of Seven Lakes, passed away peacefully at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, just shy of her…
Music Festival Benefits Guide Dog Organization
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Navigating the world and its ups and downs can be a challenge for most people, but when you have impaired…
A Cascade of Problems Led to Water Pressure Issue
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer A confluence of issues — hot weather, a faulty monitoring light and high demand — had a cascading effect that…
Women of Seven Lakes to Tour Cider House
CONTRIBUTED The Women of Seven Lakes will tour the James Creek Cider House in Cameron on Oct. 12. This tour is considered the organization’s October…
County Investigating Low Water Pressure in Pinehurst, Seven Lakes
BY ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Residents of Pinehurst and Seven Lakes are being asked by the Moore County Public Works Department to boil water if…
Mira Music Fest Coming To Rubicon Farm
Contributed Josh Daniel and Friends will headline the Mira Music Festival, an outdoor event at Rubicon Farm on Saturday, Sept. 30. Proceeds support Mira Foundation,…
Who Dumped the Ducks? Golden Girls Get a New Home
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor This is not a story of the ugly duckling, so much as the odd duck out. Seven Lakes North Resident…
Firefighters Get Opportunity to Train in Building Set for Demo
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Amid all the disruption created to make way for a wider artery through Seven Lakes, there has been little upside….
A Homegrown Hankerin’ For Summer’s Goodness
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The other day I had a hankerin’. That’s the word you use when you strongly desire something distinctly Southern. And…
Fighting Alzheimer’s: ‘Purple’ Power Pulls Off a Big Win
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Power for Purple Palooza fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Assoiation’s Longest Day initiative lives up to its name as its…
SLW Board Hires New Management Firm
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association’s Board of Directors has chosen H.R.W. Management as the development’s new property management…
Women of Seven Lakes Plans New Year
Contributed The first meeting of the 2023-2024 membership year of Women of Seven Lakes will be held on Thursday, Sept. 7 at The Chapel in…
Hand Signals and Communication with Your Pets
By Neil Copeland Special to the Insider Many of us use gestures to signal to our pets when we intend for them to respond with…
Local Realtors Move to New Home
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The landscape along N.C. 211 changes daily as familiar landmarks are dismantled to make way for a wider road. Churches,…
Fire and Rescue to Host Appreciation Night
Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue will host its Community Appreciation Night from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 at the Fire Department, 718 Seven Lakes…
St. Joseph of the Pines Celebrates 75 Years
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Features Editor Home to nearly 1,500 people — of all income levels — in the Sandhills region, St. Joseph of the Pines…
Opioid Settlement Funds Increase for County Efforts
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Moore County will receive almost double what it had expected to get from a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, county…
In Memory of Joseph A. Sciarrino
Joseph Anthony Sciarrino, 83, of West End, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at his home. Joe was born in Canonsburg, Pa., on…
Betty C. Hardee
Betty Cotton Cox Hardee, of Seven Lakes, passed peacefully at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst, on Thursday, June 23, 2023, surrounded by her family. She…
Edmund P. Lewis
Edmund Preston Lewis, 91, of Seven Lakes, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at his home. Born on April 2, 1932, to the late…
In Memory of Lore Olsen
Lore Olsen, 88, of Seven Lakes West, passed peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J.,…
In Memory of Richard E. True
Richard Edwin True passed peacefully at his home, in Seven Lakes West, on Saturday, July 8, 2023. He was 93 years old. Ed was born on…
Seven Lakes Sights: Anchors Aweigh, Boaters Celebrate Independence Day on Lake Auman
The annual Fourth of July Boat Parade on Lake Auman sponsored by the Sailing Club of Seven Lakes West started with three horn blasts and…
A Corner for Refection: Accident Pulls on Strength of Roadside Prayer Ministry
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor As all manner of traffic speeds by the scrubby corner of N.C. 211 and 73, the vehicle fumes make for…
Council to Focus On Seven Lakes Issues
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Many changes and emerging needs of the Seven Lakes communities have prompted the re-formation of the Greater Seven Lakes Council. …