Of Marriage and Music
Acoustic Duo Takes on Seven Lakes BY MARY MOORE SLI Reporter The couple that sings together stays together, if Amanda and Kristopher Pignone are anything…
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Airboat Surveys Lake Auman
By Mary Moore SLI REPORTER Airboats, usually right at home on the swamplands of the Southeast, have been pressed into additional service lately. The Seven…
Local Practice Sponsors Women in Recovery
BY MARY MOORE SLI Reporter A Seven Lakes medical practice shared a little of the holiday cheer by sponsoring six residents of Bethany House, a…
Nurse Practitioner Joins Seven Lakes Practice
Contributed FirstHealth Family Medicine has welcomed Michael Fine, a certified advanced nurse practitioner, to the Seven Lakes clinic in West End. Fine has worked in…
East Meets West
Sauce ‘Brewer’ Brings Key Flavors Together By Mary Moore SLI Reporter Michael Bell started his foray into the world of barbecue sauce nearly six years…
Santa to Visit SL Firefighters
THIS SUNDAY: Get your Christmas wishes in to Santa at Seven Lakes Fire & Rescue! Be sure to bring a new, unwrapped toy with you…
Cutting Edge: Local Stylist Celebrates 25 Years of Business
By MARY MOORE SLI Reporter Managing people’s hair means more than earning a profit to Lakeside Barber Shop and Tanning owner Glenda M. Cody. Over…
Wall of Honor Brings Neighbors Together
By Mary Moore SLI Reporter A dedication ceremony for the new veterans memorial took place on Saturday Nov. 13, at the Seven Lakes Cemetery off…
Be Antibiotics Aware: Detailed Medication Documentation Aids Effectiveness
PINEHURST, N.C. – Antibiotics save lives, but their overuse and misuse can put patients at unnecessary risk for preventable side effects and drug-resistant infections. FirstHealth of…
Harvest Fest for Freedom
Tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., join Changing Destinies Ministry at the National Athletic Village for their annual Harvest Fest for…
Celebrating Veterans Day
Robin Hamilton looks for her father’s name among the 400 flags. Ted Fitzgerald/The SLI.
Local Teen’s Artwork is Electric
By Mary Moore William Casey spends his free time frying wood, and the result is a unique blend of science and art. Casey, 17, moved…
Community Assisting Refugee Resettlement
By MARY MOORE Staff Writer Moore County residents are finding ways to get involved in the effort to aid evacuees from Afghanistan. Until recently, a…
‘Farm Fest’ to Raise Funds for Child’s Guide Dog
By MARY MOORE Staff Writer Mira USA, the nonprofit that pairs guide dogs with blind youth, is beginning a new fundraising tradition this year in…
VVA Chapter Readies Field of Honor
By Mary Moore SLI REPORTER For this year’s Veterans Day, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 966 in Seven Lakes will fly more than 300 American…
Haiti Service Group Raises Funds for School, Mission
Group picture: Photo 2: Pastor Sidor and his wife, Lillian BY MARY MOORE Staff Writer The fourth annual Haiti Help and Hope Live Music Festival…
Dormie Club Additions Complete
Contributed. PINEHURST, NC (August 2021) — About a decade ago, on the site of a former quail hunting retreat just minutes from North Carolina’s historic Village of…
Art Market Opens in West End
By Mary Moore Staff Writer Last month’s debut of Miscellany Marketplace at The Crossroads made its mark on the Moore County art scene. Charity Blanchard’s…
CooperFord Concerts Canceled
Over the weekend, the Seven Lakes nonprofit Vision4Moore announced their decision to cancel this year’s CooperFord Concert Series, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. “Please continue…
In Foxfire, Candidates Crowd The Ballot
BY MARY MOORE Staff Writer A small municipality is having a big election this year. In Foxfire, there are more candidates running for Village Council…
Kiwanis Visited by FirstHealth Reps
Kiwanis of Seven Lakes was visited in August by a team of FirstHealth physicians and nurses, who gave a presentation regarding the progress of the…
LASC Hosts Veterans Fishing Tournament
Contributed by LASC President Bob Long. On Saturday, August 14 of 2021, the Lake Auman Sports Club was proud to host the John Boyd VFW…
Peach-a-Palooza
BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER The Peach-a-Palooza at Kalawi Farms and Ben’s Ice Cream drew a big crowd this summer. “It was our best business…
Keeping Kids Healthy
School Nurses Remain Dedicated BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER School nurses straddle the line between educator and health care worker, two of the groups affected…
Moore County Residents Set to Raise Awareness and Funds for Alzheimer’s Care, Support and Research
CONTRIBUTED. 2021 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s ABERDEEN, N.C. – July 27, 2021 – On September 25, 2021, Moore County residents will join the…
New Food Truck Mobilizes Gourmet Dining
BY MACKENZIE FRANCISCO Staff Writer On the exterior, the Grill Me Up food truck looks like your typical roadside sandwich stop. But on the inside,…
SLLA Wins Suit Against Paver
BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER Two years after Uniform Paving failed to perform the road repairs it had been contracted for, the company is returning…
Jubilee Screen Print Celebrates 30 Years of Business
BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER Some might say Bill and Judy McNeill made a foolish choice when they dropped everything to open a screenprinting business…
‘Unsung Hero:’ Benjamin Recognized for SLW Service
BY MARY MOORESLI REPORTER West-side resident Ben Benjamin is without a doubt, an active member of his community. Whether he’s canoeing, sailing, playing the bugle,…
Longtime Seven Lakes Resident Turns 100
BY MARY MOORE SLI REPORTER Neighbors of long-time community member Ray Moore are taking time to wish him a happy 100th birthday this month. Moore…