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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…
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Santa to Visit SL Firefighters
Cutting Edge: Local Stylist Celebrates 25 Years of Business
Wall of Honor Brings Neighbors Together
SLW Board Appoints New Director
Report Details Auman Dam Upgrades
WSL Keeping the Roads Clean
Celebrating Veterans Day
Haunted Barn Scarier Than Ever
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…
Sandhills Emergency Physicians Honors Emergency Nurses
Contributed. PINEHURST, N.C. — Sandhills Emergency Physicians has honored five emergency nurses fortheir efforts to care for patients.Alex Kittleson, R.N., CEN, SANE-P, TNCC, NRP; Elaine…
‘You Can Reclaim Your Body:’ Nurse Shares Recovery Journey Following Pelvic
Contributed. ‘You Can Reclaim Your Body’ Floor Injury PINEHURST, NC — Following pelvic floor injuries sustained during the birth of her second son, former FirstHealth…
‘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…
Bragg Naming Commission Seeks Input
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff Writer Fort Yarborough, Fort Robinson, Fort Sandhills and Fort Liberty are just four names from a lengthy list of potential options…
Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Moore County Raises $28,000
Contributed. ABERDEEN, N.C. – Sept. 28, 2021 – More than 180 people joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Moore County in the fight to end…
Recovery Month Efforts Focus on Treatment, Hope
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff Writer Twenty-two Moore County residents died from an unintentional opioid-related drug overdose in 2020. There were also more than 60 opioid-related…
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…
County Growth Slows
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff Writer Census 2020 More houses, more businesses and more vehicles on the road are putting the squeeze on the small town…
Emore To Experience Triathlon in New Way
By JONATHAN BYM Staff Writer When Seven Lakes resident Karolyn Emore goes to the White Lake Fall International Sprint Triathlon in September, she will return…
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…
Long-serving Elections Director Retiring
CONTRIBUTED The Rev. Charles McKnight is sworn in as chairman of the Moore County Board of Elections on July 20, 2021. BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff…
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…
FirstHealth’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Certified by Industry Leader
Contributed. PINEHURST, N.C.—FirstHealth of the Carolinas is proud to announce the certification of its cardiac rehabilitation programs by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary…
School Year to Begin With Masks
By JAYMIE BAXLEY Staff Writer Students and employees of Moore County’s public schools will be required to wear face coverings indoors until at least the…
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…
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…
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…