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Staff Report Following a rash of fraudulent activity affecting many local residents, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office has announced a way for those impacted to…

BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor The term “fish kill” has the ominous ring of a horror movie, but people witnessing this natural occurrence around Lake…

Contributed The English Speaking Union will welcome Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, professor and author of “Think Again: How to Reason and Argue in a Polarized World,” on…

By JAYMIE BAXLEY, Insider Reporter  The need for an improved courthouse in Moore County became apparent to Superior Court Judge James Webb after a disabled…

Here’s a look at several events coming up in April and early May in the Seven Lakes and greater West End community: Seven Lakes West…

Distinguished List Grade 6: Liam Joseph Bainbridge, Owen Lee Baker, Jackson Jude Ball, Jacob Robert Braun, Alyssa Elizabeth Cagle, Maddilynn Kay Caldwell, Hunter Jacob Coleman,…

Distinguished List Grade 3: Brooks Anne Barbour, Jonathan Lawson Beck, Jordan Anthony Caddell, Colton Patrick Ebel, Reese Lillian Gatling, Brinley Taylor Hanna, Samuel Allen Heathcote,…

BY Yvonne Merrill, Special to The Insider Marion (Kruger) Stiehl, a newcomer to Seven Lakes West, skirted a milestone: on Jan. 22, she turned 99….

Staff Report The tease of warm days in February has folks thinking of spring flowers, especially after three consecutive snowy Saturdays in January. Work crews…

SLW Candidates Address Growth, Amenities BY JOHN A. NAGY, SLI Reporter The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association hosted a “meet the candidates” forum on Feb….

BY LAURA DOUGLASS, SLI Reporter The election in March of three candidates running for the Seven Lakes Landowners Association (SLLA) Board of Directors is mostly…

Helping Unconventional Students SCC Facing Shortage of ‘Nontraditional’ Instructors BY MARY KATE MURPHY, SLI REPORTER Every year, Sandhills Community College helps more than 400 people…

BY NEIL COPELAND, Special to The Insider I realize that it is the beginning of March and maybe too early to talk about heat acclimation…

A new county commissioner representing Seven Lakes was appointed on Tuesday, March 1, following the unexpected resignation last month of Louis Gregory. Gregory announced in…

Twenty-eight years have passed since I had my first byline, that coveted little line of a news article identifying its author. Twenty-eight years have passed…

As an emergency physician at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, endurance athlete and anonymous kidney donor, Dr. Matthew Harmody has never been one to shy away…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS, SLI Reporter If you find a six-foot tall giraffe unexpectedly on your porch, grab your camera and have some fun. “Geoffrey” has…

BY EVEY WEISBLAT, SLI REPORTER Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr., former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a neurosurgeon, has been scheduled for…

By Harry Bronkar, columnist  By now we are all aware that covid has pretty well messed up just about everything in our lives: shopping, eating…

BY EVEY WEISBLAT, SLI Reporter Moore County commissioners have begun the process for how they can spend almost $20 million in COVID-19 relief funds. This…

BY MARY KATE MURPHYSLI Reporter Building programs across Moore County Schools that encourage students to explore their interests and follow them toward a career has…