Sample Election Ballots Now Available
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…
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‘Slow is Smooth’ Local Habitat for Humanity Continues Hammering Away
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…
Washed Away: Erosion Plaguing Properties
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…
Carthage vs. Robbins: What It Is…Is Softball
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…
Studying Nematodes: Golf Maintenance Workers Test Their Science Skills
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…
Gymnastics Training Approved for West End
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…
County OKs Zoning for Food Truck Campuses in Seven Lakes
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…
Yoga Studio Under New Stewardship
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…
Locals Reach Far to Help Haiti
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…
In Darkness Above, Wonder and Wishes
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…
Mira Music Fest Returns
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…
Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue Announces Promotions
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…
Digital Court Filing Program Bound for Moore County
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…
Sheriff’s Office Unveils Phone App
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…
Refreshed Store: Food Lion Roars Into Remodel
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…
Tractor Supply Project Gets Underway
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…
Strong in Heart, Arm Wrestler Loves His Sport, Hands Down
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…
Gymnastics Training Gym Proposed for West End
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…
Women of Seven Lakes Plans New Year
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…
Fish Feeding Program Expanded on Lake Auman
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…
New SCC Scholarship Honors Buddy Spong
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…
‘We Felt at Home’ West End Residents Remember Former Black School
By ANA RISANOInsider Staff Writer A white clapboard school with four classrooms and a wood-burning pot-bellied stove used to sit off N.C. 211, where West…
Moore County Schools Locklair to Lead for Four More Years
By MATT LAMB Staff Writer Following a recent contract extension approved by the Board of Education, Moore County’s homegrown superintendent, Tim Locklair, has been tapped…
DeLucia’s Bake Shop Serves up a Celebration
By Maggie Beamguard Dena DeLucia and Chelsea Huggins, co-owners of DeLucia’s Bake Shop in Seven Lakes, hosted customers for a “Birthday Party for America” on…
SLLA Debris Site Set to Reopen
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The community yard debris site in Seven Lakes North will be ready to receive piles of pinecones, brush and other…
Owner Finds His Mojo in the Dojo
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor In an unassuming brick storefront in Seven Lakes, Francisco Tapia stood sure and barefooted on the mat in the karate…
DOT Getting Geared Up for 211 Work
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor For the first part of June, all eyes were on Pinehurst as golf legends and their fans flocked to No….
Garden Tour Shows Its Blooms
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Everything was in glorious flower for the 2024 Seven Lakes Garden Club garden tour. Garden club volunteers and gracious gardeners…
Dog Days and Foul Women
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor They’ve arrived – the dog days of summer. What a phrase. It conjures in my mind an image of a…
SLW Board Rejects Merger of Addresses
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Following a period of study that included a survey of Seven Lakes West residents, the Seven Lakes West Board of…