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By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor *This story has been updated to reflect new information about the project cost and restricted reserves. As the Seven Lakes…

By Maggie Beamguard | Insider Editor Construction has begun on the East Gate renovation in Seven Lakes West. This multiphase project is designed to improve…

By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer Planning for the future at the Moore County Airport takes significant foresight and financial planning. Nowhere is that more…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor When a piece of heavy equipment eased into Pond No. 3 in Seven Lakes West, residents driving along Longleaf couldn’t…

Contributed  Art educator Ellen Burke took the Seven Lakes Garden Club on a guided tour of the life and works of Beatrix Potter at its…

By ELENA MARSH Insider Staff Writer A new 25-lot subdivision on Holly Grove School Road in West End has been approved by the Moore County…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor At a well-traveled Moore County intersection stands an old general store. In days past, gas pumps sat out front and…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Landowners Association is proposing an increase in annual dues as it prepares for two major infrastructure projects…

BY ELENA MARSH Staff Writer A proposed subdivision on Holly Grove School Road in West End is now set to be heard before the Moore…

By Maggie Beamguard The election of new board members for the Seven Lakes West Landowners Association (SLWLA) is underway.  With Frank Ingham, Kevin Gustafson and…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor On three special occasions a year, the entrances of Seven Lakes West, North and South are transformed into a patriotic…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association began its annual budget process in September and presented a proposed budget to the…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Landowners in Seven Lakes North and South have eight candidates from which to choose for three open seats on the…

By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Moore County and Eagle Springs officials recently cut the ribbon on the completed Eagle Springs Fire Department, designed to accommodate…

By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer The Moore County Board of Commissioners is still exploring the feasibility of a few future water sources. The current preferred…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Lake House Tavern is putting teeth behind its commitment to giving back to the community with a new monthly charity…

Staff Report Friday morning continues to see the threat of significant ice accumulation in the Sandhills and across the state over the weekend. Forecasts show…

BY ELENA MARSH | Staff Writer The Seven Lakes community is continuing to see major projects take place just outside its borders, but one project…

BY LAURA DOUGLASS / The Seven Lakes Insider  Inspired by a Facebook post about an anonymous act of kindness — over a dozen winter coats…

By Maggie Beamguard  Insider Editor Anchored in the community, the Seven Lakes Insider reports on the people, places and interests of greater Seven Lakes. The…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Foundational to Seven Lakes is the pastoral setting of the red barn and stables enjoyed by drivers on Seven Lakes…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Among the modest brick office buildings on Seven Lakes Drive stands St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church. Were it not for…

Maggie Beamguard Editor, Seven Lakes Insider 2026. There it is. A new year. Six years since the pandemic. Twenty-six since Y2K. Two hundred and fifty…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A legacy scholarship established in 2024 in memory of Seven Lakes Kiwanian Buddy Spong has been awarded to its second…

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Nana’s Knuk turns two this February, and Rebecca “Nana” Hogan hopes the community will stop by to celebrate with her….

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A decision years in the making came to pass at the Seven Lakes West Landowners Association Board of Directors meeting…

Contributed Seven Lakes Garden Club enjoyed the annual social event in December. The tea features baked treats made by the club board members and two…

Contributed Every Thursday from March through November the ladies of the Beaconettes golf group tee it up at Beacon Ridge for nine holes of competition…

Contributed When you dispose of your Christmas tree this year, the Lake Auman Sports Club (LASC) wants it to create fish habitats in Lake Auman….

By Matt Lamb Staff Writer Moore County Schools Superintendent Tim Locklair, who rose from the school system’s student body to its teaching ranks to the…