Seven Lakes Sights: Veterans Honored for Service and Sacrifice
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Moore County Chapter 966 held their annual Field of Honor Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 5th at the West End Fire…
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In McLendon Hills, An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse
By Maggie Beamguard and Abbi Overfelt Seven Lakes Insider The normally tranquil neighborhood of McLendon Hills was recently overrun by mobsters. They were there for…
Center Returns to Full Trot
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor It has been a season of transition for the Seven Lakes Equestrian Center, the iconic amenity owned by the Seven…
Manners and Memories Come From Our Childhood Tables
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor During my childhood, we ate our family meals around a picnic table set up in the kitchen along a double…
After 30 Years on Tour, Rocker Settles in Pines
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor When you’ve spent a lifetime performing around the world in famous venues — from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles…
Kiwanis Club Returns with Pancake Fundraiser
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes members fired up their griddles for their Pancake Breakfast on Sept. 30 for the first…
Local Swimmer Makes a Splash with Fundraiser
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor When Sandy and Keith Golding were searching for a place to retire, they had one critical element in mind: pristine…
Harvest Festival Marks a Fruitful Ministry
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The fruits of the harvest as well as the spirit were celebrated at West End United Methodist Church’s first Harvest…
Bud, Liz Sales Celebrate 60 Years
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Bud and Liz Sales met on Dec. 31 in 1962 on a New Year’s Eve blind date at the Naval…
Garden Club Learns About Forest Bathing
Contributed Seven Lakes Garden Club recently hosted speaker Lara Beth Jones, a certified forest therapist, to learn about “forest bathing.” Jones said the term is…
Residents Oppose Group Home
BY ELENA MARSH Staff Writer UPDATE: Following the Moore County Planning Board meeting, the applicant withdrew the rezoning request. A proposal to rezone land that…
Family Tree Fills in After 7 Decades: Long-Lost Siblings Reunited at Last
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th U.S. president, Eliabeth II of England received her crown, a dozen eggs…
At Home Among the Trees: For Kimberly Rust, A Blazing Career
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor When it comes to picking a vocation, some people are drawn to careers in the great indoors. Others seek their…
New Look Shows Pride in Seven Lakes
Every now and then, it’s good to freshen up our lives. Maybe we treat ourselves with a new haircut or outfit; our homes with some…
From West End, Auman Delivered Summer’s Sweetness
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer Clyde Watts Auman, who followed in his father’s footsteps as one of Moore County’s premier peach growers, passed away…
DOT Nears End of Clearing for 211 Project
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The N.C. Department of Transportation’s project to widen N.C. 211 through West End and Seven Lakes from two to four…
Women’s Group to Host Coalition Director
Contributed The Women of Seven Lakes will hold their November membership meeting at 2 p.m.on Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Chapel in the Pines. The…
Garden Clubs Enjoy Trip to State Arboretum
Contributed Fifty two enthusiastic Garden Club members and friends boarded a bus on Thursday morning, Sept. 14, and headed north to the JC Raulston Arboretum…
Platinum Anniversary
Frank and Lou Hayes celebrated 70 years of marriage on Sept. 12 with good friends over breakfast at Greenbow’s. Lou first caught Frank’s eye while…
More Than A Flagpole: Middle School Gets 9/11 Memorial
Contributed Earlier this summer, West Pine Middle School had a special project built on its campus. Through several donations, the school now has near its…
Seven Lakes Sights: 9/11 Memorial Walk
Over 20 participants joined in the 9/11 Memorial Walk led by Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue earlier today. The group walked 2,977 feet in one…
Beautification Committee Disheartened by Loss
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Members of the Seven Lakes Village Beautification Committee were disheartened last month when five of the beds they nurtured on…
Grace Church Set to Open Expanded Space
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Seven Lakes campus of Grace Church prepares to open the newly installed glass doors of its expanded Worship Center…
This Is Not the Way: Baby Yoda Goes Missing; Force is Disturbed
Insider Editor A short while ago, in a location not-too-far away, a disturbance in the Force was recorded. Grogu had vanished. In the absence of…
Hangers On Beware: Life Gets a Little Batty
By Maggie Beamguard Bats may use sonar to get around, but they don’t fly completely under the radar. We didn’t notice our uninvited guests swooping…
WEE Teacher Filling Students, Herself with Hope
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer Whether art imitates life, or it’s the other way around isn’t the important question in Catherine Holmes’ classroom. At West…
Seven Lake Sights: Summer Concerts Rock the Point
Swimmers enjoying Lake Auman at Johnson Point in Seven Lakes West on August 12. Maggie Beamguard/SLI Pictured are Kim and Randy Fletcher enjoying a summer…
New Preschool Readies for Classes to Start
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor When the Preschool in the Pines opens its doors to its inaugural classes this September, the new students may have…
West End Fire and Rescue Adds New Truck
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A new, bright red engine will soon be pulling into the bay at West End Fire and Rescue. The addition…
Music Festival Benefits Guide Dog Organization
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Navigating the world and its ups and downs can be a challenge for most people, but when you have impaired…