Congressional Hearing Explores Power Grid Security, Vulnerability
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer No arrests have yet been made in Moore County’s Dec. 3 power grid attacks, but U.S. lawmakers are probing the…
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Full Kennels Animal Shelter Revises Intake Rules
BY MARY KATE MURPHY Staff Writer Have a pet you can no longer care for? Find a dog on the side of the road? Call…
County Commissioners Approve Freight Terminal Amendment
BY ANA RISANO, STAFF WRITER The Moore County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment that will allow freight terminals in B-2 zoning districts with a…
On the Run With Dad: Father and Daughter Team Up for Fitness Challenge
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor When it comes to father and daughter bonding, Jared and Lia Fravel have found physical activity to be their special…
Bigger, Better: Organizers Ready Annual Alzheimer’s Fundraiser
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor As the days lengthen, one of the biggest community-wide events in Seven Lakes approaches. The Longest Day, an annual, national…
Passion for Dogs Sparks Kennel Owner
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor If you’re going to run with the big dogs, you’ve got to wake up early. For Neil Copeland, owner of…
Seven Lakes Chiropractor Relocates, Adds Services
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor After 10 years providing adjustments and medical care in Seven Lakes, Dr. Sharon Wright, of Wright Chiropractic Clinic, will begin…
Seven Lake Dentistry Awards Annual Scholarships
Contributed A Pinecrest High School student has been named the winner of the eighth annual Seven Lakes Family Dentistry Scholarship. Gabriel Richmond, a senior at…
One Moment Contains Multitudes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Graduation season has arrived. I’ve attended a few commencement ceremonies through the years — my sisters’, a few friends’, my…
Plumbing Contractor Opens New Division in Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Seven Lakes is home to a new showroom for Premier Gasworks, a division of Premier Plumbing and Repair. Indoor and…
Church to Host Summer Reading Program
Contributed West End United Methodist Church will again be providing a summer reading program following its successful first year in 2022. “Fun in the Son”…
County Continues Hearing on Freight Terminal Text Amendment
By ANA RISANO Staff Writer The operator of a dormant Seven Lakes rail freight yard that used to handle construction materials wants to re-open the…
A Carp’s Dream: New Fish to Control Lake’s Vegetation
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Lake Auman recently became home to some 700 new aquatic residents. The Seven Lakes West Lake Committee stocked the lake…
The People’s Table: Church Wants Community to Break Bread
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Imagine a table where firefighters and police, teachers and nurses, professionals and the unemployed, widows and widowers, retirees, single parents…
Erica Hammond: West End Elementary Teacher of Year
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor West End Elementary School announced fourth grade teacher Erica Hammond as this year’s Teacher of the Year. Teachers of the…
Board Undertakes Evaluation of Schools
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education has multifaceted goals for improving its campuses around the county in the coming years:…
Leadership in Flux: SLW Board Members Resign
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer Three members of the Seven Lakes West Board of Directors, including the president, resigned unexpectedly last month amid ongoing…
Donald R. Billings: Recalled for Role in SL Development
Contributed Donald Ray Billings, 88, of Lewisville, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 15, 2023. He is survived by his devoted…
Daniels Gave Focus, Attention to Moore County Causes
Contributed Albert Lawrence Daniels, 90, of Southern Pines, passed away at FirstHealth Hospice House, in Pinehurst, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Albert was born in…
SLLA Elects Directors, Approves Dues Increase
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Residents of Seven Lakes North and South elected a slate of three new directors at the Seven Lakes Landowner’s Association…
Poisson Named Citizen of the Year
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Landowners’ Association recognized Julia Poisson as the Citizen of the Year at its annual meeting on March…
May Comes At You Fast. Don’t Miss It.
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Here comes May with its darling buds in brilliant bloom and ending in patriotic and memorial notes. It’s brim, fresh…
Elementary Impacts: Road Clearing Disrupts School Operations
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor The project to widen N.C. 211 from two lanes to a four-lane divided highway will have significant impact on the…
211 Corridor Getting Prepped for Widening
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Writer Western Moore County motorists who frequently travel N.C. 211 through West End and Seven Lakes have recently begun seeing the…
Photographer Puts Her Focus on Horses
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor A big bowl of delicious breakfast cereal might bring out the tiger in you, but for Trish O’Flaherty, it brought…
New Preschool Sets Up in Seven Lakes
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Preschoolers in Seven Lakes and the surrounding area will have a new option for early learning when The Preschool in…
The Things We Build
MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor In my babysitting days, I cared for a sweet, four-year-old boy. I remember one thing about Jack besides his red hair:…
West End Institution Gives Way to Progress
BY JOHN NARDO Special to The Insider Nardo’s Barber Shop was a West End institution for over 75 years. It was even informally known as…
Cigar Seller Setting Up Big Plans in West End
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Local cigar merchant Steve Norrell, who owns three retail stores including the Cigar Box Lounge in Southern Pines and two…
Two Selected for Prestigious Fellingham Award
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Two Seven Lakes Residents received the prestigious Fellingham Award at the annual meeting of Seven Lakes West Landowners Association on…