Fighting Alzheimer’s: ‘Purple’ Power Pulls Off a Big Win
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The Power for Purple Palooza fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Assoiation’s Longest Day initiative lives up to its name as its…
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SLW Board Hires New Management Firm
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association’s Board of Directors has chosen H.R.W. Management as the development’s new property management…
Women of Seven Lakes Plans New Year
Contributed The first meeting of the 2023-2024 membership year of Women of Seven Lakes will be held on Thursday, Sept. 7 at The Chapel in…
Local Realtors Move to New Home
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The landscape along N.C. 211 changes daily as familiar landmarks are dismantled to make way for a wider road. Churches,…
Fire and Rescue to Host Appreciation Night
Seven Lakes Fire and Rescue will host its Community Appreciation Night from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 at the Fire Department, 718 Seven Lakes…
St. Joseph of the Pines Celebrates 75 Years
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Features Editor Home to nearly 1,500 people — of all income levels — in the Sandhills region, St. Joseph of the Pines…
Opioid Settlement Funds Increase for County Efforts
By ELENA MARSH Staff Writer Moore County will receive almost double what it had expected to get from a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, county…
A Corner for Refection: Accident Pulls on Strength of Roadside Prayer Ministry
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor As all manner of traffic speeds by the scrubby corner of N.C. 211 and 73, the vehicle fumes make for…
Equestrian Center Acquires Two New Horses
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor The Seven Lakes Equestrian Center has welcomed two new “employees” to the stables. Hattie and Angel are the newest members…
Less Baggage Makes for More Room, More Fun
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor As I write this column, my mind is in two places: my print deadline and my packing deadline. I’m pausing…
SLW Board, Residents Review Back Gate Enhancements
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer With traffic backups increasing on N.C. 211 through West End, interest has been picking up among Seven Lakes West…
Seven Lakes Kiwanis Awards Scholarships
Contributed Union Pines High School Key Club members Jackson Carmichael, Saraya Alston and Derek Norton recently received scholarships from the Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes….
Garden Club Wraps Program Year with Picnic
Contributed Fifty Garden Club family members gathered on June 8 at the pavilion on Lake Longleaf to celebrate the end of a successful program year. …
Minicucci, Son Win Spring Team Bass Tournament
Contributed This year’s annual Lake Auman Sports Club’s Spring Team Bass Tournament took place on Saturday, May 27, on Lake Auman. Twenty-one anglers made up…
SCC Board Approves President’s Contract
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer Sandhills Community College’s third president will start work at the end of this month under a contract the college’s Board…
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…
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…