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…
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SLW Staff Resign Amid Contract Dispute
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer Four of the five staff contracted to manage operations within Seven Lakes West resigned in June amid contract questions…
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…
SLW Mailhouse Expansion Delayed
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer A planned expansion of the Seven Lakes West mailhouse has been delayed indefinitely after the property association’s Board of…
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…
SLW Board Adds 3 New Members
BY JOHN NAGY Insider Staff Writer The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association’s Board of Directors has appointed three residents to fill vacancies left following unexpected…
Schools Study Options for Crowding at High Schools
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education is starting to plan for a new round of school construction that addresses crowding…
Schools Name Teacher, Principal of the Year
STAFF REP0RT It was a clean sweep by Carthage Elementary School this year for two of the most prized honors delivered by Moore County Schools….
School District Names New Principals, Re-Titles Senior Staff
BY MARY KATE MURPHYStaff Writer The Moore County Board of Education has approved a new round of school principal promotions and hires for the start…
‘One of Our Own:’ For SCC, A Leader
BY MARY KATE MURPHY Staff Writer When Sandhills Community College’s Board of Trustees set out to hire a new president, they cast a nationwide net…
Not Your Typical Neighborhood Watch
BY GAIL SUMMERS Special to The Insider The Seven Lakes North and South National Neighborhood Watch Program is about to celebrate its first anniversary. Despite…
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…
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:…
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…
Updated Process to Govern Seven Lakes West Elections
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor An updated vote counting process will be implemented in the upcoming Seven Lakes West Landowners Association board elections. Stan…
Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes Installs Officers
Kiwanis member Jerry Sink, awarded The Ken Jenkins Kiwanian of the Year award. Photo by Bill Pratt The Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club…
County Board of Education Expands Police Force
BY MARY KATE MURPHY, The Pilot The Moore County Board of Education has pledged $560,000 toward expanding its police force. At the prompting of county…
School Volunteers Honored at Luncheon
BY MARY KATE MURPHY, The Pilot When he helped start a junior Kiwanis program at McDeeds Creek Elementary, Curtis Richie wanted to give children a…
Friend to Friend Welcomes New Executive Director
BY ANA RISANO, The Pilot Following the departure of its longtime leader this summer, Friend to Friend’s board of directors has hired a new executive…
A New Editor for The Insider
BY JOHN NAGY Seven Lakes runs through my life both personally and professionally. Purely by coincidence, The Pilot was in the process last year of…
Build a Healthy Relationship with Your Dog
BY NEIL COPELAND Special to The Insider During the years of training pets, I have found one thing that keeps balance and positivity. This key…
Fellingham Award Nominations To Be Considered
SLI Staff Report The Seven Lakes West Landowners Association is expected at its annual meeting in March to award the Fellingham Award, given to a…
West End Teenager Earns Moore County’s First Stars and Stripes Award
BY SERENA LOVELY SLI Reporter Joanna Joyce joined the American Heritage Girls at 8-years-old to serve her community through faith-based projects. Now, at 17, she…
Of Marriage and Music
Acoustic Duo Takes on Seven Lakes BY MARY MOORE SLI Reporter The couple that sings together stays together, if Amanda and Kristopher Pignone are anything…
Garden Club Meeting Next Week
Airboat Surveys Lake Auman
By Mary Moore SLI REPORTER Airboats, usually right at home on the swamplands of the Southeast, have been pressed into additional service lately. The Seven…