Little Fingers, Bigger Goals
Classrooms Increasing Their Digital Learning BY MARY KATE MURPHYSLI Reporter If the COVID-19 pandemic has had a silver lining in elementary school classrooms, it’s the…
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East Meets West
Sauce ‘Brewer’ Brings Key Flavors Together By Mary Moore SLI Reporter Michael Bell started his foray into the world of barbecue sauce nearly six years…
FirstHealth Hospitals Receive DNV Stroke Center Certifications
Contributed. PINEHURST – FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (MRH) has received certification as a Primary Stroke Center from DNV, affirming the hospital’s readiness to treat a…
Cutting Edge: Local Stylist Celebrates 25 Years of Business
By MARY MOORE SLI Reporter Managing people’s hair means more than earning a profit to Lakeside Barber Shop and Tanning owner Glenda M. Cody. Over…
West End Student Wins Scholarship
Contributed. West End resident Caroline Hilliard was one of 16 students awarded a scholarship for academic achievement, community service and leadership by the Goulds Water…
A Team Approach to Care Helps a Grandmother Defy the Odds Against COVID-19
Contributed. On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Seagrove resident Angela Hastings started to get a sore throat, fever and nausea. By Friday, her sore throat was…
Wall of Honor Brings Neighbors Together
By Mary Moore SLI Reporter A dedication ceremony for the new veterans memorial took place on Saturday Nov. 13, at the Seven Lakes Cemetery off…
SLW Board Appoints New Director
BY JOHN A. NAGY SLI Reporter Meet Virginia Equi Call her: Ginger.Replacing: Roberta Maness, who moved out of Seven Lakes West.Family: Husband Ray and two…
Report Details Auman Dam Upgrades
BY JOHN A. NAGY SLI Reporter ‘Great Condition’ Born and built under less than auspicious circumstances, the Lake Auman dam has undergone a series of…
Encore to Perform ‘A Christmas Story’
The Encore Center Theatre opens the holiday comedy A Christmas Story on December 3rd at The Encore Center at 160 E. New Hampshire Ave. Set…
WSL Keeping the Roads Clean
On Oct. 28, several volunteers from the Women of Seven Lakes gathered together to clean up litter along Love Grove Church Road.
Be Antibiotics Aware: Detailed Medication Documentation Aids Effectiveness
PINEHURST, N.C. – Antibiotics save lives, but their overuse and misuse can put patients at unnecessary risk for preventable side effects and drug-resistant infections. FirstHealth of…
Harvest Fest for Freedom
Tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., join Changing Destinies Ministry at the National Athletic Village for their annual Harvest Fest for…
Celebrating Veterans Day
Robin Hamilton looks for her father’s name among the 400 flags. Ted Fitzgerald/The SLI.
October Fun at Kalawi Farm
Photos from the 2021 Fall Festival and Corn Maze hosted by Kalawi Farm in Eagle Springs, NC. Taken by Ted Fitzgerald at The Pilot.
Haunted Barn Scarier Than Ever
“This year, over 150 visitors came out to be scared,” reported Stables Manager Crystal Fravel. Seven Lakes Equestrian Club has been putting on their Haunted…
Cottage for Trafficking, Assault Victims Nearly Finished
By JAYMIE BAXLEY Staff Writer A new cottage in rural Moore County will soon serve as a transitional shelter for survivors of human trafficking and…
Nonprofit Shares Importance of Mental Health Services for Veterans
Contributed. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nov. 1, 2021 – In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, HopeWay – an accredited nonprofit mental health residential and day…
Court Clerk Will Not Seek Reelection
BY LAURA DOUGLASS Staff Writer Susan Hicks will not seek reelection to a fourth-term as Moore County Clerk of Court, she announced Tuesday. Her pending…
Personable and Knowledgeable: Moore Regional GI Nurse Honored with DAISY Award
Contributed. PINEHURST, N.C. — FirstHealth of the Carolinas nurse Keelie Sanchez Ingram, R.N., has been honored with the DAISY Award for July 2021. Sanchez Ingram,…
Sponsors Needed for Christmas Program
Contributed. PINEHURST—Acts of kindness make a difference, and Christmas For Moore, a local nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals and families in need of assistance at…
Narcan Kits Available to Public
By JONATHAN BYM Staff Writer When an individual goes through a drug overdose, the response to get the potentially life-saving drug in their system can…
Dance Group Kicking Into Holiday Mode
Contributed The Sophisticated Ladies, a Rockette-style dance troupe for seniors, has continued to rehearse and perform throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Dancers Angie Huber, Fran Gialanella,…
Women of Seven Lakes Hear Nagy
John Nagy, the editor of The Pilot, spoke Oct. 7 at the meeting of Women of Seven Lakes. “He was quite entertaining as he described…
Stuck in Training? You’re Not Alone
BY NEIL COPELAND Special to Seven Lakes Insider Do you feel stuck in your training and do not know the next move in the game?…
15th Annual Veterans Day Program at County Memorial
Preparations are well underway for the fifteenth annual Veterans Day program at the Moore County Veterans Memorial, which will be held on Saturday, November 6…
Local Teen’s Artwork is Electric
By Mary Moore William Casey spends his free time frying wood, and the result is a unique blend of science and art. Casey, 17, moved…
Sandhills Emergency Physicians Honors Emergency Nurses
Contributed. PINEHURST, N.C. — Sandhills Emergency Physicians has honored five emergency nurses fortheir efforts to care for patients.Alex Kittleson, R.N., CEN, SANE-P, TNCC, NRP; Elaine…
Emore and Rizzuti Complete Triathalon
Contributed. Emore and Rizzuti, during White Lake Fall Triathlon. Karolyn Emore, of Seven Lakes, and her triathlon partner Brandon Rizzuti, of Fuquay-Varina, completed the the…
FirstHealth to Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots at Fair Barn; Appointments Required
Contributed. PINEHURST, N.C. — FirstHealth of the Carolinas will offer Pfizer booster shots to eligible members of the public at clinics scheduled for October. Appointments…