Pilot Unveils New Website
Almost a year ago, The Pilot embarked on a process to redesign its website. We are now ready to begin sharing the results of that work with you.
Community, Education Leader Dies
John Sledge wasn't a native Moore County resident, but that didn't stop him from establishing a large presence in his adopted community.
'Project Santa' Organizers Reach Goal for New Bikes
Organizers say they recently received an influx of donations and will be able to get enough new bicycles for 'Project Santa' children.
Thanksgiving Season Bestows Early Blessing
You couldn’t look at any of these projects and not feel warmed and grateful for the work that went into all this.
State Fairgrounds Gets Permanent Piece of Moore
The state’s Forest Service earlier this month installed the cabin of an old fire watch tower where Cornelia Harrison McCrimmon, for 42 years, watched the wilderness from 99 feet above Southern Pines.
Youth Sports Community Enriched by Our Coaches
Our parent-coach volunteers do our community a valuable service. In their own way, they’re helping to build tomorrow’s solid citizens.
This Nation Can't Afford to Leave Its Own Behind
We are at risk of losing some of the best soldiers we have ever raised as a nation. But this is not just about restoring them to face yet another battlefront. The greatest failure would be the loss of the skills and loyalty that they would bring to this nation’s work force.
iGeneration Serves Notice Of a New Inalienable Right
They are our future, these digital natives, for whom swiping and thumb-noodling are innate.
Here's a Geometry Lesson For Community Good Will
Within the Moore County nonprofit community, the needs are ever growing. Such giving circles "can make such an impact on nonprofits who are struggling to keep up with the need in the county," says Susie Buchanan, director of community relations at St. Joseph of the Pines, who is spearheading the circles effort here.
The Voice Inside My Head Ought to Shut Up Already
In my dreams, I was running. They were long, sturdy strides across open space, my lungs pulling deeply, pushing out evenly. I felt free, light, strong.
From Faith to Trust
Calling Ken Rahal a cancer survivor is like calling Edmund Hillary a mountain climber.
The Responsibility for the Words We Use
I had a brief visit in the office this past Monday morning from Heidi Thompson, the West End woman whom Pinehurst police arrested last week and charged with stealing three campaign signs that oppose Amendment One.
Some Lessons for the Big City
The bigger accomplishment here is a successful coming-together that blends leisure and pleasure with commerce and public space.
