Teen Blinded in Store Robbery Sentenced to Prison
Randy Joel Williams is one of four charged in the first-degree murder of a 78-year-old man who died from wounds suffered when he came to his wife's defense during the shooting.
Robbins Group Readies Housing Effort
The house will soon belong to one of the families NMFRC assists, the center's Marcae Stone said.
Ex-Robbins Manager Tapped for Tenn. Job
George Hayfield is the new town manager of Dover, the county seat of Tennessee's Stewart County. Born in the Volunteer State, Hayfield said it feels good to be heading home.
Judge: Man Charged in Sex Case Denied Speedy Trial
The case against Melvin King had wound its way through various courts and from desk to desk for years.
American Growler Closing Robbins Plant
Production will soon halt on the Growler vehicle the plant builds for the U.S. Marine Corps. About 50 Robbins area residents are losing their jobs next month.
Another Swastika Turns Up at North Moore Church
Back in July, vandals spray-painted a Nazi-style swastika over Hebrew letters for Shiloh, the name of the church and a Hebrew word referring to the Messiah.
Forest Creek Under New Ownership
Members who chose to get involved and invest took part in an equity offering turning much of that debt into equity. FCI will own the club and the real estate going forward, with these investors paid back as Forest Creek grows and sells real estate.
Rovnak Appears on Murder Charge
As Rovnak answered the judge, her son and daughter, sitting in a row behind where she stood, lifted folded handkerchiefs to wipe tears from their eyes. Josh and Kristin Pruitt are Rovnak’s children from her first marriage.
These Soldiers Had a Ball with Your Support
People here and across the country had been sending the balls to them on the other side of the world in support of their mission: find and render harmless the enemy’s explosive devices that otherwise take lives.
Taylortown Day Expands Into Weekend of Festivities
It’s a weekend festival celebrating the history, culture and people of a community founded by Demus Taylor, a man born a slave.
Pinehurst Senator Takes in Convention Scenes
When Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney took center stage Thursday night, state Sen. Harris Blake of Pinehurst was among those in the audience at the Republican National Convention listening.
Remembering a Friend and His Most Unusual Journey
Jim Prim, of Southern Pines, trained the first man to walk on the moon and other astronauts in the months leading up to that historic “giant leap for mankind” — and the Prims were friends and neighbors of the Armstrongs from the day their house burned down.
Carthage Gets Grant to Buy VIPER Radios
Moore County’s 11 municipal police departments, 17 fire departments, 10 rescue squads, Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Medical Services, the public schools and college police forces, and other county agencies like the health department and Animal Control, are all part of one unified communications system.
Fewer Places to Sit in the County Seat
Two bedraggled benches that long stood, scuffed and weatherbeaten, nails protruding, just down from the old Moore County courthouse and opposite the new one are gone. Carthage dug them up and carted away their remains.
Her Family Hisotry Led to New Business
Sarah Crabtree Lawn is a professional genealogist who makes her living helping people trace their families.
Former Police Chief, Wife Turn Selves In
Following an SBI investigation, a Moore County grand jury indicted former police chief Christopher Thomas McKenzie of three counts each of embezzlement by a public official, larceny by an employee, and obtaining property by false pretense.
Animal Contact Restricted at county, state fairs
Petting zoos are out, part of a number of changes in the interest of public health just announced by N.C. State Fair officials to guard against the kind of E. coli outbreak that sickened some visitors to last year’s annual event.
Greatest Generation Speaks: Teen Records WW II Oral Histories Into Book
Pinecrest graduate Nick Reed enters N.C. State this week, majoring in history. He's already published his first history book, and it is history told in the words of those who made it.
Former Carthage Chief, Wife Indicted
A former Carthage police chief and his wife are facing numerous felony charges after being indicted earlier this week by a Moore County grand jury.
Local Pilot Made the Call that Ended World War II
Overhead, Charles “Chuck” Lunney was bound for Honshu, the main island of the empire, piloting his B-29 Superfortress. The mission: weather reconnaissance. Check out two targets and pick the best one. Behind him, he assumed, would be the usual pack of 500 or so bombers making the raid. But not this mission. Instead, there was only one plane, the Enola Gay.
Young Golfers: Focused but Here for the Fun
Some kids, some parents, take this week’s U.S. Kids Golf competition very seriously. A few actually arrived early, coming down weeks ago for daily play and training. Others are here for the fun and experience.
Robbins Breaking Ground on Fire Station Thursday
A spade full of earth to be turned Thursday morning will start construction on the new Robbins fire station. It’s been a long time coming.
Those Who Serve: Robbins Business Specializes in Public Safety Supplies
Robert Jarman moved RJ Sports out of his home and into the John L. Frye building in downtown Robbins. He opened for business July 5.
Arrest Made in High-Speed Chase
A man sought in a July 24 truck theft and high-speed chase has been arrested in Guilford County.
Local Attorney Wins State Supreme Court Case
A local lawyer took his case to the state Supreme Court and won, in the process changing North Carolina law.
Four Local Pilots Receive FAA Safety Award
A century after the first pilots to fly — and first to crash — airplanes in North Carolina, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) created a safe flying award and named it for them.
Old Robbins Siren May Wail Again
The old siren that once heralded high noon in Robbins could howl again, this time as an emergency warning device.
Carthage Raising Rates for Sewer Upgrades
Sewer rates in Carthage are going up. Increases are needed, town officials say, to pay for upgrades to two pump stations.
Police Investigate Swastika on Carthage Church Sign
Authorities are investigating who might have spray-painted a Nazi swastika over Hebrew letters on a church sign in Carthage.
Broken Pipe Floods Carthage Business
Friday the 13th was not a lucky day for Archie and Judi Kelly. Workers at their DAK office furniture store in downtown Carthage found a showroom full of water when they came to work Friday morning.
Local Republicans to Select Brubaker Replacement
Some Moore County Republicans will have a say in picking a substitute nominee to replace state Rep. Harold Brubaker on the November ballot.
Appeals Court Upholds Cop Killer's Sentence
The man who gunned down a Southern Pines police officer has lost his appeal.
Mayberry Was in Andy Griffith
Is there anybody who won’t miss Andy Griffith? Scads of us grew up — and continue to grow up — in the Mayberrys of our own hearts thanks to this beloved North Carolina actor.
Village Theater Foundation Races Clock for Funds
Efforts to bring performing arts to northern Moore County are at a crisis point. The nonprofit foundation restoring the old Village Theater in the heart of Robbins has a limited window of time to buy a building next door.
Eastwood Diner Gets New Life
The old Eastwood Diner — long lamented after its closing — has new life as Roadhouse 73.
Carthage Still Has Old-Fashioned July Fourth Parade
Flags flying, crowds cheering, floats flying red, white and blue streamers — is there anything quite as American as celebrating the Fourth of July in a small town?
SP Theater Getting IMAX
Southern Pines’ Sandhills Cinema 10 is in line to add an IMAX-brand theater later this fall.
Judge Delays Pinelake Testimony for Further Evidence
A judge heard — but did not rule on — a request to dismiss a civil suit against a Carthage nursing home that was the site of a mass shooting in 2009.
IMAX Theater Planned for Southern Pines
Movies soon could be bigger than ever. An IMAX theater is to open in Southern Pines in November.
Judge to Hear Arguments in Pine Lake Civil Suit
A hearing this week could mean the end of an effort by grieving families to hold a local nursing home responsible for the deaths of their loved ones.
Gospel Concert Sunday to Benefit Robbins Theater
More music to make money to restore the old Robbins Village Theater will make a joyful noise Sunday afternoon.
Boom Town: Carthage Seeing Flood of New Businesses
The mayor of Carthage sees the beginnings of a boom for his town.
One Man Injured After Accident on N.C. 24/27
Overcorrection — a common cause of many accidents — sent Dusty Pardue’s maroon Mitsubishi Montero Sport Friday morning flying through the air, crashing into a tree, and flipping over and over into a ditch beside N.C. 24/27.
Raising the Bars: New County Safety Center Bristles With Technology
The land where the biggest new county building is rising was all sand and scrub — a huge vacant lot in the middle of Carthage — the first time Rich Smith saw the place.
Carthage Reviews Plans for Gaming Business
The Town Board had already set June 19 as the date for a public hearing on gaming ordinances, but commissioners wanted to hear from planning board members. They got an earful, with some favoring high privilege fees and taxes on each game machine or Internet terminal.
North Notes: Robbins Included as Part of STEP Ceremony in Raleigh
Robbins was honored in Raleigh on Wednesday as one of the pioneer sites for North Carolina Small Town Economic Prosperity (NC STEP), a program of the state Center for Rural Development.
Local Army Doctor Reports from Normandy
An Army doctor from Pinehurst reported by telephone early today on ceremonies in Normandy honoring veterans of D-Day Invasion. His own mother was there in 1944 as an Army nurse.
Carthage Boards to Review Gaming Businesses
Other towns have passed laws regulating locations for Internet businesses, sometimes with high privilege taxes for the businesses and high fees for each machine on the premises, whether in use or not.
In Robbins, Life Goes on After Edwards Verdict
Wallace and Bobbie Edwards drove home to Robbins from Greensboro Thursday afternoon after hearing a federal jury say “not guilty” on one of the six charges against their son and that it was deadlocked on five others.
Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison
A former police officer who worked for both the Carthage and Robbins departments pleaded guilty to numerous felonies Thursday in Superior Court.
