Videos
The Village Arboretum was a busy place Saturday during the Palustris Festival. Different activities, ranging from kite making to an adventure hunt, provided a family-oriented day outside in the sun.
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Arts in the Arboretum
March 29, 2010
The Village Arboretum was a busy place Saturday during the Palustris Festival. Different activities, ranging from kite making to an adventure hunt, provided a family-oriented day outside in the sun.
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Pinelake Memorial Service
March 29, 2010
Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center was the scene for a memorial service this morning. It was one year ago when a man shot and killed eight people at the nursing home.
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An Affair of the Arts
March 29, 2010
The Fair Barn in Pinehurst was packed with almost 500 people Friday night. As part of the Palustris Festival lineup, the dinner, dance and cabaret show proved to be a popular offering. Tom Bennett's Swing Street Band provided the music, while other entertaiment was offered by the Knollwood Sisters and the Alive and Clickin' dance troupe.
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Growler Celebration
March 26, 2010
A V-22 Osprey arriving was part of the celebration surrounding the 100th Growler produced at the Robbins plant. Co-owners Terry Crews and Bill Crisp brought the Growler company to Robbins a few years ago, taking over the shell of an old textile plant as the site of a facility that now has 75 workers The Growler is a Jeep-like vehicle built in various configurations. Along with a complement of Marines, it stows inside the Osprey to allow Marines to reach mission targets without having to make dangerous shore landings.
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The Carolina Railhawks at Pinecrest High School
March 25, 2010
The Carolina Railhawks at Pinecrest High School
Cary's Carolina Railhawks are heading to the Sandhills to face the University of North Carolina men's soccer team at 7 p.m. Friday, March 26, at the John Williams Athletic Complex.
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Eaton's Golf Pride Hosts Grand Opening
March 25, 2010
Eaton's Golf Pride Hosts Grand Opening
Jeff Fiorini, general manager of Eaton's Golf Grip Division talks about the relocation of Eaton's Golf Pride grips division to Southern Pines during a grand opening ceremony.
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Fire on Joel Road
March 25, 2010
Local firefighters responded in force to a field fire on Joel Road near Carthage Saturday afternoon.
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Schrein Delivers Winning Performance
March 22, 2010
Schrein Delivers Winning Performance
Blake Elizabeth Schrein — who played the mean green villain in Union Pines High's recent production of a musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" — sets out for New York to compete in the National Shakespeare Competition Finals later this month. Here she performs her two contest-winning entries: A selection from Sonnet 18 (“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" — and a monologue as Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" In New York, for the April 26 finals, the Union Pines senior will have to do a cold reading as well as the monologue and sonnet. Every year, the English-Speaking Union of the United States (ESU) works with students and teachers to use the works of Shakespeare as a way to help young people develop their speaking and critical thinking skills and appreciation of the English language. Schrein performed and won at the Feb. 27 branch competition held locally.
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Tandem Dunk Rocks the House
March 18, 2010
Get a little warmed up for March Madness by watching Pinecrest basketball players Julian Brewer and Daquain Towns bring new meaning to a bucket for two. The sequance begins with Phillip Wallace grabbing the rebound and taking off. He passes to Harron Carson, who serves the ball up for Brewer (41) on the right and Towns (23) coming down the middle. Towns was given credit for the basket. The video was produced by Will Apple, who was kind enough to share it with thepilot.com. J.T. Stillwell, a Pinecrest student, shot the video.
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Academy of Moore County Faces Closure
March 11, 2010
Academy of Moore County Faces Closure
Academy of Moore County, a charter school located in Aberdeen, faces closure after the State Board of Education denied a recommendation by the N.C. Office of Charter Schools to renew the school's charter for three more years. Director of Education Allyson Schoen is leading an appeal against the state's decision. She believes the state only considered past data when rendering its decision, rather than the school's overall progress. If the appeal fails, the school will close June 30.
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MooreFit "Biggest Winner" Kickoff
March 5, 2010
MooreFit "Biggest Winner" Kickoff
MooreFit kicked off it's "Biggest Winner" challenge — which encourages weight loss through healthy eating and exercise — on March 3.
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Fallon Sworn in as Pinehurst Mayor
March 4, 2010
Fallon Sworn in as Pinehurst Mayor
The Pinehurst Village Council unanimously appointed Virginia F. "Ginsey" Fallon as the new mayor of the village. She takes over for the late George Lane.
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Running on Vibrams
March 3, 2010
Brian Thomas loves his Vibram Five Finger running shoes, which look more like gloves for feet rather than the running shoes most people are accustomed to wearing. Thomas wears Vibrams for barefoot running, a technique that is becoming increasingly popular thanks to Christopher McDougall's book, "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen."
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Pinehurst Welcome Center Opens This Week
March 2, 2010
Pinehurst Welcome Center Opens This Week
The village held a pre-opening party on Feb. 27 at the new Pinehurst Welcome Center, located at the Sandhills Woman's Exchange near the village center. The late Mayor George Lane championed the creation of the center. It officially opened March 2.
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UP Talks
February 27, 2010
Union Pines coach John Lewkowicz, Alishia Mosley and Tyesha McLean talk about their win in the sectional finals and the upcoming regional semifinals.
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Dispelling Illiteracy
February 26, 2010
People from all over Moore County were a buzz to test their spelling skills and raise money for the Moore County Literacy Council at the sixth annual Spelling Bee for Literacy, held in Owens Auditorium at Sandhills Community College, Feb. 25.
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Eastwood Diner Closes its Doors
February 24, 2010
Eastwood Diner Closes its Doors
The Eastwood Diner plans to close Friday, Feb. 26, after eight years of serving home cooking to the community.
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Angels Among Us Run for A Cause
February 24, 2010
Angels Among Us Run for A Cause
Megan Hunt, a brain tumor survivor, is organizing a team of runners and walkers to participate in the 17th Angels Among Us 5K and Family Fun Walk. The event, held April 24 in Durham, raises money for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.
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Teacher Kisses a Goat
February 24, 2010
Becky Oldham, a West Pine Middle School teacher, kissed a goat on Feb. 19 as part of a school fundraiser. The West Pine student government raised over $1,300 to build an outdoor picnic area. The kissing took place at the end of a pep rally.
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Fire on County Line
February 23, 2010
Firefighters from Crestline, Aberdeen and Southern Pines fire departments responded to a house fire on N.C. 211 near the Hoke County line this afternoon.
