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The Moore County community has turned out to support its neighbors in the North Carolina Mountains, assisting in relief and recovery efforts amid devastation left by Hurricane Helene.
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After some planning and collaboration, Moore County Schools and the Public School Forum of North Carolina have hammered out the details for the forthcoming North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction debate at Pinecrest High School.
UPDATE: Sandhills Community College has also canceled classes for Friday due to inclement weather.
In a few months, Southern Pines will be changing garbage service providers and starting an opt-in system for collecting recycling.
Virtually all of North Carolina remains under some form of hazardous weather watch, and Moore County is under a flood watch, tornado watch and wind advisory as the remnants of Hurricane Helene continue their northwestern movement.
Three-round, two-night golf trips are a common package with guests to the Talamore Golf Resort. But with the New Course at Talamore and Mid South Club’s 18-hole tracks under the same ownership, the third round of guests’ stays had to go to some of the other courses in the area.
Firsthealth opened a new facility in Whispering Pines Wednesday, Sept. 25 with convenient care, family medicine and a 24/7 fitness facility, located at 225 Capital Dr., Carthage.
A stolen headstone and another damaged grave marker were reported by the Moore County Historical Association at the Old Scotch Graveyard on Bethlehem Church Road in Carthage last week.
The local Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has wanted to raise the occupancy tax rate for several years, still remains hopeful that the county will support their suggestion.
The Southern Pines Council has approved updates to the “rules of procedure” it follows during meetings, aligning its typical practice with state laws.
The new Target in the Morganton Road South development is nearing completion. Target spokesperson Loni Monroe confirmed the store’s grand opening will be Sunday, October 13.
White, green and gold decorations transformed the outdoor shelter at Cardinal Park as community members gathered to kick-off the Allisha D. Watts Memorial Scholarship fundraiser.
Students across the district could find themselves assigned an additional eight mandatory books to read throughout their careers in Moore County Schools.
Carthage is seeking to appoint new volunteers to the Historic Preservation Commission following the resignation of two members. That is, presuming the town doesn’t disband the new board in the coming weeks.
Work has commenced to develop a public skatepark in Southern Pines’ Memorial Park after years of dreaming and fundraising to develop such a facility.
More than 600 people turned out at the Fair Barn in Pinehurst Wednesday to celebrate the 10th annual Best of the Pines contest. The party this year added a new "Hall of Fame" for nine businesses that have won first place in their category each of the past 10 years.
The Moore County Board of Education could take up a proposal as soon as November to consider developing a foreign language program in its elementary schools.
The Moore County Board of Education may soon consider removing the publishing house Scholastic as the district’s long-standing book fair vendor that at least one board member has labeled “insidious” and another deemed “extremely liberal.”
The Moore County Planning and Zoning Board has recommended the Board of Commissioners reject plans for a high-end motorsports park in northern Moore County.
Southern Pines Planning Board members have decided for a second time to continue a public hearing on proposed code changes about tree protection to discuss further closing identified loopholes.
This month marks the full launch of the N.C. Tri-Share child care program, an effort designed to support child care efforts in the state.
An Aberdeen native, charmed by the Friends of Aberdeen Library vision, has made a $500,000 donation to the group’s efforts to create a new library.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Office has a goal to lower its Animal Services euthanasia rate to qualify as a “no-kill” shelter, but some say it can’t do that alone.
The Moore County Sheriff's Office announced that it administered 112 rabies vaccines to local pets this past Saturday at its rabies vaccination clinic.
The county's Opioid Task Force met with partners Wednesday evening to discuss ways that opioid settlement funds might be used to target early intervention strategies.
UPDATE: The Southern Pines Police Department regrets to inform the community that Christopher Coles was found deceased in a wooded area during search efforts this afternoon.
From church leaders to business owners, nearly 20 people with ties to Aberdeen have put their thoughts together to draft an economic positioning statement for downtown.
Maintaining 19 buildings and associated grounds, with some structures over a century old, takes a lot of time and money, which is why the Southern Pines Town Council recently reviewed an inventory of the town’s structures, looking at the needs and annual upkeep costs for each.
The Board of Education Policy Committee has decided, for now, to table a series of Title IX policy proposals that would have brought the district into compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s new 2024 regulations.
The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched a website about a handful of road improvement projects, including ones that impact major roadways in Moore County.
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital’s Women and Children’s staff have begun participation in a statewide initiative in collaboration with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina.
As Carthage grows, so too do the needs of the town. However, in its current state, staff in administrative positions have been experiencing burnout and an unbalanced work life.
Four months after being announced, plans for a new high-end autosports park in northern Moore County will undergo its first scrutiny before a public board Thursday evening.
Moore County commissioners have expressed favor for expanding the current animal services offered by the Sheriff’s Office, and now they would like to hear from the public.
The Pinehurst Village Council and staff are in the process of scheduling interviews for prospective consultants to revamp the village’s comprehensive development ordinance.
After months of frustration, meetings, discussion, community engagement and now collaborative effort, Aberdeen Elementary School finally has a solution to make student drop-off and pick-up safer: no left turns leaving school.
The Robbins Board of Commissioners have delayed any decision on how to handle a contract with nonprofits wishing to share the former police station.
The current cohort in the U.S. Golf Association Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program was charged with visually bringing to life parts of their jobs through research presentations that most don’t realize about the golf industry.
“Are we being spammed?”
The Moore County Sheriff's Office is putting on its annual Hope for Recovery event at the Sandhills Adult and Teen Challenge on Sept. 21.
The person sought by the Moore County Sheriff's Office last week, and another individual, have been arrested in connection with the shooting in Taylortown on Sept. 1.
Members of the Moore County Land Use Plan Steering Committee did their homework, returning for their third meeting to discuss their likes and dislikes with the county’s current iteration of its comprehensive plan.
The Southern Pines Town Council has approved plans for a new warehouse with courier services off Air Tool Drive and within the Southern Pines Corporate Park.
Local law enforcement and Moore County Schools Police responded to an anonymous telephone threat directed at Cameron and Aberdeen elementary schools Tuesday.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was airlifted after a dog attack at a residence on Edward Road in the Spies area of Star Monday afternoon.
Moore County Schools will equip its nine middle and high schools with new second-generation metal detectors, under a unanimous decision by the Board of Education Monday.
A children’s book that focuses on the Vietnam War and is located in a Moore County elementary school has drawn the ire of a Board of Education member who served in the conflict.
As the CEO of Ascot Corp. Colin Webster’s business has been building homes since 2008, but the daily routine at his Southern Pines office looks different than it did all those years ago.
Prospective voters with questions about the upcoming election process gathered Monday evening to obtain greater clarity from election experts.
The Aberdeen Board of Commissioners reviewed several potential updates to the town’s ordinances to increase staff efficiency and ensure compliance with state laws.
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The Aberdeen Board of Commissioners reviewed several potential updates to the town’s ordinances to increase staff efficiency and ensure compliance with state laws.
County commissioners are still working on ways to improve erosion and sedimentation control among developers to protect homebuyers and neighboring properties while building takes place.
Dreams of tre flipping, backside smith grinding, blunt sliding and melon grabs at a facility designed for and by skaters may soon come to fruition with construction plans later this month.
The N.C. Department of Transportation is improving about 10 miles of N.C. 690 between Vass and Spring Lake.
Vass has big plans to renovate Sandy Ramey Keith Park, having recently received $225,000 through the state Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
Moore County Schools has decided to host and co-sponsor a debate for the upcoming North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election but may need to cover up to $50,000 in event costs.
Property owners seeking a right to legal recourse from neighboring developments for persistent erosion have the support of Moore County officials.
An indoor food court off Main Street in Aberdeen is closer to fruition with the approval of a certificate of appropriateness from the town’s planning board.
Prospective voters with questions about the upcoming election process will get a chance to obtain greater clarity Monday evening.
Penick Village has announced the appointment of Carrie Dugas as its new chief development officer. In this role, Dugas will be responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and expansion of Penick Village’s Foundation efforts.
A new gymnastics training facility is set to go up in West End following Moore County Commissioners’ approval.
Patricia Deerwester is loving her second career. She’s just recently relocated her namesake shop, Patricia, after eight years across the tracks to 241 NE Broad St. in downtown Southern Pines.
Empowerment is the name of the game for Anne Friesen, who has dedicated over 20 years to the fields of social justice and human services. And now she’s taking her expertise to Saudi Arabia.
Moore County Schools showed modest and encouraging academic progress in the past year but still has some schools struggling to raise scores, according to new data the state released this past week.
An Aberdeen man who sued Southern Pines after being arrested on drug charges six years ago can proceed with a portion of his case, following a U.S. Appellate Court ruling.
Work to build a larger library in Aberdeen continues as grassroots fundraising and town support propel the project forward.
To celebrate Great Trails State Day, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with renowned Seagrove Potter Crystal King to produce 30 pottery pinecones to be hidden along selected trails in Moore County.
Moore County Schools and Sandhills Community College are approaching an Oct. 4 application deadline for the county’s new “early college” high school, but there could be a hang up in the approval process.
The Moore County NAACP, in partnership with Van Camp, Meacham and Newman PLLC, will sponsor a pro bono expunction clinic on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Trinity Outreach Center (behind Trinity AME Zion Church), 972 W. Pennsylvania Ave., in Southern Pines. Eligible attendees can meet with attorneys…
The Moore County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a suspect after it adopted the investigation into a shooting that occurred on Sunday morning in Taylortown following a request from the Taylortown Police Department.
