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After nearly 18 months since initial work began in November of 2021, hundreds of Pinehurst Resort staff joined executives, builders and local officials on the new, expanded veranda of The Carolina Hotel on Friday morning to commemorate the completed renovations of the grand historic hotel’s …

The Village of Pinehurst began work Monday executing a new Downtown Amenity Plan. The initial phase of the plan starts with a complete overhaul of the landscaped areas in downtown and is expected to take a few weeks.

Countless war stories, and recollections of those who have served from World War II to recent conflicts, quickly come to mind for Charlie Smoak, a 21-year U.S. Air Force veteran, as he drinks a hot chocolate inside Simply Coffee in Robbins.

Sandhills Workforce Continuing Education department will begin a Construction Academy this summer. This eight-week course will prepare students with skills and certifications to enter into a career in commercial and residential construction.

Needed building improvements at Pinecrest and Union Pines will cost more than double what they were projected to be in the school board’s last round of facilities planning in 2015, architects told board members this week.

The local Convention and Visitors Bureau plans to distribute $1 million in grants to towns and nonprofits for tourism projects, an effort the agency’s CEO hopes will show the benefits of a potential increase to Moore County’s occupancy tax.

West Southern Pines revitalization efforts are progressing to the point where the Morganton Road conceptual development plan will be presented to the Southern Pines Planning Board this Thursday. 

Moore County Schools’ fourth- and eighth-graders will soon be learning about the North Carolina flag and its official salute at the behest of the Board of Education.

Along the way to discovering who they are and what they believe in, about 65 middle school students from around Moore County have spent the last month learning to articulate those convictions with clarity and reason.

Moore County Schools will move ahead on long-awaited improvements to the gymnasium buildings at Cameron, Highfalls and Westmoore elementary schools now that the school board has signed off on significant revisions to those projects.

Kelli O’Hara has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. On Saturday, March 18, she will share a few personal stories and favorite songs in a one-night only performance at Bradshaw Performing Arts Center in Pinehurst.

Working within the confines of the historic Campbell House for years, the Arts Council of Moore County is now looking to build an addition that would make the site more accessible for the community.

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The Moore County Board of Education will discuss adding the official salute to the North Carolina flag to its curriculum next week at the request of board member Philip Holmes.

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A Cameron man was arrested after a domestic violence incident resulted in a female victim being transported to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital this week, the Moore County Sheriff's Office reports.

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Three months after attacks on two electric transmission substations took out the power in much of Moore County for four days, investigators are still trying to piece together any leads that might bring them closer to an arrest.

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Golf course development can sometimes come at a snail’s pace. So when world-renowned course architect Tom Doak got a call from Pinehurst Resort and Country Club President Tom Pashley in May 2022, he was surprised by the aggressive timeline getting pitched to him.

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The 2023 Pinehurst Barbecue Festival will take place Sept. 1-3, and tickets are now on sale to all the events surrounding the Labor Day weekend event.

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Final preparations are underway for the March 27 opening of FirstHealth Cancer Center. On that day, Moore and 15 surrounding counties will rise to new echelons in medical, practical and holistic care.

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Pinehurst Resort can work toward getting the first phase of its new vacation rental home development up and running in 2024 now that the village has approved a rezoning to allow lodging on 14.5 acres adjacent to the resort’s No. 8 golf course.

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Randolph Electric Membership Corporation announced that applications are now open for its Sharing Success Community Grants. Nonprofits in the Randolph EMC service area of Randolph, Chatham, Moore, Montgomery and Alamance Counties are eligible to apply.

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Planned modernizations of three school gymnasiums stand to be shelved in favor of more utilitarian repairs so that the school board can allocate funds to other building projects.