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 …
UNC Pembroke has received approval from the UNC Board of Governors to establish a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a population health focus.
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.
Yet another plan to develop the “kudzu hole” off of South Bennett Street went in front of the Southern Pines Planning Board Thursday night, with this design mimicking previous ones in use and scale.
The Moore County Board of Elections on Wednesday recommended that the county stick with its established vendor to purchase new elections equipment.
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.
Conceptual plans for a West Morganton Road mixed-use development that could support the West Southern Pines community needs more time for review, the town’s planning board said Thursday.
The state Department of Transportation will present the possibility of extending a commuter rail to Southern Pines from Raleigh to the Town Council on March 28.
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.
A century-old musical tradition will return to northern Moore County next weekend after a three-year hiatus.
Sunrise Theater is hosting a skateboarding-themed film festival Friday to raise money for the construction of Moore County’s first public skate park.
After nearly two years of construction and a month of community tours and open houses, FirstHealth of the Carolinas will open its new comprehensive cancer center to patients on Monday.
A traffic stop at the intersection of Country Club Drive and Morganton Road Monday by Southern Pines Police resulted in one arrest.
Twenty-three cats and dogs caught a “freedom flight” Tuesday morning to Massachusetts as part of an effort to give shelter animals a second chance at adoption.
Officials with Fort Bragg have announced that the base will be renamed to Fort Liberty in a ceremony on June 2.
Extremist groups are proliferating. Beliefs once considered to be the tattered fringe of the far right or left are being welcomed and amplified by celebrities and politicians in speeches and social media posts.
The Toys For Tots program reached a new milestone during the 2022 Christmas season, distributing nearly 17,000 toys to needy children in Moore County.
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The Moore County Board of Commissioners recognized the contributions of social workers by adopting a resolution Tuesday proclaiming March as National Social Work Month.
Carthage is hoping to continue with a planned sewer expansion project through a combination of loans and grant funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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.
For more than 60 years, Ron Maness has known nothing but the business of flying.
When T.J. Martin moves over to the principal’s office at Crain’s Creek Middle School next month, it won't be the first time he’s taken over leadership of a school during a crisis.
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.
Long-simmering tensions between the Pinehurst village manager and a village council member reached a tipping point on Thursday, with both parties accusing one another of creating a hostile work environment.
Three years after Moore County recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the local Health Department is scaling back certain services to adapt to a post-pandemic landscape.
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.
Construction began this past week to extend sidewalks along South Bennett Street to increase the town’s walkability.
Young women and men affected by homelessness are finding new resources within Moore County.
A conceptual plan to bring a multi-level mixed use project to downtown Southern Pines will go before the town Planning Board this coming week.
Almost 10 years after it first made overtures about coming to town, the YMCA appears to be prepared to bring its first branch to Moore County.
Garbage collection will go from residents’ backyards to the front curb beginning this July, unless a property owner meets an exemption, according to a policy the Southern Pines Town Council approved Tuesday.
Property owners across Moore County will soon learn the newly assessed value of their homes and land.
The North Carolina Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would increase criminal penalties for damaging electrical substations and other energy facilities and vital infrastructure.
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.
Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields joined several other sheriffs from across the state last week on a trip to Raleigh to support a Senate bill that could combat the growing dangers of fentanyl abuse.
Aberdeen town commissioners and department heads attended an all-day budget retreat on Friday to review recent town projects and discuss funding priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
Congressman Richard Hudson presented a congressional extension of remarks to the Southern Pines Fire Department on Monday, honoring its 125 years of service.
The opioid epidemic took center stage during meetings in Moore County last week, with both county commissioners and the local Board of Health discussing ways to address the crisis.
BY LAURA DOUGLASS
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.
Pinehurst’s efforts to carve a loophole for the Country Club of North Carolina’s longstanding rental cottage program from the village’s broader ban on short-term rentals has hit a snag.
Interest in the actions of local school boards has been at an all-time high since the pandemic, and the Moore County Board of Education is seldom short of business to consider during its monthly meetings.
Pinehurst Police Chief Glen Webb and Moore County District Attorney Mike Hardin will hold a meet-and-greet with local residents on Saturday, March 11, ahead of the village's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
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.
The gated Pinewild community will transfer ownership of its water and sewer utilities to Moore County as part of an agreement approved Thursday by county commissioners.
Moore County and surrounding employers will engage job seekers on Thursday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in a convenient virtual job fair.
Moore County has notched a 99-percent tax collection rate every year for the past three decades — a feat few other counties can lay claim to.
Change is coming to all corners of Southern Pines these days, and soon the corner of its own stationery.
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.
Unspent funds from Moore County Schools’ current budget, mostly from unfilled teaching positions, may mitigate the school board’s request of the county for the 2023-2024 school year.
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.
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.
Habitat for Humanity of the N.C. Sandhills is kicking off 2023 with a Pastor’s Build on March 16, bringing together Moore and Richmond County faith communities.
Cameron residents who are working on a fast-approaching goal to preserve an iconic town building are seeing good progress toward achieving success.
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.
Community members gathered on Friday afternoon in recognition of West Southern Pines’ 100th anniversary as one of the first African American townships in North Carolina.
Last month’s announcement that principal Melonie Jones would be transferred from Crain’s Creek Middle School has set off a wave of resignations from teachers and other staff who feel ignored by district leaders.
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.
The Southern Pines Town Council held an informal public discussion on Tuesday about the Knoll Road trail, which would connect to greenway systems off Airport Road and Midland Road.
The Southern Pines Land and Housing Trust has named Sandra Dales as its new executive director.
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.
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.
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.
The Sandhills Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) made a donation to the Fort Bragg Fisher House in the amount of $1,000
Republican State Sen. Tom McInnis met with Pinehurst leaders Monday to discuss his recent bill that would end a pair of development moratoriums in the village, but he still intends to pursue the legislation.
The Southern Pines Fire Department has received a grant of more than $1.1 million to hire six new firefighters, a welcome addition to a staff that is increasingly handling more calls for service.
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.
A tip into the Moore County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of a Pinehurst man who faces two child solicitation charges.
