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If there’s one thing on Valentine’s Day you can be sure of, it’s a plethora of sappy [...]
Here you have it: MyChart assessed by a patient and a doctor. Six Surprising Features of the MyChart App Are [...]
Let’s talk about weight: The only thing that’s 10 times as hard to take off as it is to put on. Being 30 with [...]
We’re Waiting for More Restaurants to Get on Board. UPDATE: The Meat and Greek food truck can be found [...]
After 11 years, store owner Denise Olson, who is also a teacher at Pinecrest High, says it’s time to [...]
The Southern Pines Chapel, on New Hampshire Ave. in Southern Pines, saw its first wedding on Dec. 30. [...]
Anything for our readers, who are dying to figure out who among them reigns the supreme baker. Nevermind the [...]
Local couple Brittany and Oresti Arsi are the team behind Meat and Greek, a new food truck that’s [...]
No. The answer is no. There’s still time to get something special for the most important woman in your life, [...]
In his seven years as a home brewer, Sanford native Mike Stec (pictured below) developed about 25 beers that [...]
Need a dose of holiday spirit? Visit these hubs of electric glory. 4200 Niagara Carthage Road, [...]
Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond and Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin were killed last [...]
Because Our Idea of a Balanced Diet is a Cookie in Each Hand You might call your best treats world famous, but [...]
Food is expensive — so is the perfect party cocktail and kid-friendly punch, appetizers the whole family will [...]
Jaya’s Indian Cuisine, a take-out restaurant, is planning a soft opening this week in the former space [...]
Partisan Rock, a Russian Imperial with flavors of plum, chocolate and coffee, was just canned as we were [...]
Can’t go to dinner anywhere without a kids’ menu? Now you have a place to drink whiskey sours [...]
Southern Pines couple Anna Pilson and Decker Platt became the proud parents of a new baby girl on Sept.9. Her [...]
Need a quick lunch or dinner? Call your order in to the Railroad Deli, a tiny take-out place in Vass. [...]
If you’ve been wondering when R.Riveter was going to start making its Heirloom bags again, you’re [...]
PHOTOS COURTESY OF 704 PHOTOGRAPHY North Carolina natives Abby and Trey Brothers are renovating the Page [...]
Officials say spraying, which could harm beneficial insects, isn’t worth killing what amounts to a [...]
The Pinehurst Resort’s first venture into craft beer features space for more than 200 people, a capacity [...]
Rolled ice cream, a concept born on the streets of Thailand, has landed in Pinehurst thanks to a longtime [...]
The Grape Leaf Bistro, a fast-casual and takeout restaurant, opened in late August in the space next to Olive [...]
The four-person team behind the Whispering Pines farm expected a crowd of 50 at their Aug. 18 Honey Bee Fest. [...]
The shop has left its Pennsylvania Avenue location and taken up the space vacated by The Estate of Things in [...]
Elliott’s on Linden is opening the adjacent Elliott’s Provision Company, a shop dreamed up nearly [...]
If you’ve been sleeping on a little place called Southern Chopstix, don’t feel bad. So have we. [...]
The restaurant closed Monday, and is set to reopen in time for dinner Friday. Crews have worked around the [...]
After years of PCS moves, Emily Yopp and her active-duty husband have found their forever home — the historic [...]
Lane and Lori West love three things above all: Wellness, God, and each other. These values made opening the [...]
Ashley Green, of @its.a.cakematter, recently invited us into her kitchen to see where and how the magic [...]
Our Q&A with C.T. Goodwin and Josh Karapetian, the makers of Small Town Relics — a film about a college [...]
As The Estate of Things prepares to move into its new space at 168 NW Broad Street, we’re taking a [...]
The larger space, at 154 NW Broad St., opened today. Filled with natural and overhead light, the new digs [...]
Remember Zerillo’s? The pizza place that opened in Whispering Pines, and was immediately overwhelmed [...]
Work is underway at this historic home, at the corner of Page Street and Connecticut Avenue. On North Page [...]
Council members have agreed on the above as a possible design for the $4.3 million facility, which would be [...]
A Southern Pines’ neighborhood grocery store, IGA Fresh Foods on Broad Street, is closing next [...]
Dr. Michael Pritchett is using new tech to zero in on lung cancer, which accounts for 26 percent of all cancer [...]
Students could attend campus at what is now the soccer field at Rassie Wicker Park for up to two years. As [...]
This defunct 7,000-square-foot steam plant, once converted, will neatly fulfill Pinehurst’s goal to [...]
The company will be relocating from its flagship store on the corner of Bennett Street and Pennsylvania Avenue [...]
This building behind the Jefferson Inn in Southern Pines once housed the inn’s laundry service, but has [...]
Here are some suggestions from yours truly. From foie gras to fireball margs and mine-your-own gem buckets, [...]
Burney True Value Hardware has opened a second location in Moore County. It’s on Trade Street, right [...]
This pot bellied pig, who had been scarfing down treats from visitors to the Lakeview Exxon for months, has [...]
George Fredericks, of Icon Customs, was arrested Wednesday after a multi-agency investigation into the [...]
Developers have plans to finally raze the old Mellow Mushroom and Four Oaks bank on 15-501, and replace it [...]
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The restaurant is testing later hours on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Now there's Hammer & Stain, a DIY-workshop where you'll complete all those Pinterest crafts you were too [...]
Matt Hannon, of Ironwood Cafe, will face off Monday against Troy Stauffer, of Raleigh’s City Club. Their [...]
Moore Montessori Community School has 90 seats open for students entering kindergarten through second grade. [...]
Conflicting input from residents on concrete sidewalks and streetlights has added to Pinehurst’s growing [...]
We knew you were running low. Thankfully, the Hemp Farmacy (yes,farmacy) has opened on Bennett Street in [...]
Most of us regular folk are overjoyed — but local taxi companies, unsurprisingly, are not thrilled. We told [...]
County commissioners are making plans to build a water feature at Hillcrest Park. They expect to spend between [...]
Officials will break ground on the $30 million Camp Easter Road campus next month. On Tuesday, the local [...]
Introducing Maguro Hibachi Steakhouse and Asian Cuisine. It’s right beside Brixx, in the Kohl’s [...]
Moore County has gained 20,000 new residents since 2000. That’s awesome. Military families and veterans [...]
No, really. Casey Burton, creator of Grindstone, has the same need for chocolate as you do. She just wants to [...]
A doughnut maker since before she could legally drive, Sarah Hargrove getsthe dough rolling [...]
We heard that Uber was looking into adding local towns to its map back in November, when an ad for drivers [...]
Here's a shocker. The owners of Woodlake have found a Sanford law firm to represent them and file a motion on [...]
Chief Mike Cameron says his team responds to incidents involving violent suspects and and he doesn't want to [...]
Looking to add a member to the family? During December, you can adopt any animal at the Moore County Animal [...]
There’s enough beds for you and 11 of your closest friends in the circa-1930s Duncraig Manor, located on [...]
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Future brides will have a new option in the circa 1913, 6,000-square foot Page Mansion off N.C. 5 in Aberdeen.
The village is expected to issue building permits to Pinehurst Resort this week.
The village's long-term plan for the 50 acres on Lakeview Drive involves a large open space with walking [...]
And it’s beautiful. As are the Huevos Rancheros.
A woman who died more than two weeks before Nov. 7 was deemed a better candidate for Whispering Pines council [...]
Maj. Gen. Tracy A. Thompson, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Reserve Command headquartered at Fort Bragg, [...]
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The level of public support for a new 800-student elementary school on Camp Easter Road will help the Local [...]
The sheriff’s office says they’re planting deputies between Hoffman Road and Pinehurst for the [...]
Who cares about local elections, anyway? You should. These folks make important decisions that affect your [...]
Tickets are on sale now for this Veterans Day fundraiser at Southern Pines Brewing Co. featuring live music, [...]
It's no secret that Pinehurst politics can get pretty nasty. Here's the latest thing to get village council [...]
Fourteen homeowners have banded together on a class-action lawsuit which blames Woodlake CC Corp. for causing [...]
It’s called Moore County Schools, and its for iOS and Android. Use it to connect to teachers and staff, [...]
Get them before they get too used to the good life. All this week, the bags are 35 percent off — and each one [...]
Well, you know, in January. After he celebrates the holidays with his family. Michael Haas, who was arrested [...]
Betsy Markey has been working to renovate the restaurant since she secured a lease last year, but ran into a [...]
Moore County Commissioners are meeting tomorrow night to consider building new schools, and some local parents [...]
The concrete cesspool near Camelot Park is being demolished. The village gotthe property from the Sandhills [...]
Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. — Village Yoga is offering a free class, followed by mimosas, at its new spot on Magnolia [...]
After a public hearing that ended at 1 a.m. this morning, the Southern Pines Town Council gave the OK for a [...]
Flair Enterprises, based in Canada, has bought a 150,000-square-foot building for its upholstery operations, [...]
The county board said "no way" to a proposal that would have increased the tax placed on hotel stays from 3 [...]
If you've been following along, you know Moore County Schools have been dealt a series of blows surrounding [...]
Since 2000, the Cancer Care Fund, supported by the Foundation of FirstHealth, has helped more than 4,000 [...]
Planning your evening around tonight’s WWE match? Still binge-watching your recordings of Real [...]
Located on the corner of N.C. 22 and Waynor Road, the station will help firefighters respond faster to [...]
After talking about it for three hours on Thursday night, the Southern Pines planning board [...]
A military brat with family ties to Carthage, James Zell was a fresh U.S. Army infantry recruit at 18 when he [...]
Local mom (and area probation officer) Leslie Clothier has founded a nonprofit called the Ellie Jean Project [...]
Stephanie Czeklaski created PINE LIFE, an activewear and apparel line, shortly after her husband's military [...]
After receiving a litany of complaints, DMV investigators say they visited Icon Customs last month to find [...]
Cue Jon Snow. Construction on a new traffic circle at the intersection of Midland Road and N.C.22/Central [...]
County commissioners voted Tuesday night to use $2.7 million from capital reserves to pay for the new center, [...]
The women behind R. Riveter and Marz Events are bringing a night of empowerment to Southern Pines, empowering [...]
So, we have a three-day weekend to look forward to — yay. Before we pack our bags and head to the beach or [...]
We had the. best. time. ever. meeting some of our awesome readers last night, drinking wine, and chatting [...]
If you had to join the ranks of morning commuters today, the stink of diesel fuel probably invaded your nose [...]
You've been not so patiently awaiting the opening of the newest donut shop in town, but the time has finally come.
Cool Asana is rolling out its welcome yoga mat in the dining room where Rhett’s restaurant on West [...]
Permits are all-but approved to burn down the dilapidated structure located on 145 W. Pennsylvannia Ave. in [...]
It happens to the best of us. After a national uproar over Confederate monuments occurred last week, Moore [...]
R. Riveter, led by local military spouse Cameron Cruse and her business partner/fellow military spouse, Lisa [...]
...or do. Moore Grass Fed Beef, a new initiative by the Moore County Cattleman's Association is aiming to put [...]
There are just 17 days left to vote for your favorite small businesses (or Smallest Men’s Bathroom, [...]
Procrastinate on your financial aid? Now you have more time to get your act together, thanks to Sandhills [...]
Bonnie McPeake, who bought everyone's favorite creepy downtown Southern Pines building last year, plans to [...]
What do we love more than being girl bosses at The Sway? Hanging out with other girl bosses, drinking wine and [...]
"There's a lot of focus on cottages, bungalows and Craftsman styles here," says builder Marcel Goneau.
Moore County has the second-highest number of calls for Carolina Air Care, the critical care transport agency [...]
The combined lounge and office area in Boyd Library was dedicated Friday in honor of Luke Joseph Ryan, who was [...]
A resident group called Grow Moore Smart has sent a complaint to the state transportation secretary, saying [...]
During a court hearing last week, prosecutors said Margaret Kellis had threatened to kill a fellow inmate and [...]
Breeze through Cameron’s downtown and visit the intersection of Red Hill, Stanton Hill, and Nickens [...]