A New Carthage Restaurant to Wok Your World

BY: ELIZA HAGE || Sway Intern Run, don’t wok, to try the new restaurant, Wok and Roll, located off of Highway 15-501 in Carthage. The restaurant had their soft opening on Friday, July 11th, [...]

A New Tea Shop Kettles Down in Southern Pines

Steep Dreams Are Made of This The Timeless Teacup, which has been popping up in various markets around Moore County the past three years, now has a place to call its own. Located at 110 N Bennett [...]

Fresh Meat in Town: The New York Butcher Shoppe Opens

Fresh Meat on the Block No, really. New York Butcher Shoppe, that was announced back in December, officially opened today, July 7, at 1010 Old U.S. 1. The shop carries fresh meats including [...]

Express Yourself with Breastmilk Jewelry

The artist behind Sam & Sea artistry has now launched a new collection: Trace by Sam & Sea Artistry. The collection is handmade jewelry made from the mementos of precious times in your [...]

What We Know on the “500-Year Flood”

Mudlife Crisis We are far from pleased to announce that “500-year flood” can now be added to the list of things millennials have lived through. When we said “make it [...]

No More Blooms From Thistle & Moon

No More Blooms From Thistle & Moon Thistle & Moon owner Mary Furby announced last week that she would soon be closing her Broad Street storefront and that the fall 2025 wedding [...]

This Engine Had Purr; Kitten Rescued

Ford F1-Kitty Earlier this Thursday afternoon, a local family heard strange noises coming from their vehicle so they decided to drop it by Cooper Ford in Carthage. Shop manager Kevin Cozine [...]

Get a Watermelon Sugar High

Yellin’ For Melon In honor of the Fourth of July, we compiled a list of four ways to enjoy watermelon in drink form. Why watermelon you ask? Because something about screams Americana and [...]

#SwaySix: 2025 Summer Reading List

Shhhhh, We’re Reading Our summer reading list is back by popular demand, to keep you off that damn phone and enjoying some no-screen time … unless you read by Kindle. If your eyeballs [...]

Moore County Fourth of July Celebrations 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 6:30 p.m.: Test your knowledge during a patriotic themed trivia night at The Buggy Factory. Give me liberty. Thursday, July 3, 2 p.m. until: Find the Aberdeen [...]