Muscadine Cottage Soap Company Scrubs into Design Market

Get a Load of This Fresh New Spot Muscadine Cottage Soap Company owners Barry and Amanda Wallace are feeling extra bubbly thanks to the upcoming grand opening of their first [...]

Library Boo-sts Spirits with Halloween Boo-tique

What Ghosts Around, Comes Around The Southern Pines Public Library is spreading good juju this spooky season by hosting its first boo-tique. Anyone from the community can “shop” [...]

This Local is Running the NYC Marathon with a Mission

Marathon with a Mission Meet Caitlin Sirkin, a local who is gearing up to run the NYC Marathon in support of Hilarity for Charity, a nonprofit that supports families and caregivers affected by [...]

Buzz Into Aberdeen to Try the First-Ever Purple Honey Infused Cocktail

Beeline for the Bar Bee one of the first to try the one-of-a-kind Queen Bee cocktail at Poplar Place in downtown Aberdeen. What’s so special about it? Other than the fact that they’ve [...]

Oktoberfest Celebrations in The Sandhills 2026

Saturday, Sept. 19, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3: Southern Pines Growler Company hosts its annual Oktoberfest celebrations with festive beer, a stein holding competition, food trucks and more. Prost. MORE [...]

This Truck Swept Southern Pines Off its Feet

Get Swept Up in This How does a local street sweeping machine become a celebrity? Easily, when your town is full of whimsy. It all started from the Town of Southern Pines Touch-A-Truck event in [...]

Pretty Fly For a Wifi: More Public Wifi Coming Soon to Robbins

Pretty Fly for a Wifi Staying connected is anything but optional these days. Many students in the Northern part of the county have had to rely on hotspot networks in parking lots or renting [...]

Ashten’s Chef Wins Award During NCRLA Chef Showdown

Ashten’s Chef Wins Award During the 10th Annual NCRLA Chef Showdown Matt Hannon, head chef of Ashten’s Restaurant in Southern Pines, just faced off in the North Carolina Restaurant [...]

A YMCA Is Still In the Talking Phase

It Takes a Village, People There’s been a development on the potential for a YMCA in Southern Pines. To get you up to speed, it’s been established that the community wants a Y [...]

It’s About Jam Time: Miss Kelly’s Jellies Opens Brick and Mortar

For She’s a Jelly Good Fellow Staying busy is Kelly Patterson’s jam, which is how her hobby has escalated into a full blown business over the last 12 years. She opened her first [...]