Pinehurst News

I love the Roosevelt Collection because it is something from 'out there' that has been plunked down 'right here.' 02/03/2010 10:00 PM BONNIE McGRATH The ShowPlace Icon Theatre is part of the Roosevelt Collection, located in 150 W. Roosevelt.

The bishop of Raleigh Diocese of the Catholic Church has suspended a retired priest who now lives in Carthage pending an investigation of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor.

A Scotland County judge threw out a request to lower the bond of a former car dealer accused of swindling his customers.

The sweetheart that goes to the Pinehurst Resort for the "Save the Dates for the Valentine's Weekend - Heart 'N Soul of Jazz " dinner and concert with overnight accommodations is certain to be at the heart of her significant other.

The Pinehurst Police Department and FBI are asking for information about a suspicious man who was seen in a bank several days before a robbery.

The Pinehurst Police Department and FBI want to talk to a man who was seen in a bank several days before a robbery.

Canadian show jumper Harold Chopping married Jennifer Johnston on Dec. 5, 2009, in Pinehurst, N.C. The wedding took place at the National Golf Club in front of 100 people, including their 18-month-old son William.

Elaine PoeA CoxA a 96 a 01 , has been named Assistant Principal at Ashe County Middle School.

Right of way acquisition efforts have begun for the N.C. 211 widening project from the Pinehurst Traffic Circle to N.C. 73 in West End.

Sandhills Community College will host an H1N1 vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan.

Retired Sheriff James Wilson Wise, a man whose character lived up to his name, died Thursday at his home in Aberdeen.

An annexation agreement between the villages of Foxfire and Pinehurst moved a step closer to approval Tuesday, but it's not there yet.

The Aberdeen Board of Commissioners is ready to hear public opinion and address issues regarding the downtown in the new year.

This week, the Alliance for Bonded Term Limits -- an organization based in Pinehurst -- found a second congressional candidate to make a bonded pledge to serve a limited stint in Washington.

A Pinehurst-based organization has received its second pledge from a congressional candidate to serve a limited number of terms if elected.

One solution to the discarded Christmas tree dilemma is at the county landfill. For folks who have not yet disposed of their trees, Moore County Public Works Director Dennis Brobst has a suggestion: take it to the landfill to be ground into mulch.

Two Carteret County towns were recognized in a recent poll picking the prettiest small towns in North Carolina.

Water, construction projects and meeting a growing list of needs in the face of difficult economic times will pose big challenges for the county and many local towns in the new year.

Redistricting looms as the Moore County Board of Commissioners awaits the results of the 2010 population census.

The village of Pinehurst plans to open a new welcome center this March at the Sandhills Woman's Exchange.