Southern Pines News

Southern Pines Police Chief Bob Temme presents commemorative coins to Abby Prim and Alix Davis in his office during the kids' time as "police chief for a day." Photo by Hannah Sharpe .

While most Christian Music artists are either touring or recording, TobyMac will take a portion of his summer to mentor young people through music , but also through golf.

It was RED Day - a community action spearheaded by Keller Williams Realty in Southern Pines.

From the standpoint of U.S. military preparedness, that's a good thing. The besieging forces are U.S. Army airborne and special-operations forces from Fort Bragg.

On Saturday, May 11, the Field of Honor display will open at 11 a.m. at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum downtown.

A teacher at Southern Middle School in Southern Pines lost his job Wednesday and faces sex charges for an alleged improper relationship with a student at another Moore County school.

A newly released set of hospital prices and payments is new proof that buying health care bears no resemblance to shopping at Wal-Mart or the Piggly-Wiggly. Need a pacemaker? Prices range from $75,339.08 at Durham Regional Hospital to $21,965.40 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

An elementary school reading initiative designed to have the students and staff of a local school read the same book at the same time concluded Friday with awards, laughs and surprises for all involved.

Maples has been an active member of Troop 527 sponsored by Fellowship United Methodist Church in Hamlet for four years.

Former Pinecrest star and Southern Pines native Seth Maness made his major league debut with the St.

The Raleigh-based 10-man band Archbishops of Blount Street take the stage for the season's first First Friday today.

Connecting major international art exhibitions to art lovers across 30 countries, the three-part series will be shown at the Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines, beginning with a one-night only presentation of "Manet: Portraying Life," Tuesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. According to Ginny Trigg, business manager of the Sunrise, the highly successful film ... (more)

Southern Pines Town Council member Chris Smithson believes residents are going to like what they see when a draft of the town's new Unified Development Ordinance is unveiled Thursday.

Looking at the peaceful meadow of the Pinehurst Arboretum today, it is hard to imagine the gently sloped green area was ever used for anything other than lazy-day picnics, kite-flying and spontaneous Frisbee games.

Moore County Department of Social Services officials are asking the public to put their money, or lack of it, where their mouth is.

Leah Salzwedel had two RBIs for the North Moore High School Mustangs in a win over Gray Stone April 23.

The caption at the bottom of Bernie Harberts' book "Too Proud to Ride a Cow" says it all: "One man.

Pinehurst: a quaint, charming little village deep in the bucolic Sandhills of North Carolina, avenue to the past and storehouse of America's most treasured golf memories.

A Sandhills tradition, Pinestock Music Fest, sponsored by Hickory Tavern, will be held Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. Baxter Clement and a -variety of bands will be performing while -attendees will be able to enjoy oysters, burgers and more from Hickory Tavern.

The Moore County Choral Society will perform "In Windsor Forest" and "Toward the Unknown Region," by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and "Feel the Spirit," a collection of American spirituals arranged by John Rutter, for its 38th annual Spring Classical Concert, Sunday, April 28, at 4 p.m., in Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines.