Southern Pines News

Local retailers are crossing their fingers in hopes of big sales as the holiday shopping season kicks off today.

The town of Southern Pines received a clean bill of financial health, according to its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

O'Neal students travel to Washington, D.C. Oa TMNeal eighth grade students pose in front of the White House.

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Locals chefs are sure to spice up downtown Southern Pines Saturday. More than 25 individuals will compete in a chili cook-off to benefit the local chapter of Hugs Across America.

The population could be broken into three categories these days: those who have caught influenza -- either the H1N1 or seasonal variety; those scrambling for vaccination; and those who have been vaccinated.

Rain brought the annual Veterans Day service in Pinehurst indoors but failed to dampen spirits.

The 2009 Miss Noel Scholarship Pageant, presented by the Sandhills Business and Professional Women's Organization, will be held at the Aberdeen Elementary School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.4. Co-hostesses for the event are Charity Haskins, Miss Moore County 2010, and Katherine Kearns, Miss Moore County 2010 Outstanding Teen.

"Holiday Spice" is the theme of the Miss Moore County Scholarship Association's Fashion Show to be held Saturday, Nov.

For the most part, moderation and incumbency carried the day Tuesday in Moore County municipal elections.

Everybody who wants to see Southern Pines destroyed, clear-cut and turned into "Anywhere, U.S.A.," please raise your hand.

A portion of East Indiana Avenue in SouthernPines will be closed for eight hours Saturday for a fire training exercise.

The Aberdeen Town Board is closer to bringing a specialized dog-training facility to town, but it wants clearer definitions for what will be allowed in the town limits.

Aisha Figueroa Haye, 38, of 100 Dean Avenue, Southern Pines, was arrested Oct. 16 by deputies with the Moore County Sheriff's Office and charged with public assistance fraud, according to a press release.

The Moore County Schools recently held the sixth annual Eileen Vansant Volunteer of the Year Celebration at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines.

The rollout of a draft of Southern Pines' comprehensive long-range plan left many with more questions than answers.

An Aberdeen man faces several drug charges after being arrested Saturday by Southern Pines police.

A Fayetteville man was arrested Monday in connection with an attack on his estranged wife that left her with broken arms and head injuries.

Residents of Southern Pines will get their first look at a draft of the comprehensive long-range plan this week.

In the prosperous and supposedly peaceful village of Pinehurst, seldom are political campaigns -- or anything else -- unaccompanied by spirited controversy.