Vass News

The Moore County Planning Board will consider minor revisions to the Small Area A Plan at its meeting Thursday.

More than 100 women gathered Monday, June 23, for the fourth annual luncheon to benefit the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina.

To offset rising food costs, the Moore County school system is raising the price of breakfast and lunches next year for the first time since 2001.

A unique fungus that thrives partly in soil and partly in roots was first consumed in ancient Rome, followed by the early Muslim world and eventually by the elite during great periods of time.

“I told them to take them before I do”

Calling it the largest operation of its kind in Moore County history, Animal Control officers raided a Cameron farm Tuesday and seized more than 30 animals. via The Pilot

Nearly 30 horses with a variety of health problems have been seized from a Moore County farm by local animal control officers. via WLOS

Animal control officers seized nearly 30 animals from a Moore County farm Tuesday, many of which, authorities say, have been starved. via Wral.com

“There are a lot of green features”

Members of the Moore County Board of Education on Monday got a preview of the proposed design for a new middle school to be located in the Vass area. via The Pilot

MUSIC and song from a fiddler who couldn't see, captured piquantly by an artist who could not hear it - ' that's Walter Geikie's etching, A Blind Fiddler, reproduced in the excellent new book by Katherine ... via Scotsman.com Living

“I'm not sure I'm in favor of it”

Curbside recycling may be returning to Southern Pines. The Town Council discussed going back to curbside recycling pickup at its Friday retreat. via The Pilot

“I think the State Department and The New York Times are doing everything they can”

The local brother of an imprisoned journalist in Zimbabwe said Friday that the State Department is doing everything it can to get him released. via The Pilot

Stage 1 voluntary water usage restrictions remain in effect for six water systems operated by Moore County Public Utilities. via The Pilot

“There's been some inconveniences”

Over the past 40 years, David Cummings and Max Edwards have witnessed events that most people hope never to experience in a lifetime. via The Pilot

“We can't do anything until we get the numbers, but we can be prepared”

Redistricting of the residency districts for the county commissioners is in the future, but not this year. via The Pilot

“We certainly aren't ready to let loose of that yet.”

After 58 years of working, Davis and Janie Salmon have decided to retire -- but they are certainly not done roving. via The Pilot

“We are talking about the quality of the facility (Pinehurst Elementary).”

Pinehurst is seeking public input to decide if it should pursue a land swap that would allow a new elementary school to be built in the village. via The Pilot

“There are few things more wonderful than opening a new school for the children of Moore County”

The Moore County school system has acquired land to build a new middle school. Along with the land purchase, the Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved contracting with Hobbs, Upchurch & ... via The Pilot

“My brother Jimmy is now pretty much running it”

Annexation brought his place into town in 1999, and he didn't like it. He didn't like it so much that he squared his shoulders and ran for office, determined to have some say about the way the county seat would ... via The Pilot

Two of the five suspects in the slaying of a Moore County girl burglarized three other homes and stole weapons and a car during the days surrounding the girl's death, according to indictments handed down by a ... via Wral.com