Moore County News

One of two teenagers indicted for a Robbins street corner murder has been released to the custody of his family.

The theft of tools Sunday from a man who lives in the Glendon area resulted in the arrest of two Robbins residents.

A search of two houses in the Lobelia area of Moore County Wednesday yielded crack cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills and a rifle, resulting in the arrest of five individuals.

A teenager accused of killing a man with a shovel in Southern Pines early Saturday morning made his first appearance in Moore County Superior Court Monday.

An assault of a handicapped Cameron man, and the theft of two rifles and cash, resulted in the arrest of four individuals by Moore County Sheriff's Office investigators.

An Eagle Springs man faces 15 years in federal prison on a charge of possessing a firearm by convicted felon.

Two Pinebluff residents were arrested on multiple charges of trafficking in prescription pills Wednesday after officers of the Moore County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit and select enforcement unit searched their house.

While the rhetoric ramps up from Washington to Wall Street over proposed sweeping new regulations of the nation's financial system, some on Main Street are taking more of a wait-and-see attitude.

For someone who is afraid of heights, Carolyn Mullen is doing well at the top. Since winning Miss Moore County in July 2008, Mullen has spent the past year donning a crown and attending luncheons, parades, and festivals -- serving as a county symbol to the public.

HEADLINES: - NC House tentatively approves expanded rules for anti-bullying policies in public schools - All NC property owners could pay if beach insurance plan swamped by storm claims - Legislature gives final approval on how to clean up Jordan Lake by changing panel's rules - Plastic grocery bag ban on Outer Banks blows through Legislature, ...

Authorities issued a Silver Alert for a Moore County woman Sunday evening. They say 65-year-old Clara Jones was last seen at the Sunset Inn in Aberdeen.

Archie Kelly called it the icing on the cake. The cake is Hillcrest Park, and the icing is the new fieldhouse that was built largely with donations of labor, materials and expertise by local contractors.

The current and former chairmen of the Moore County Republican Party say they are optimistic the newly elected state leaders will move the GOP forward in the 2010 elections.

The Moore County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved District Attorney Maureen Krueger's request to pursue two grants.

A West End man faces several charges after an undercover investigation resulted in him being arrested Tuesday for selling crack cocaine.

State Treasurer Janet Cowell announced Monday that $18.6 million in federal economic recovery has been approved by the Local Government Commission, which she chairs, to be invested in water and wastewater projects in the Triangle and surrounding areas.

The Moore County Jail has occupied portions of Saunders and Dowd streets in downtown Carthage for years.

After a closed session Monday night, the Moore County Board of Commissioners approved four right-of-way easements and a property swap, all aimed at improving utilities in the village of Pinehurst.

Bob Levy, chairman of the Moore County Republican Party, will head a delegation of about 40 to the state GOP convention in Raleigh this weekend.

The son of Taylortown Mayor Ulysses Barrett faces several felony drug charges after Moore County Sheriff's officers searched his residence Monday in Pinebluff, finding 102 grams of cocaine, according to a press release.