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Roselaine Bridal & Co. opened in downtown Aberdeen June 13, bringing another option to brides in the area.Owner Miranda ...
06/12/2026

Roselaine Bridal & Co. opened in downtown Aberdeen June 13, bringing another option to brides in the area.

Owner Miranda Singer’s dream has always been to open her own bridal boutique. "I want to help people find their dress. I love seeing people happy," she said.

Roselaine Bridal & Co. opened in downtown Aberdeen June 13, bringing another option to brides in the area.

Sweet Feed, the grab-n-go food counter on May Street, is off the market and rebranded into a bakery only concept.Owner R...
06/12/2026

Sweet Feed, the grab-n-go food counter on May Street, is off the market and rebranded into a bakery only concept.

Owner Rachel Marks first announced that the business was up for sale back in February with the idea that someone would take it over without changing the food or concept. She ultimately wasn’t able to find the right match and Sweet Feed closed for a few months. During that time, Marks realized that she wasn’t ready to let it go just yet.

Sweet Feed, the grab-n-go food counter on May Street, is off the market and rebranded into a bakery only concept.

Rustic Pine Candle Co. has found a permanent home in downtown Southern Pines, but owner Melody Kirchhofer did not make t...
06/12/2026

Rustic Pine Candle Co. has found a permanent home in downtown Southern Pines, but owner Melody Kirchhofer did not make the move alone. She partnered with fellow military spouse, best friend and sister-in-law Joanna Garcia, owner of Harmony & Co., to create a shared retail space.

Because the pair combined multiple businesses under one roof, they decided the storefront needed its own identity that would also pay homage to North Carolina so they named it Old North State & Co.

“We’re going for a modern Southern mercantile, a little something different,” Garcia said. The majority of items sold are hand made or from other small businesses.

Rustic Pine Candle Co. has found a permanent home in downtown Southern Pines, but owner Melody Kirchhofer did not make the move alone. She partnered with fellow military spouse, best

Consumer and tech giant Amazon has made inroads across North Carolina in recent years, including the largest economic de...
06/12/2026

Consumer and tech giant Amazon has made inroads across North Carolina in recent years, including the largest economic development announcement in the state’s history through the $10 billion initial investment to build a data center in neighboring Richmond County.

Officials touted new job opportunities as part of the agreement, and Amazon on Monday announced another partnership with Corning Inc. to produce optical fiber for data centers.

Consumer and tech giant Amazon has made inroads across North Carolina in recent years, including the largest economic development announcement in the state’s history through the $10 billion initial investment

A new initiative out of the Sandhills AgInnovation Center in Ellerbe aims to enhance “workplace wellness” with a fresh p...
06/12/2026

A new initiative out of the Sandhills AgInnovation Center in Ellerbe aims to enhance “workplace wellness” with a fresh produce farm box for employees.

Called Thrive Harvest, it is a Community Supported Agriculture program that connects local farm produce with participants. In this case, the focus is on employees who may otherwise struggle to pick up greens and other goods from a farmers market.

While they are in early stages, program manager Mandy Davis anticipates the first boxes rolling out in mid-summer. She calls the program an opportunity for workplaces “to take advantage of what our community has to offer in terms of produce.”

A new initiative out of the Sandhills AgInnovation Center in Ellerbe aims to enhance “workplace wellness” with a fresh produce farm box for employees.

With the Page Memorial Library and Archives renovations well underway, Aberdeen officials are shifting attention to the ...
06/12/2026

With the Page Memorial Library and Archives renovations well underway, Aberdeen officials are shifting attention to the aging former Aberdeen Elementary School on U.S. 1. Finance Director Butch Watson presented an updated request for financing to replace the existing boiler apparatus with a new heating and air system at the facility.

Commissioner Teressa Beavers asked whether the town’s initial plan to set a work schedule that would coincide with the Aberdeen Station project on the neighboring property had changed.

“We keep throwing good money at a bad boiler — and a bad situation up there that just keeps going downhill,” Assistant Town Manager Phillip Richardson said. “ We need to go ahead and get our asset protected, ready to go and prepared for us — to worry about what we own and can control.”

With the Page Memorial Library and Archives renovations well underway, Aberdeen officials are shifting attention to the aging former Aberdeen Elementary School on U.S. 1. Finance Director Butch Watson presented

Moore County is currently the subject of sweeping election legislation in the General Assembly that could change how loc...
06/11/2026

Moore County is currently the subject of sweeping election legislation in the General Assembly that could change how local officials are elected to public office.

The bill, advocated for by local Rep. Neal Jackson, would make the county’s municipal and school board elections partisan, with candidates identified by party labels. Both the municipal and Board of Education races in Moore County are currently nonpartisan.

The new bill, now working its way through the legislature, would also schedule future municipal elections to coincide with the general election in even-numbered years. While the staggering of terms will continue, municipal elections for 2027 would be canceled, and officials whose terms are set to expire in 2027 or 2029 would have their terms extended by one year.

Moore County is currently the subject of sweeping election legislation in the General Assembly that could change how local officials are elected to public office.

Students from Pinecrest High School achieved third place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, learning how creative ...
06/11/2026

Students from Pinecrest High School achieved third place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, learning how creative problem-solving can equip them for any problem they encounter.

Aidan Waters, Harper Aldridge, Joel Cuthrell, Lila Aldridge and Nora Kuzma competed at Iowa State University.

Students from Pinecrest High School achieved third place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, learning how creative problem-solving can equip them for any problem they encounter.

The Pinehurst Medical Group is halfway through the procedural process required to develop a new medical office in Pinehu...
06/11/2026

The Pinehurst Medical Group is halfway through the procedural process required to develop a new medical office in Pinehurst.

The village’s Planning and Zoning board met recently, giving the organization the go-ahead for a major site plan located along Regional Drive and Page Road.

The hearing was administrative in nature, such that the applicant needed only to meet the provisions laid out in the Pinehurst Development Ordinance for a major site plan. That is required for any non-residential or multi-family development with a land-disturbing activity exceeding three acres.

The Pinehurst Medical Group is halfway through the procedural process required to develop a new medical office in Pinehurst.

The Advisory Committee to southern Moore’s transportation planning group has taken a glance at the county’s new travel d...
06/11/2026

The Advisory Committee to southern Moore’s transportation planning group has taken a glance at the county’s new travel demand model, with early findings raising a few concerns.

The travel demand model, still under development by the state Department of Transportation, is anticipated to be another tool as local officials and transportation experts plan out road updates to meet the area’s needs through 2055. The model covers the entire county and uses data from 2023 that has been updated through 2025 with expected additions by 2030 — like housing developments that have been approved and slated for construction in coming years.

But the transportation grid doesn’t look great on first pass. On a map with red lines indicating roadways anticipated to experience capacity issues, a majority of the main thoroughfares — U.S. 1, U.S. 15-501, N.C. 5, N.C. 211 — are highlighted. Those are the same roadways undergoing construction today to increase capacity and safety.

The Advisory Committee to southern Moore’s transportation planning group has taken a glance at the county’s new travel demand model, with early findings raising a few concerns.

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