Moore County Staff – Moore County Edition

May

03

2024

Athlete of the Week: Pinecrest lacrosse’s Peyton Page

Sportsathlete of the week, Peyton Page, Pinecrest, Pinecrest High school

Peyton Page, a senior for the Pinecrest girls’ lacrosse team, is our Athlete of the Week. The Patriots head to the playoffs on a seven-game unbeaten streak after beating Jack Britt, 20-6 to close the regular season. Page had four goals in the win, tying for tops on the Patriots. For the season, she is second on Pinecrest in goals, assists and points. She’s also third in turnovers forced and second in ground balls.

Feb

21

2024

By Moore County Staff

Union Pines wins state title in wrestling

Sportsmoore county wrestling

A week after finishing second in the state dual team wrestling championships, Union Pines brought home the state title in the individual wrestling tournament. The Vikings were dominant as they won the first wrestling title in school history. Union Pines racked up 144.5 points to post a dominant victory in the NCHSAA 3A championships, beating second-place Eastern Guilford by a 44.5-point margin. The Vikings had two wrestlers win state titles in their respective weight classes and had a total of eight team members place in states. Junior Brock Sullivan won the state title for Union Pines in the 175-pound division.…

Dec

13

2023

By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

School board focuses on strategic planning and community engagement

Newsmoore county schools board of education

CARTHAGE – The Moore County Schools Board of Education met Monday, Dec. 4. To start the meeting, Robert Levy was reelected as board chair and Shannon Davis was reelected as vice chair. “I want to thank the board for having faith in me for another year,” Levy said. “When you look at these accomplishments of the past couple of years, these are really fantastic. I believe we have the premier school system in the state of North Carolina.” Noting the new strategic plan the board developed over the past three years, he continued: “When we look at Moore County Schools,…

Nov

08

2023

By Moore County Staff

Pinecrest, North Moore open playoff runs with victories

Sportsnorth moore football, pinecrest football

Both local teams were victorious in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday and will advance to round two this week. Pinecrest 45, South Garner 31 The Pinecrest Patriots stormed back in the second half to defeat South Garner 45-31 on Friday night in the first round of the state playoffs. Pinecrest trailed 24-14 at the half, with the scoring coming from two Jaylin Morgan touchdowns. The Patriots erupted for 21 points in the span of about three minutes in the third on two touchdowns by Zymire Spencer and a blocked punt in the end zone recovered by…

Nov

08

2023

By Ashley White

Film on Wilmington Massacre sheds light on forgotten history

Features

ASHEBORO — The John Locke Foundation held a screening of “In the Pines,” a short film about the Wilmington Massacre of 1898, at the Asheboro Public Library on November 2. Directed by Dugan Bridges, “In the Pines” is a piece of historical fiction following Scarlett Manning, played by Pandora Broadwater, as she shares her memories of the events leading up to the massacre. The younger Scarlett, portrayed by Amara Ayler, navigates the challenges of the time with her friends Ashleigh, played by Corrinne Mica, and Ashleigh’s love interest, Sam, played by John Potvin. The film provides a narrative framework for…

Oct

04

2023

By Moore County Staff

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jacey Olsen

Sportsathlete of the week

Jacey Olsen is a senior outside hitter and team captain for the Pinecrest volleyball team. Pinecrest volleyball went 2-1 last week, sweeping conference foes Richmond and Southern Lee, while dropping a non-conference tilt at Green Hope. The Patriots moved to 13-6 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in the Sandhills Conference, putting them in first place by a full two matches. Olsen led the way in the win over Richmond, getting a team-high 20 kills, to go with her 3 aces and 5 blocks, both second-most on the team, and her 8 digs, which were good for third. She…

Oct

04

2023

By Moore County Staff

Pinecrest, North Moore record wins

SportsMoore County sports

Two of the three football teams in Moore County won their games on Friday. Pinecrest improved to 6-0 on the season, while North Moore won its second straight. Union Pines was the lone team on the wrong side of the ledger, falling for the second time in the last three games. Pinecrest 49, Southern Lee 7: The Patriots moved to 6-0 on the year, their best start to a season since winning their first seven in 2016. Pinecrest hammered Southern Lee for their ninth straight win over the Cavaliers. Chris Najm piled up 270 rushing yards, scoring three touchdowns, to…

Oct

04

2023

By Moore County Staff

Moore Regional Hospital among nation’s top hospitals for the third straight year

NewsMoore regional hospital

PINEHURST─ Moore County’s primary healthcare unit has once again been named one of the nation’s 100 top hospitals after an independent quality assessment conducted by a national technology company. According to PINC AI, the technology and services brand of Charlotte-based Premier, Inc., Moore Regional Hospital is the only hospital in North Carolina to achieve this prestigious designation as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country. This marks the third consecutive year and the eighth year overall that Moore Regional has been honored as one of the nation’s premier healthcare institutions. The list was first published in Forbes.  The compilation…

Oct

04

2023

By Ryan Henkel

CDP for S. Bennett Street mixed-use development finally approved by council

Governmenttown of southern pines council

SOUTHERN PINES – The Town of Southern Pines Council met Tuesday, Sept. 12, with multiple developmental items on the agenda. In terms of action items, the council was first presented with a request for an architectural compliance permit for seven four-bedroom cottages and three eight-bedroom cottages off Country Club Circle for the Southern Pines Golf Club. The permit sought deviations from two architectural compliance standards, those being ones for building materials, as over 20% of the building contains stucco features, and one for windows because the style and choice reflect residential instead of commercial standards. However, due to the absence…

Sep

27

2023

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By Moore County Staff

All three county teams post football wins

Sportsmoore county football

Bye weeks are over for the schools in Moore County and all three teams were back in action on a rainy Friday. Union Pines, Pinecrest and North Moore all posted wins in a successful night of football for the county. Pinecrest 20, Richmond 12: The Patriots improved to 5-0 on the season and won their conference opener with their first win in Richmond since 2008. With bad weather threatening, Pinecrest jumped out to an early lead on touchdown runs by Jaylin Morgan and Zymire Spencer. Morgan rushed 10 times for 38 yards in the game, while Spencer had 106 yards…