Athlete of the Week: Ashely Lee

Athlete of the Week: Ashely Lee

Pinecrest golf freshman Ashley Lee is Athlete of the Week. The reigning 2023 Tarheel Youth Golf Association Middle School State champion made a splash in her debut in high school golf. In her first season with Pinecrest, Lee led the Sandhills Conference in scoring average and earned first-team SAC All‑Conference honors, joining five of her Patriots teammates on the All-Sandhills team. She also won the Conference Player of the Year award.
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Board of Education members accused of accepting improper gratuities

Board of Education members accused of accepting improper gratuities

CARTHAGE – Tensions continue to rise between the members of the Moore County Schools Board of Education with the latest spat being over an ethics violation complaint brought about by board member David Hensley. Hensley, who was censured by the board earlier this year, claimed that members of the board, namely board chair Robert Levy, vice chair Shannon Davis, Stacey Caldwell and Pauline Bruno had accepted improper/illegal gratuities from an organization in which the board had contracted with. “As everyone knows, the US Open was held here in Pinehurst over the summer, a very successful event, and the PGA came…
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Athlete of the Week: Hailey Gibbons

Athlete of the Week: Hailey Gibbons

Pinecrest volleyball senior Hailey Gibbons is Athlete of the Week. The Patriots finished a perfect 12-0 conference season with wins over Hoke County and Union Pines. In the senior night win over Hoke, Gibbons led Pinecrest with 11 digs and 15 receptions, adding four service aces and an assist. In the regular season finale against Union Pines, Gibbons had 18 digs, 11 receptions, three assists and an ace. For the season, Gibbons leads the team in aces per set and is third in digs, receptions and total aces.
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Four interceptions help North Moore spoil Seaforth’s homecoming, 38-20

Four interceptions help North Moore spoil Seaforth’s homecoming, 38-20

PITTSBORO — North Moore won the turnover battle in a 38-20 win over Seaforth Friday, spoiling the Hawks’ homecoming night and extending its win streak to three. Junior defensive back Martez Johnson grabbed two of the Mustangs’ four interceptions on back-to-back pivotal possessions in the fourth quarter. After a 4-yard touchdown run from junior Joseph Dunn put North Moore up 31-17, Johnson ended Seaforth’s ensuing drive by catching a tipped pass from sophomore punter Travis Mann on a fake punt attempt. Seaforth got another chance to make it a one-possession game after recovering a fumble on the following possession and…
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Athlete of the Week: Brandon Powell

Athlete of the Week: Brandon Powell

North Moore football senior running back Brandon Powell is Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. The Mustangs won their second straight game after an 0-4 start, blowing out Bartlett Yancey 55‑22 last Friday. North Moore didn’t throw a pass in the game, rushing for 488 yards. Powell had more than half of them, carrying 23 times for 269 yards, an average of 11.7 yards per carry. He also scored six touchdowns. Powell is the state’s No.3 rusher at the 1A level and leads the Mid-Carolina Conference.
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Banner week for Moore County high school football

Banner week for Moore County high school football

Don’t look now, but North Moore is on a winning streak. Meanwhile, Pinecrest bounced back from a surprising loss, and Union Pines continues to roll. All three area teams posted wins on the gridiron last weekend. It was just the second time in the last two years that all three county teams won on the same day and the first since Sept. 1, 2023. It was the first time Pinecrest, Union Pines and North Moore all won conference games on the same Football Friday since Oct. 27, 2022. All three teams are in a good place as we enter the…
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Commissioners to hold public hearing on potential racetrack development

Commissioners to hold public hearing on potential racetrack development

CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education has set a date for a public hearing for a planned development conditional rezoning request for 395.67 acres of property located on Leach Road from RA to Planned Development Conditional Zoning (PD-CZ) for the construction of a luxury racetrack. The board has been hearing opposition to the racetrack for months now from local citizens during the public comment period of their meetings as there are a lot of concerns surrounding noise, traffic and the overall impact on the local way of life and on the current rural/agricultural appeal of the area. The…
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Athlete of the Week: Blake Pennington

Athlete of the Week: Blake Pennington

North Moore football freshman Blake Pennington is Athlete of the Week. Playing with older brother Colby, a North Moore senior this season, in their only year together, Blake has quickly made a name for himself on the Mustangs defense. He is averaging more than 10 tackles a game to lead the team. In North Moore’s shutout win over Jordan-Matthews last week, Pennington had a game-high 14 tackles. He also added two tackles for loss, giving him three on the season, to go with one sack. Pennington also blocked two punts against the Jets.
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North Moore breaks through

North Moore breaks through

It was a week where everybody’s “0” must go. North Moore got rid of the 0 in its win column, posting a dominant win over Jordan-Matthews. Meanwhile, Pinecrest saw its 0 in the loss column disappear, with a loss in its conference opener. Union Pines The Vikings enjoyed a bye week last Friday, after opening 4-1 on the season, their best since 2015. This week, the Vikings are back in action with a home game against Scotland in a Sandhills conference contest. Kickoff is Friday at 7:30. The Fighting Scots are 3-3, 2-0 in the Sandhills and coming off a…
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County considers expanded shelter operations

County considers expanded shelter operations

CARTHAGE — Moore County is continuing to look for ways in which it can help more animals. At its Sept. 17 regular business meeting, the board held a public hearing to hear about a proposed expansion and potential improvements to Moore County Animal Operations. The Sheriff’s Office had initially approached the board about adding a surgical suite and in-house veterinary staff to its animal operations department back in August. “The problem that we have been confronted with over the last year are complaints over our euthanasia rates being too high and our inept ability to run a county animal shelter…
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