ALL SECTIONS SEARCH 63° Sunny SUBSCRIBE SIGN UP LOG IN NEWS CALENDAR PETS OPINION OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS JOBS SHOP LOCAL CONTESTS TOP STORIES Developing: Whispering Pines Approves Ordinance Establishing Skate Park During a specially called meeting on Tuesday, the Whispering Pines council voted 4-1 to adopt an ordinance establishing a small skate park behind village hall, making it the first municipality in Moore County to expressly permit skateboarding on government property. Stately Property Gets a Little Facework Done Campaign Season Set to Begin Monday Remembering Ralph: Community Stalwart Lauded at Service Recent Thefts Ruffle Feathers at Bird Rescue Hospitality Breaking Records Moore County Placed Under Burn Ban CORONAVIRUS UPDATES Pediatric Vaccinations Underway in Moore County Need a Booster? Here’s What You Need to Know Moore County Offering COVID-19 Vaccine to Kids County Reports Six More COVID Deaths, Bringing Toll to 248 LATEST E-EDITION Wed, Dec. 1, 2021 MORE NEWS HEADLINES Man Charged with First-Degree Kidnapping Following Incident at School 3 Shootings Reported Over Weekend in Southern Pines Red Cross Blood Drive at Pine Needles Monday Bird Missing After Botched Theft at Dunrovin Country Store Spirits Rising at Woodlake as Dam Repair Gets Funding Pinehurst Council Seats Two New Members SPORTS Roundup: Pinecrest Shakes Off Scoring Drought, Tops Middle Creek 1 hr ago North Moore Fall Athletes Named All-Conference 22 hrs ago Local Grapplers Take the Mats Nov 30, 2021 Postseason Football Awards: Brock Named Top Defender In Sandhills Athletic Conference Updated Nov 29, 2021 GALLERIES Yates-Thagard Live Nativity Photos: Christmas Tree Lighting in Southern Pines Blessing of the Hounds 2021 FROM OUR PARTNERS SPONSORED United Way Spotlights Community Partnerships Moore County is home to a plethora of programs that support local children, check in on the … SPONSORED Is Your Sleep Apnea Untreated? Know Your Risks When you have sleep apnea, you might be aware of the effects it has on your everyday life, b… SPONSORED New Group Offers Personalized Plans to Fight COVID-19 “COVID-19 is not behind us, despite increased vaccination rates,” says Pinehurst physician, … SPONSORED Don’t Miss ‘An Evening on the Lanai’ Go Backstage With ‘Golden Girls’ Writer Stan Zimmerman Picture it: Hollywood 1985. You’re a young guy not long out of NYU, and you’re hired as a wr… MOST READ 3 Shootings Reported Over Weekend in Southern Pines Bird Missing After Botched Theft at Dunrovin Country Store ‘Regrettable Black Eye:’ Pinehurst Ethics Dispute Not Going Away Man Charged with First-Degree Kidnapping Following Incident at School Spirits Rising at Woodlake as Dam Repair Gets Funding Subscribe to The Pilot's Briefing: Our Daily Digest of the Day's Top Stories and Images OPINION EDITORIAL Editorial: That Foul Tirade Hurts Education A foul-mouthed, fed-up mother who had one too many glasses of wine with dinner? A crisis act… COLUMNS Column: When COVID is Finally Controlled, How Will Worship Be Changed? Column: Vaccine Mandates Make Sense For Health Care Professionals PINESTRAW How Amarra Ghani Became a Guiding Light for Those in Need Amarra Ghani has continually found herself in two roles that are surprisingly in concert with one another: caregiver and outsider. These two roles go hand-in-hand more than one would think. Of… Seeing Triple: Three Options at One Address Houses can be 3-D textbooks chronicling history or sociology. The Photography of Joseph Hill He’s become as distinctive in Southern Pines as the Yield to the Left signs that confound visiting drivers at every intersection of the downtown business district. Why I Love Pool Halls As a boy I used to hear the pouring out of loud jolly talk and laughter, but most of all the hard clicks of cue balls breaking the racks. CALENDAR DEC 1 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Wed, Dec 1, 2021 DEC 2 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Thu, Dec 2, 2021 DEC 2 Christmas Spectacular for BackPack Pals Thu, Dec 2, 2021 DEC 3 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Fri, Dec 3, 2021 DEC 3 A Christmas Story Fri, Dec 3, 2021 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Stately Property Gets a Little Facework Done Setting Up Payroll? Follow These Steps First UNCP celebrates Careers of 44 Retirees Lawmakers Hear Economic Projections for 2022 PILOT PUBLICATIONS PineStraw Magazine O.Henry Magazine Walter Magazine Business North Carolina Southpark Magazine Seasons Magazine SITE FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES/PAY BILL VACATION STARTS/STOPS SUBSCRIBE ADVERTISE ABOUT US CONTACT US ARCHIVES SEARCH Facebook Twitter YouTube © 2020 All contents © The Pilot LLC. Contents cannot be reproduced or used without express written consent of the publisher. Please read our TERMS OF USE and our PRIVACY POLICY. Physical Address: 145 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Southern Pines, NC Mailing Address: P.O. Box 58, Southern Pines, NC 28388 910-692-7271 Fax:910-692-9382