The County of Moore recently launched its redesigned government website at www.moorecountync.gov. The new website is mobile-friendly, secured for user privacy protection, and makes accessibility a priority. Our goal is to allow the visitor to quickly obtain their desired information as efficiently as possible. Additionally, the website includes frequently asked questions, news, events, departmental contact […]
Moore County’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget that includes a lower property tax rate. Commissioners said they wanted to keep taxes as low as possible because of the impact of inflation. “I appreciate the staff working on not raising the taxes and keeping money in people’s pockets,” said Commissioner […]
The 2024 Open will be a “home game” for the USGA. It will be Pinehurst’s fourth such championship since 1999 and the first with the USGA’s second headquarters just off the course. The Golf House Pinehurst complex is under construction next to the Pinehurst No. 2 course that will host the championship. “Everyone is excited […]
For the 6th year in a row, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan tops POLICOM’s 2023 Economic Strength Rankings as the #1 micropolitan area in North Carolina. The Rankings show the Pinehurst-Southern Pines area is 1st out of 22 micropolitan statistical areas in North Carolina and 21st out of 543 micropolitan statistical areas across the United States. […]
The Buggy Factory, the latest expansion of the popular microbrewery Southern Pines Brewing Co., had its groundbreaking ceremony June 9th in downtown Carthage. Borrowing heavily from the history and iconography of Carthage’s signature past, The Buggy Factory by Southern Pines Brewing Co. will be a restaurant, taproom and small-scale brewery. CEO Micah Niebauer announced his […]
The Moore County Chamber of Commerce is kicking off a $100,000 small business revitalization grant program in the summer of 2023 that will award grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 this fall to small businesses and non-profits in Moore County. The Moore County Chamber recently received a $100,000 Small Business/Non-Profit Grant from the Duke Energy […]
Hosted by the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), Paradise in the Pines is a bi-monthly podcast highlighting the people, places and stories that make the Home of American Golf a great place to live, work, and visit. Moore County is full of interesting people and places, and the CVB does […]
Business North Carolina magazine featured Moore County in a special “Community Close-Up” section in their February 2023 issue. The article, “Moore County, Wrapped in Community Spirit”, by Teri Saylor covers a wide range of the qualities that make Moore County unique: golf, health care, new retail development (Target!), and much more. >> Read the article online. >> Read […]
Governor Roy Cooper recently announced the Town of Carthage has received a $350,000 Rural Transformation Grant to support the completion of the Town’s Downtown Corridor Plan. The funds will be used to develop a final conceptual design plan for improvements related to aesthetics, safety, landscaping, grade improvements, the integration of accessible sidewalks, and the construction […]
Governor Roy Cooper recently announced the Town of Vass has received a $650,000 Rural Transformation Grant to build sidewalks that will connect Vass-Lakeview Elementary School to the Sandy Ramey Keith Park. The pedestrian improvements will also include bike racks, benches, micro libraries, activities for children, public art, and landscaping/trees – all designed to uplift the community […]
