Article by Evan Hoopfer, Triangle Business Journal) Natalie Hawkins vividly remembers the first time she visited Moore County. She was a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill staying at the Pine Crest Inn and felt like she entered another world. “I thought I had stepped back in time,” Hawkins says. “I thought I was in the middle […]
“Most Charming”, “Most Beautiful”, “Best”, “Top”, “Prettiest”, “Safest” – These are just a few of the adjectives often used to describe Moore County. For example: The Village of Pinehurst is one of the top 15 “most charming” small towns in North Carolina, and it is ranked as the 3rd “safest” city in the state. Sandhills Community […]
Developer Blaine East shared new details about his ambitious plan for Little River Resort with the Carthage Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. The Apex businessman has spearheaded several commercial projects in Moore County over the years, including the Southern Pines shopping center currently anchored by Kohl’s on Brucewood Road. East told the commissioners that Little […]
The act of governments offering economic incentives to recruit new businesses to town is always a tricky thing. Everyone supports the jobs, the extra tax base, the new people in town and other benefits a blue chip company brings to the table. And yet, offering cash, land, property tax relief or other inducements can appear […]
One of the annual events Moore County looks forward to each summer is the flood of young golfers from around the world, and their families, who come here to play in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship and World Teen Championship. In the World Teen Championship, golfers aged 13-18 will be playing various courses in […]
What is a #SandhillsSelfie? It’s a selfie taken in anywhere in Moore County, the heart of the Sandhills! Boasting an abundance of picturesque spaces and memorable places, Moore County — including the Southern Pines, Pinehurst, and Aberdeen communities, and other quaint, surrounding towns — serves up plenty of opportunities for a #SandhillsSelfie. In 1996, Pinehurst […]
For the fourth consecutive year, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan holds the top spot for micropolitan areas in North Carolina, according to the 2021 Economic Strength report published by Policom. The Pinehurst-Southern Pines micropolitan is a statistical area that includes all of Moore County. By definition, a micropolitan area has an urban center of at least 10,000 but fewer […]
Buggy Factory building, Carthage This Moore Alive website is full of stories about talented local entrepreneurs who have found success in Moore County, such as Cameron Cruse of R. Riveter and Micah Niebauer of Southern Pines Brewing Company, to name just two. And then there are others who have an idea or are just starting up and they feel that Moore […]
A special “Community Close-Up” section about Moore County is featured in the January 2021 issue of Business North Carolina magazine. “Game on in Moore County” talks about Moore County’s efforts to attract development, businesses, and talented people to relocate here. The feature highlights the USGA’s September 2020 announcement of establishing a second headquarters, Golf House Pinehurst, that includes the relocation […]
The Carolina Horse Park’s Painted Ponies Art Walk returns to Southern Pines from January 27 through March 30, 2021. In its second year as a fundraising event for the Park, the Painted Ponies Art Walk has grown and will feature 12 sculptures (10 ponies and 2 smaller foals) meticulously hand-painted by local artists. The 5-foot-tall fiberglass sculptures […]
