Eagle Springs, NC

The traffic circle is considered both a centerpiece of Pinehurst and a bottleneck to traffic. It was designed in 1956. It is a 600-foot circle with a 30 mph speed limit. On Tuesday, the Pinehurst Village Council heard a presentation on upcoming changes to the traffic circle. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been working on making changes since 2013. The original study presented 10 alternatives to the community in 2018. None of these were considered acceptable, so NCDOT returned to the drawing board.

ROCKINGHAM — A second suspect in a robbery-turned shooting last month is in custody. The Rockingham Police Department posted to its Facebook page June 25 that 18-year-old Rylee Ke’lynn Morgan had been apprehended. Morgan and 19-year-old Elijha Lamar Ellerbe are accused of committing a robbery May 23 on...

A large group of people made their voices heard in response to last week’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade. “My body, my choice” was heard through the streets of Southern Pines Tuesday evening. Some of the signs in this video contain explicit language. The pro-choice rally...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, N.C. — Police in Star are still looking for the gunman who shot and killed a 53-year-old gas station clerk. Star Police say they have multiple suspects at this time. They say a suspect shot 53-year-old Laura Whitman over the weekend at the Quick Chek store in Star.

A chicken truck was involved in a head-on collision Monday evening. The accident happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Highway 22 about a mile outside of High Falls. According to North Carolina State Highway Patrol, it was a low-speed wreck. The driver of a Toyota Corolla was going between 25-30 mph.

ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Star, NC police department, is seeking any information involving the murder of a 53-year-old store clerk in Montgomery County Saturday night. At 10:08 p.m. on Saturday, a black male walked into the Quik Chek on South Main...

After many months getting prepared, Rick DeRhodes’ dream of opening his own sushi restaurant in downtown Norwood is about to be a reality as Lantern Sushi’s grand opening is Friday at 11 a.m. Even though he’s been looking forward to this moment for quite some time, DeRhodes said...

Three people are facing drug charges after an investigation in the Jackson Hamlet community. Rasheem Saunders, Michael Dawkins, and Julie Patterson were arrested on Monday, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said in a news statement. “On June 27th, 2022, deputies with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drug investigation...

You could probably get used to living there. If you’ve got $26.5 million to spare, a beachfront Florida panhandle mansion is on the market. ‘Mont Blanc’’ is a four-story, 9,051-square-foot mansion overlooking the Gulf of Mexico at 146 Montgomery St. in Seagrove. Modeled on the architecture of...

HAMLET — Police have charged a man with drug trafficking following a traffic stop last week. According to a Facebook post from the Hamlet Police Department, officers stopped a vehicle around 12:43 a.m. June 23 for an unspecified violation when a passenger jumped out and ran. Officers continued the...

CARTHAGE, N.C. (WNCN) — Two women were among three people arrested in two separate Moore County drug charges Thursday, deputies said. In one case, two people were jailed after a drug raid at a home in the 100 block of Jennet Drive in West End, according to a news release from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.

STAR, N.C. (WGHP) — A small town and a Triad family are trying to heal from heartbreak after someone shot and killed a gas station clerk during a robbery. 53-year-old Laura Whitman was working her first shift at Quick Chek in Star. She previously worked at a Quick Chek in Candor but was transferred to […]

Aberdeen is a little larger after Monday’s town board meeting. Lawrence Marks owns 1.85 acres on Roseland Road. He requested the annexation and rezoning from R-20 to R-10. R-20 requires 20,000 square feet lots, and R-10 decreases that to 10,000. The rezoning also required a modification of the Unified...

SANFORD — A productive first inning proved to be the difference maker for the varsity Richmond Renegades on Tuesday. Traveling to Southern Lee High School, the Renegades returned to the win column with a 4-1 victory. Sophomore Landon Taylor redeemed himself following a tough start in his last outing,...

STAR, N.C. (WGHP) — A 53-year-old woman was shot and killed in Star on Saturday night, according to Chief David Kime. Kime says that at around 10:08 p.m. on Saturday night the suspect, a black man in a mask, walked into the Quik Chek on 231 South Main Street where the 53-year-old victim was working. […]

HAMLET — Head coach Chip Gordon told the Hamlet American Legion baseball team it needed to have a short memory following a loss on Monday. Post 49 responded by reentering the win column and registered its 10th win of the season against Port City Post 545 in front of its home crowd on Tuesday.

SANFORD — A full seven innings wasn’t enough to decide a winner during the Richmond Renegades junior varsity baseball game on Tuesday. Kickstarting a three-game week, the JV Renegades tied Southern Lee 3-3. The game was called following the seventh due to the time limit. “It wasn’t our...