Ana Risano

Leighton Schwob and Reg Jones (left, back) talk about the 2024 U.S. Open impacts with the CVB. That week generated $242.5 million in economic impact for the state of North Carolina. ANA RISANO / The Pilot

An updated rendering of the New York Place project, which would face Bennett Street. The plan calls for about 40 single-family apartments and just over 9,000 square feet of retail, restaurant or office space on the ground floor. COURTESY OF SOUTHERN PINES

Bulldog Pipe, located off N.C. 5, manufactures plastic pipes used in telecommunications, power utility, electrical, oil and gas industries. TED FITZGERALD / The Pilot

The Southern Pines Town Council has approved a preliminary development plan for the four-story, mixed-use development project called “New York Place” off South Bennett Street.

Business owner Scott Bertrand speaks with the council about improvements to Red’s Corner, including a permanent stage, patio and grassy lawn.

File photo. Aberdeen town staff plan to update Aberdeen's sign codes to streamline the permitting process. Ted Fitzgerald/The Pilot

Two fatalities at the intersection of U.S. 15-501 and Pee Dee Road at the end of last year have local officials questioning the safety of that area. The intersection is

Part one in an occasional series about the road projects affecting travelers through Moore County.

Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t stop at dreams. He led change through centering faith in humanity and having the courage to hope.

The idea of a community hub in West Southern Pines became clear a few years ago, and now, the Southern Pines Land and Housing Trust is working to make those