It's almost time to ring in 2023! Join the Southern Pines Business Association for its Annual First Eve tradition happening on the street and in the greenspace by Sunrise Theater starting at 6:00. This family-friendly event will include characters, live music, and many more kid-friendly activities! The festivities will end with the "famous" Pine Cone […]

The Three Rivers Land Trust is starting off 2023 with a New Year’s Day Hike from 8 until noon. This hike will be off trail and approximately 2 miles in length on the newly acquired 215-acre property that adjoins Morrow Mountain State Park near the historic Hardaway Site and is located in the town of […]

Culdee Presbyterian Church (916 NC Hwy 73) in West End is hosting a New Year’s Day Lunch drive through from noon until 3 or until the meals are sold. The meal consists of pulled pork barbeque, collards, black-eyed peas, cornbread, dessert for $10 per plate. 100% of proceeds will be donated to mission projects of […]

The Big Red Bus from One Blood will be at Center United Methodist Church (4141 South Plank Road) in Sanford on Wednesday, January 4th from 2 until 6:30. To make an appointment call Kathy Wicker at 919-708-3767.

The Biscoe Presbyterian Church will hold the Gordon Davis Relay for Life Soup and Dessert Meal on January 7th from 4 to 7:00 pm. This will be a donation only event this year. The meal is vegetable beef soup or chicken stew, grilled cheese, and a dessert. Eat in or take out.

The St. Francis Anglican Church in Sanford is holding casting call for The Last Supper. The production will occur during the third week of March. Needed for the enactment is actors, choir, string bass, pianist, trumpeter, trombone, and flutist. Rehearsals will begin on January 22nd. Contact sherylchasedavis@gmail.com for more information.

Foothills Outdoors’ Brrr Creek Plunge is taking place January 14th at Dalton Cheek Canoe Access off Highway 705 in Robbins. The theme this year is "Wild Card", so bring back a past costume or try out a new one! The plunge is at 2:30.

The Lee County Cooperative Extension is holding two workshops for blueberry pruning – Thursday, January 19th from 10 to 1 pm and Sunday, January 22nd from 2 to 4 pm. The cost is $10. Access the Cooperative Extension website for more information and to register.

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Thursday, January 19th from 2 to 6:30 pm at First United Methodist Church in Asheboro. If you give blood in January, you will be entered to win a trip for two to Super Bowl 57 in Arizona! Access red cross blood dot org to register.

The CARE Group is taking over the Fair Barn (200 Beulah Hill Road South) in Pinehurst on January 19th from 7 to 9 pm for a night of cheesy bling, bingo, music, food, and drinks! General Admission is $25.00 which includes admission and 5 game cards to play. All proceeds go towards CARE Group programs.

Are you interested in farming and want to take your first steps? Did you just buy a few acres and want to start growing something? Lee County’s Cooperative Extension will be offering their Small Farm Boot Camp program, which is designed for new and beginning farmers, market gardeners, and homesteaders. Classes will be held weekly […]

The Lee County Cooperative Extension is holding two workshops for blueberry pruning – Thursday, January 19th from 10 to 1 pm and Sunday, January 22nd from 2 to 4 pm. The cost is $10. Access the Cooperative Extension website for more information and to register.

The Sandhills Natural History Society is hosting Bruce Sorrie, a local botanist on Monday, January 23rd beginning at 7:30. The subject will be Wyoming Alpine Plants in the Snowy Range. Anyone with an interest in nature will enjoy this presentation at the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve Visitors Center (1024 Fort Bragg Road) in Southern […]

The Lee County 4-H and Library STEAM Club is for upper elementary and middle school-aged children who want to learn by doing. The meeting on Tuesday, January 24th starting at 6 pm is about exploring coding using Harry Potter wands. The club meets at Lee County Libraries (107 Hawkins Avenue) in Sanford. Contact Pam at […]

Support the Helping Hand Clinic by attending a festival that will be held this year on January 28th from 9 until 4:30 at the Mann Center (507 N. Steele Street) in Sanford. The Helping Hand Clinic, Inc. seeks to provide compassionate and competent medical, dental, vision, mental health referrals and pharmaceutical services to underserved and […]

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Raleigh Astronomy Club are hosting Astronomy Days at the Museum. This year’s theme is Humans in Space: Past, Present, and Future! This free event is on January 28th and 29th from 10 to 5. Preregistration is not required.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Raleigh Astronomy Club are hosting Astronomy Days at the Museum. This year’s theme is Humans in Space: Past, Present, and Future! This free event is on January 28th and 29th from 10 to 5. Preregistration is not required.

The Friend to Friend organization helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking rebuild their lives. Help support their cause by attending a Benefit Luncheon on Tuesday, January 31st from 11:30 to 1:00 at Country Club of North Carolina (1600 Morganton Road) in Pinehurst. Contact caseyf2f@gmail.com for more information.

Join Triangle Land Conservancy Trail Guides on a social hike series at Horton Grove (7360 Jock Road) in Bahama! The hike is on Wednesday, February 1st from 6 to 7:30 pm. The hike will extend past dusk, so bring a flashlight or headlamp. This is a special opportunity, as the trails close to the public […]

A Fundraiser and Dinner that will benefit the Arc of Moore County will take place on Thursday, February 9th starting at 5:30 at the Country Club of Whispering Pines (2 Club House Boulevard, Whispering Pines). Some of the details – hors d’oeuvres and cocktails along with a buffet dinner, Joyful Noise Choir will perform and […]