Celebrate the sweet sounds of spring by attending the Moore Philharmonic Orchestra’s A Beautiful Spring Concert on Sunday May 20, at 3 PM. at Owens Auditorium on the campus of Sandhills Community College located at 3395 Airport Road in Pinehurst. Concerts are FREE with no tickets required, but tax-deductible donations are always welcome. For more […]

The Sandhills Natural History Society will meet Monday, May 21, at 7 pm at Weymouth Woods Auditorium located at 1024 Ft. Bragg Rd. in Southern Pines, NC. ‘Spectacular Spring Wildflowers of the Sandhills' will be the subject of a photo presentation and discussion helping us hone our native wildflower identification skills. VISITORS WELCOME! For more […]

American Legion Post 347 will be hosting Memorial Day Services beginning at 10 am at the NC Veterans Memorial in Broadway. Retire US Army Colonel Bob Hatley will be the guest speaker. The public is invited to attend. For more info call Jimmy Thomas at 919-498-5026.

Crossroads Community Church (located at 780 Bibey Road in Carthage) will host a “Gospel Singing Dinner Buffet” on Friday, June 1st at 6 pm. All you can eat and drink, home cooked food, plus lots of singing featuring the “Bibey Sisters and Mom” performing song from their new cd “Ain’t Going to Worry me Long.” […]

Join the Southern Lee High School Band Boosters for a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, June 2 from 10 am to 2 pm. The car wash will take place in the back parking lot of Southern Lee High School in Sanford. Proceeds will benefit the band program. There is also a car show planned, participant […]

Weymouth Woods (Sandhills Nature Preserve) located at 1024 Fort Bragg Road will host Nature Inspirations on Sunday, June 3rd at 3:00pm. Does nature revive you? Refresh you? Inspire you? This program will help you channel those feelings into creative energy as we do some simple poetry and drawing exercises along the trail. All ages are […]

Weymouth Woods (Sandhills Nature Preserve) located at 1024 Fort Bragg Road will host The Life of a Pine on Sunday, June 10 at 3 pm. Learn about the natural history of our State Tree, the Longleaf Pine, on a short hike to see each of its distinct growth stages. View the scars that remain from […]

The Seven Seas Club will host Flag Day Services at 6 pm on June 14th at the VFW Post 5631. The post is located on Veterans Way which is off Hawkins Avenue in Sanford. The public is invited to attend. For more information please contact Gary W. Gilliam at 919-776-8421.

Weymouth Woods (Sandhills Nature Preserve) located at 1024 Fort Bragg Road will host a Father’s Day Hike, Sunday, June 17 at 3 pm. Bring dad out for a 1-mile walk through the forest as we reminisce about our special moments as fathers and children while enjoying the scenery in the nature preserve. This event is […]

New Life Praise Church located at 2398 Wicker Street in Sanford will be hosting Vacation Bible School for children 3 years old through the sixth grade June 17th through the 21st from 6 to 8:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Shipwrecked – Rescued by Jesus.” Sign up Sunday June 17th at 4:30 pm.

The regular monthly meeting of the Sanford Area Photography Club will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 7 pm at the regular meeting site, the Mann Center, 507 N. Steele Street, Sanford. This month’s guest speaker will be Christine Adamczyk. She will use this month’s contest photos of Still Life to illustrate her […]

The Sandhills Horticultural Society will host a Concrete Leaf Casting Workshop. This popular workshop is coming back with the choice of a morning or afternoon session. Instructors Pat Banville and Peggy Hudson will show participants how to cast a leaf using cement. The workshop is scheduled Friday, June 22 from 10AM to noon or 1:30PM […]

The Moore County Amateur Radio Society (MOCARS) is an active part of the community, providing service and educational activities and including support of communications requirements for Moore County by assisting the County Emergency Operations Services and American Red Cross during times of emergency and/or disaster, when asked, through their Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) membership. […]

Celebrate National Pollinator Week at Raven Rock State Park during their Pollinator Party Saturday, June 23 from 11 am to 2 pm. Researcher Susan Campbell will be back again banding Raven Rock’s hummingbirds. See live butterflies with Backyard Butterflies, and the Harnett County Beekeepers Association will have honeybees on display. Harnett County Master Gardeners will […]

Star United Methodist Church will be hosting “Rolling River Rampage” Vacation Bible School June 24th through June 28th from 5:15 pm to 8 pm nightly. Registration is June 24th at 4:30 pm. Parents are welcome to meet the teachers and staff. Enjoy games, music, Bible story and crafts, with a special guest each night. For […]

Red Branch Baptist Church, located at 1748 Old River Road in Carthage, will host Vacation Bible School Sunday June 24th through Thursday June 28th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM nightly. Dinner served nightly and classes available for ALL ages. This year’s theme is GAME ON! “Grab your megaphones, lace up your cleats, and tune […]

The Sandhills Natural History Society will meet Monday, June 25, at 7pm at Weymouth Woods Auditorium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Rd. in Southern Pines. Local Wildlife Ecologist Susan Campbell will present an Introduction to Raptor Identification with a connected field trip anticipated for late summer. VISITORS WELCOME! Call 910-692-2167 for more information or visit online at […]

The "You're a Grand Old Flag" exhibit at the Airborne & Special Operation Museum in Fayetteville, features many American flags and Patriotic items. On loan until July 9th from the Star-Spangled Flag House is a fragment of the ORIGINAL Star-Spangled Banner! Take time to explore the North Carolina Field of Honor outside of the museum.

The City of Sanford has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Carolina to offer the second annual Sanford Youth Academy for high schoolers. The program will run the week of July 9 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for boys and girls in rising ninth through twelfth grades at the Boys & […]

Sandhills Habitat Women Build (part of Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills) is hosting a day of fitness at Pinehurst Resort on Saturday, July 14th from 9 am to 4 pm. This exclusive event will feature yoga, stretching, tai chi, line dancing, jazzercise, and so much more. Full day access to the event is […]