Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit #5 will sponsor a Veterans Day program at the NC Veterans Memorial Pavilion in Broadway at 11 am on November 11th.

Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church in Sanford is collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child until Monday, November 23. For more info or drop off times, call Alice at 919-770-1510.

The Southern Pines Public Library will host an adult book club via Zoom on November 24 at 10:30 am. November’s pick is Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton.

Enjoy the first annual Aberdeen Downtown Christmas Market, Saturday, December 5, 2020 from 2 pm to 10 pm. Music, lights, food, drinks, and craft vendors. Entrance on Talbooth Street downtown.

In lieu of the annual Christmas parade this year, Holly Springs will be hosting the Happy Holly Days Tree Trail at Ting Stadium on Main Street in Holly Springs. See trees decorated by local businesses – come during the day to avoid the crowds, or come at night to see the lights.

The Lee County locations of First Bank are helping to sponsor Operation Save Christmas – and each location will have a Salvation Army Angel tree and a drop box for cereal and peanut butter for Christians Untied Outreach Center until December 17.

The Moore County Veteran Service Office and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC are sponsoring a Drive-Thru Veteran Food Distribution on Thursday, December 17 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Westmoore Center on Highway 705 in Robbins. For more information call 910-947-3257.

The Southern Pines Public Library’s adult book club – Page Turners – will meet via Zoom on December 29th at 10:30 a.m. The book for December is The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abi Waxman. For more information, email lib@sppl.net or call 910-692-8235.

The Southern Pines Public Library’s Page Turners book club will meet Tuesday, February 23 at 10:30 am via zoom to discuss The Guest List by Lucy Foley.

Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption will host an online auction through Facebook Live on Sunday, March 21 from 3 to 4 pm. Over 50 items up for auction, plus door prizes. Purchase a virtual paddle for $15, if your number gets called you win. Discounts for multiple paddles – you do not have to attend […]

Hillmon Grove Baptist Church on Hillmon Grove Road in Cameron will host a concert featuring Next Chapter Quartet on Sunday, March 28 at 5 pm. The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

The Carolina Philharmonic will present a free Easter Eve Celebration, live from Owens Auditorium at BPAC on Saturday, April 3rd at 7:30 pm.  Experience the last week of Christ through scripture readings alternating with music including Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” and of course, Mascagni’s “Ave Maria,” and the beloved […]

The Sandhills Photography Club will meet via Zoom on Monday, April 12 at 7 pm. Meetings are limited to members due to covid restrictions – to become a member of the Sandhills Photography Club visit sadhillsphotoclub.org.

The US Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum is featuring “The Ghost Army: Artists of Deception Exhibition” now until April 25. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops played a role in the Allied victory as a unique and top-secret “Ghost Army” unit that used visual, sonic, and radio deception to fool German forces during the final […]

Carolina Hotel on Carolina Vista Drive in Pinehurst will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, April 16 from 1:30 to 6 pm.

Alamance Lutheran Church on South NC Highway 62 will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, April 16 from 2 to 6:30 pm.

Celebrate the birthday of the world’s oldest known living longleaf pine with a self-guided 1-mile hike! Just follow the signs from the Boyd Tract meadow into the woods for a 1-mile hike to see the Old Tree and the Former State Champion Longleaf. There’ll be a scavenger hunt for kids and informational signs about the […]

The Sisterhood of Stone Chapel on Hwy 15-501 in Carthage will host a fish and chicken plate sale on Saturday, April 17 beginning at 11 am. Plates are $10 each and include your choice of fish or chicken, 2 sides, hushpuppies or bread, dessert and a drink.

Chatham County Agricultural and Conference Center on US 64 Business West in Pittsboro will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, April 20 from 10 am to 2:30 pm.

Central Baptist Temple on Fire Tower Road in Sanford will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday, April 20 from 12 to 5 pm.