PILOT LIGHT Tax Hike Question on AgendaSix public hearings will share the agenda with the 2008-2009 budget presentation at the Monday meeting of the Moore County Board of Commissioners.
BOOKS The Journey: Scott Huler Comes to The Country Bookshop"Things go wrong, plans fail, fate makes sport of our best intentions," wrote Scott Huler in the opening sentence of his book, "No-Man's Lands: One Man's Odyssey Through 'The Odyssey.'"
HOOFBEATS Dressage Show Spotlights Adult AmateursTwo Southern Pines Adult Amateur riders took different paths in choosing the horses that would help them achieve success in the dressage ring.
EDITORIAL Was Moratorium Really NecessaryThe moratorium approved by Southern Pines is so watered down that some critics might call it a lessatorium. Less is better in this case, to be sure.
SPORTS A Father Looks Back at Son's College CareerMy little boy has graduated. Wearing a baseball uniform under his cap and gown, my boy of summer walked across the stage, picked up his sheepskin, and suddenly he is out of college.
SCENE Girls Turn Soy Candles Into a BusinessTwo years ago, Casey Rabstejnek suffered from asthma so bad she would pull her irritated skin off in chunks.
The remedy: soy candles. The soothing wax from the candles, which can be used as lotion, helped her stop scratching and digging at her skin.
Slideshows and VideoCarthage Buggyfest
Catch all the fun at this year's Carthage Buggyfest. Watch slideshow The Piney Awards
Catch all the pre-show activies with Pilot TV, Watch the show or ride along with slideshows of the main event Show 1. | Show 2. Springfest
Folks played all over downtown Southern Pines on Saturday enjoying Springfest 2008. Slideshow
GUIDE TO THE SANDHILLS Now available online!
Whether you were lucky enough to be born here or smart enough to move to this Eden in the Pines, we want to deliver to you all the information you need to make your life here in the Sandhills as fulfilling as possible.
Schools, SCC May See Cuts
Six public hearings will share the agenda with the 2008-2009 budget presentation at the Monday meeting of the Moore County Board of Commissioners.
Whether you were lucky enough to be born here or smart enough to move to this Eden in the Pines, we want to deliver to you all the information you need to make your life here in the Sandhills as fulfilling as possible. 
In August, The Pilot’s readers were asked to let us know what they liked best about Moore County. 
