PILOT LIGHT Primary System Riles 15 VotersNorth Carolina’s partisan primary election system annoyed 15 Moore County voters May 6.
Most of them registered as Republicans.
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 Board Acted Rightly in OrderingQuestions raised about the ballot recount in the Board of Commissioners District 4 race are as baffling as they are wrong. The integrity of the Moore County Board of Elections is intact, just as it has been for years.
SPORTS Bishop Claims State TitleLauren Bishop made a late pass of the two runners that have dominated high school distance events in North Carolina the past three years to win an NCHSAA 4-A state title in the 3,200-meter run.
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.
Three Hurt Battling Fire at Business
North Carolina’s partisan primary election system annoyed 15 Moore County voters May 6.
Most of them registered as Republicans.
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. 
