🌱 How will Southern Pines’ new housing rules reshape your neighborhood?

Hi there, Southern Pines! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Southern Pines’ new housing rules reshape your neighborhood?
• Were you near Brookside Apartments when shots were fired Wednesday?
• Which Moore County projects just won a share of $1 million?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 32.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southern Pines approves rezoning, housing, industrial site (sandhillssentinel.com) — Southern Pines Town Council just approved major changes to zoning rules, new infill housing on a former golf course parcel, and a redevelopment plan for an industrial site along Trimble Plant Road that could support future jobs. Council also voted to donate surplus police equipment to a smaller Robeson County department, while one member urged more time to study the town’s ambitious “missing middle” housing overhaul.
   

• Shooting investigation underway at Southern Pines apartments (sandhillssentinel.com) — Southern Pines police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting at Brookside Apartments on Shaw Avenue that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries and sent suspects fleeing in a white SUV. Officers are asking residents to share witness accounts or home security footage, while also clarifying that two overdose deaths discovered in another unit are unrelated to the gunfire.
   

• CVB approves $1 million in tourism grants (sandhillssentinel.com) — A regional tourism bureau that represents Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Aberdeen has awarded $1 million in grants to 10 Moore County projects, from schools to arts venues and airports. Leaders say the money is meant to boost visitor experiences now and lay groundwork for larger tourism investments once a new occupancy tax-funded development pool ramps up in 2026 and beyond.
   

📸 Around Southern Pines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southern Pines

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Friday December 12

• SPARK Storytime at the Fire Station
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar , 7850 NC-22 , Carthage
  10:00 am
• RIBBON CUTTING - SOUTHERN PINES PEACH COBBLER FACTORY
  Moore County Chamber of Commerce 10574 US HWY 15-501 SOUTHERN PINES
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• STEAM Sunday!
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar Southern Pines, NC 28387
  2:30 pm

Monday December 15

• Drop-In Preview Party
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar Southern Pines, NC 28387
  3:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Rhymes
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar Southern Pines, NC 28387
  10:15 am
• Technical Review Committee Meeting
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar , 801 SE Service Rd , Southern Pines
  1:30 pm
• Teen Drop-In Preview Party
  Southern Pines, NC Calendar Southern Pines, NC 28387
  3:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Senior Night at IHOP
  Moore County Chamber of Commerce , 10840 US 15-501 Highway Unit A , Southern Pines

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Moore County Soil & Water Board Meeting
  Moore County, NC Calendar , Soil & Water District Office 707 Pinehurst Avenue , Carthage
  4:00 pm
• Music Bingo Night
  Time Out Sports Grill , 1005 Monroe St , Carthage
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Highlander Farm Christmas Light Drive Through
  Highlanders Farm , 5784 NC-22 , Carthage
  6:00 pm
• Supper with Santa
  ABERDEEN RECREATION STATION , 301 Lk Pk Xing , Aberdeen
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This homemade recipe book was left outside of our Dance Studio, Carolina dance works right near Bay feeders next to the Rec Room on Broad Street.
  If anybody knows who this belongs to please call us at 910-725-1846 or text us at 910-585-2572. It looks like it is meant for the family of Miss… (Nextdoor East Southern Pines)
• Moore County Sherriff's Office Animal Services
  (910-947-2858) FOUND FOUND-Kennel ID: 94788 Adult Female 46lbs Collar, no tags. No microchip. Found on L Cooper Road, Cameron. (Nextdoor )

• Michaels Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Front End Manager in Southern Pines. Apply here.
• francesca's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Southern Pines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southern Pines here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pinehurst

• Pinehurst Elementary celebrated at board meeting (sandhillssentinel.com)
• Sandhills Woman's Exchange Table of Five Friday with Village Leaders (thepilot.com)
• Aligned Fitness Acquires 13 Club Pilates Studios (athletechnews.com)

Aberdeen

• Aberdeen commissioners consider utility upgrades, growth (sandhillssentinel.com)
• Panic alarm, disturbance trigger police response at Aberdeen Town Hall (sandhillssentinel.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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