THE
Pinehurst Gazette
Celebrating Moore County with Distinction Stories, Maps & History
est. 1973 INC
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PLEASE ENJOY Family Owned & Operated
The Paper of the Pines
For 48 Years
Jan. Feb. Mar 2021, No.141
Make the Investment
by Rebekah King
After enjoying an all American childhood
of bike rides and swim times in Seven Lakes,
Edward Hill left his little hometown for
the big city life of college days and career
advancements. However once Hill became a
family man, he knew there was no other place
on earth he would rather raise his children
than home sweet home in the land of the pines.
While pursuing his own American dream, Hill
MAKE THE INVESTMENT con't. next column
MAKE THE INVESTMENT con't. p. 36
LIFE STORY con't. p.37 A NEW WORLD con't. p.10
EIGHT SISTERS con't. p. 28
By L.S. Crain, S.Pines resident 1989-2017,
now lives in Taylors, SC, his birthplace.
A Look Inside
Giving Back, 2
From the Front Porch, 3
Moore Co Business, 4-5
Tales Of Moore, 7
Tee Time, 9
Home Sweet Home, 11
BEST MAPS of MOORE
Moore County, 12-13
N. Pinehurst, 14-15
S. Pinehurst, 16-17
Aberdeen, 18-19
Southern Pines, 20-21
Whispering Pines/Carthage, 22
Pinebluff/Robbins, 23
Seven Lakes, 24-25
Moore Living, 27
Home Grown, 29
The Open Book, 31
Through the Grapevine, 33
Health and Nutrition, 35
America The Beautiful, 37
Community Kids, 38-39
Puzzled, 40
Ed Hill, Owner of
Edward Hill Wealth Management.
2021 SMALL BUSINESS con't. p. 26
established local family owned and operated
Edward Hill Wealth Management in Seven
Lakes on March 1, 2018. With almost twenty
years of experience in finance, Hill helps
clients all over Moore County and beyond
manage their American dream to completion!
The ledger records the account in black
and white, and every meet and greet with
clients begins with a look at the whole picture
as Hill builds relationships. “We look at the
whole lifestyle. We look at goals. We look at
wills. And most importantly we build trust!”
Eight Sisters from Spies
by Rebekah King
Eight sisters from Spies, which everyone
from out-of-town mispronounces as “Spies,”
found the perfect recipe to secure their family
heritage in a cookbook named, A Taste of Old,
A Taste of New.
Teresa Sanders & Olivia Gatlin.
2021 Small Business Trends
by Linda M. Parsons, IOM, CCEC, President and
CEO Moore County Chamber of Commerce
2020 is a year like none we have ever
experienced and probably one we do not
wish to repeat. However, one key element
that has not changed is the competition in
the small business industry. If anything, this
competition has only gotten even tougher.
As 2021 begins, and you enter into the first
quarter of the year, the Chamber encourages
all business owners to be prepared for new
trends that have shifted the business industry
A New World
by Joe Granato
We have all seen our world change. Our
comfortable is no longer. Our freedom is
now with conditions. Our gatherings are now
different. It seems that the only place we can
still enjoy our true freedom is at home. Home.
It is the place we feel most comfortable. The
place wherein we can kick off our shoes and
let our hair down. With everything limiting
us as a society, home projects from the inside
Life Story Recorded
by Rebekah King
Have you ever suffered the loss of a family
member? Lost anyone close to you? Currently
experiencing a global pandemic now claiming
the lives of too many too soon, I dare say we
have all suffered loss. Dearest to my heart, the
loss of my dad weighs heavy. It was the shock
of it. I was in church with him on Sunday
evening, and on Monday morning, I get the
call to come to the hospital. He was gone