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The death has been announced of Norman William Appleton who was instrumental in setting up Ryedale District Sports Council

Pinehurst’s Village Council has signed off on a 1.5-cent increase in property taxes for the coming year, bringing the tax rate to 31.5 cents for each dollar of valuation.

Before considering the rezoning request associated with a new 34-room hotel on Pinehurst Resort’s campus, village leaders want a better idea of how the facility will affect already overburdened parking. Plans for the proposed Lodge at Pinehurst underwent an initial review by the Pinehurst Village Council on Tuesday night. The 2.7-acre site off of Carolina Vista Drive, between Pinehurst Country Club and the railroad parallel to N.C.5, is currently zoned for Recreation Development and Office Professional usage. Last month, Pinehurst’s Planning and Zoning board recommended that the vil...

And, best of all: universal accessibility.  If you use a wheelchair or a cane or need crutches or walking braces to get around, this trail has been blazed for you. It’s wide, level and hard-packed for your ease and comfort. “It’s a jewel,” said Gordon Collins, the vice president of Friends of Hope Cemetery & Woods. The Friends of Hope Cemetery & Woods are expected to celebrate the official opening of the new, accessible trail with a snip of the ol’ ribbon by the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 14. The woods — tucked behind Hope Cemetery on Barna...

Plans for a hotel key to the Pinehurst Resort’s new role as an anchor site for the U.S. Open and other golfing championships have cleared the first phase of the village’s approval process. After more than four hours of presentations, public hearings and discussion on Wednesday, Pinehurst’s Planning and Zoning board unanimously recommended the conditional rezoning of 2.7 acres off of Carolina Vista Drive to allow for construction of a 64,000-square-foot hotel. The project with the working title “The Lodge at Pinehurst” will involve 34 rooms, including some suites, lobb...