This Moore Alive website is packed full of articles and stories about what a wonderful place Moore County is to live, work and play. But you don't have to take our word for it because the numbers tell the story. Visitors flocked to Moore County in 2021 to experience the golf, history, culture, and so many other unique amenities in our great small towns. So if you haven't been to Moore County... Read More »

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a private, not-for-profit health care network headquartered in Pinehurst, is an acclaimed cornerstone in Moore County that steadily draws many people to our communities. Everyday, patients from 15 counties in the mid-Carolinas come to FirstHealth’s flagship hospital, Moore Regional (MRH) in Pinehurst, and other affiliated facilities to receive high quality, ... Read More »

Exhibit at World Golf Hall of Fame (Scott C Stevens) As if the U.S. Golf Association hasn’t made a big enough mark locally with its recent Golf House Pinehurst groundbreaking and its landmark inaugural Adaptive Open championship that concluded on July 20 at Course No 6, it dropped another news bomb: the World Golf Hall of Fame, a beloved piece of Pinehurst pride, is retu... Read More »

  USGA reveals design of engaging, innovative campus VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (June 6, 2022) – The United States Golf Association officially broke ground Monday on its newest campus, Golf House Pinehurst, which will include its equipment-testing facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience and an educational landscape feature, to be completed by the end of 2023. Visual assets ... Read More »

Anyone considering a move to Moore County will, in the very foreseeable future, have a lot more residential options to choose from. As other rural areas lose residents to suburban and urban environments, Moore County is bucking that trend. Moore County grew its population by 13 percent during the 2010s and is now home to over 100,000 people. Residential development is sprouting up all across ... Read More »

Moore County, North Carolina has always been a desirable place to live, work, and play. Although it is well-known as the Home of American Golf because of the first-class golf amenities here and as a popular retirement destination, Moore County continues to be appealing because of the big picture - its overall  exceptional quality of life. It is not surprising that our communities continue ... Read More »

Through its ambitious Morganton Park Medical Campus in Southern Pines, Pinehurst Surgical Clinic (PSC) aims to create a healthcare legacy in Moore County.   PSC’s newest building (referred to as “2N”) just opened in the Morganton Road campus and is accepting patients in ophthalmology, plastic surgery, audiology, and at its metabolic and weight management center.  Pi... Read More »

In their January 2022 issue, Business North Carolina magazine highlights Moore County in an article written by Kathy Blake that looks at several key influences, namely golf, health care, and the military, that directly impact Moore County's economy and quality of life.   Golf brings plenty of people to Moore County. Some stay and make it their home, enjoying a high quality of life t... Read More »

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more evident that having access to broadband internet is absolutely essential for our everyday living. Residents without access to reliable and affordable internet service are unable to connect to virtual services such as online education, telemedicine, e-commerce, working remotely from home, and even just staying updated on real-time news, weather, and ... Read More »

Easy access to innovative and state-of-the art health care is important to the quality of life in any community, but health care is particularly significant in Moore County for several reasons:  It is the County’s largest private industry sector employing 30% of our workforce. Our local health care system, FirstHealth of the Carolinas, is the County’s largest private employ... Read More »