Moore County Connect Newsletter Issue #069 12/6/23

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📰 Sandhills Community College Student's Aim Lands Him a $100,000 Dr Pepper Scholarship

📰 Semi-Truck and Multiple Vehicles Collide, Disrupting Aberdeen Traffic

📰 Early Morning Crash in Southern Pines Results in Airlift to Hospital

📰 18-Year-Old Faces Charges in Moore County for 'Swatting' Scheme

📰 Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrest in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation in Robbins

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🏀 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Schedules and more!

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Sandhills Community College Student's Aim Lands Him a $100,000 Dr Pepper Scholarship

Andrew Jimenez, a student and student body president at Sandhills Community College, won the Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway, receiving a $100,000 scholarship. This all happened during halftime of the SEC Championship game this past Saturday. He achieved this by skillfully throwing 18 balls into a target, a feat he prepared for with the support of his college and friends. This win is particularly meaningful for Jimenez, who has endured the loss of both parents in recent years. He plans to study marketing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and aspires to work in professional basketball. He is a 2022 graduate of Pinecrest High School. See full story WRAL.com

Semi-Truck and Multiple Vehicles Collide, Disrupting Aberdeen Traffic

A traffic accident in Aberdeen involving a semi-truck and multiple vehicles caused major delays on southbound U.S. 1 late Tuesday afternoon. The semi-truck sustained serious front-end damage, but the driver did not require EMS transport. The other vehicles had moderate damage. State Highway Patrol investigated the incident, the cause of which is still unknown. The cleanup, involving Aberdeen Fire and Rescue and Rockwell Towing, took over an hour and a half, leading to significant traffic congestion. See full story: Sandhills Sentinel.

Early Morning Crash in Southern Pines Results in Airlift to Hospital

A man was seriously injured in an overnight car crash in Southern Pines, leading to his airlift to the hospital. The accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on Indiana Avenue. While emergency services responded promptly, details about the cause of the crash and the man's current condition remain unknown. See full story WRAL.com.

18-Year-Old Faces Charges in Moore County for 'Swatting' Scheme

Austin Dow, an 18-year-old from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, was arrested for an attempted "swatting" incident in Vass, Moore County. He falsely reported a shooting as revenge over a failed internet relationship. Dow was charged with felony extortion, felony and misdemeanor conspiracy, filing a false report, and interfering with emergency communications. He is to appear in Moore County District Court.

"Swatting," which involves triggering a substantial police reaction to a fabricated report of violence, has gained notoriety across the nation in recent times. Sheriff Fields attributes the successful resolution of this incident to effective training and advancements in technology. Source: Moore County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrest in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation in Robbins

A 38-year-old man from Robbins, NC, Luis Rodriguez Jaimes, has been arrested following a Moore County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child. Jaimes is charged with multiple felonies, including statutory sex offense and indecent liberties with a child, and is held on a $1,000,000 bond, awaiting a court appearance on December 15, 2023. Source: Moore County Sheriff’s Office

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North Moore Mustangs - Upcoming

• Men’s Varsity Basketball

  • Dec 7: Away game versus Gray Stone Day School 7:30pm

  • Dec 8: Away game versus South Stanley 7:30pm

  • Dec 12: Away game versus O’Neal School 6:30pm

  • Dec 13: Away game versus Southeast Alamance 7:30pm

• Women’s Varsity Basketball

  • Dec 7: Away game versus Gray Stone Day School 6pm

  • Dec 8: Away game versus South Stanley 6pm

  • Dec 12: Away game versus O’Neal School 5:30pm

  • Dec 13: Away game versus Southeast Alamance 6pm

• Wrestling

  • Dec 14 Away at Seaforth 6pm

  • Dec 17 Away at Providence (time tbd)

Union Pines High School Vikings - Upcoming

• Men’s Basketball

  • Dec 8: Away at South Johnston 7:30pm

  • Dec 12 Away at Lee County 7:30pm

• Women’s Basketball

  • Dec 8: Away at South Johnston 6:15pm

  • Dec 12 Away at Lee County 6pm

• Men’s Wrestling

  • Dec 6 Away versus Southern Lee 5pm

  • Dec 9 Away versus South View 9am

  • Dec 13 Away versus Eastern Guilford 6pm

• Indoor Track

  • Dec 9: Polar Bear Meet at Pinecrest, 9 a.m.

  • Dec 16 Holiday Invitational 9am

  • Dec 29 Polar Bear Meet at Pinecrest 9am

• Swimming

  • Dec 6: At southern Lee 5pm

  • Dec 9 At south View 9am

  • Dec 13 at Eastern Guilford 6pm

Pinecrest High School Patriots - Upcoming

• Men’s Basketball

  • Dec 8 Home versus Apex 7:30pm

  • Dec 13 Home versus Clayton 7:30pm

• Women’s Basketball

  • Dec 8 Home versus Apex 6pm

  • Dec 13 Home versus Clayton 6:30pm

• Men’s & Women’s Wrestling

  • Dec 6: Conference Quad at Richmone 5am

  • Dec 9: (Men) Bobby Abernathy Invitational at Piedmont High 8am

  • Dec 9 (Women) Lady Patriots and JV Invitational at Pinecrest 6pm

  • Dec 12 (Men) Men’s Dual at Freedom Christian 6pm

  • Dec 12 (Women) Women’s Dual at Lumberton 6pm

  • Dec 15-16 WRAL at Knightdale High 8am

  • Dec 21-22 Tiger Holiday Classic at Chapel Hill High 8am

• Indoor Track

  • Dec 9: Polar Bear #2 at Pinecrest

  • Dec 15: Reindeer Classic at JDL Winston Salem

  • Dec 29 Polar Bear #3 at Pinecrest

• Swimming

  • Dec 7: Scotland, Hoke and Pinecrest at St. Andrews 6:15pm

  • Dec 14: Union Pines and PInecrest at St. Andrews 6:15pm

Father Vincent Capodanno High School Grunts - Upcoming

• Men’s Basketball

  • Dec 6 Home versus Thomas Academy 7pm

  • Dec 8 Away at St. Thomas More Academy 6pm

  • Dec 11 Home versus LifeSpring Academy 5:30pm

  • Dec 12 Away at SSLCA 4:30pm

• Women’s Basketball

  • Dec 6 Home versus Thomas Academy 5:30pm

  • Dec 8 Away at St. Thomas More Academy 4:30pm

  • Dec 12 Away at SSLCA 3:15pm

• December 7 

  • Town of Robbins Christmas Parade 6pm followed by the Christmas Tree Lighting after the parade

  • Aberdeen Tree Lightng 6:15pm

• December 9 

  • Aberdeen Christmas Parade 11am

  • Town of Carthage Tree Lighting 6pm

  • Town of Carthage Christmas Parade 6:30pm

  • Southern Pines Carriage Parade 1pm

  • Shaw House Holiday Open House 1-4pm by the Moore County Historical Association; The Shaw House 110 West Morganton Rd Southern Pines

• December 10 

  • The Light of Christmas Moore County Choral Society (Choral, Brass & Percussion Performance) 7-9pm BPAC, Sandhills Comm College

• December 16 

  • Town of Vass Christmas Parade 11am

  • Moore Philharmonic Orchestra 19th Annual Holiday Concert 7pm at Pinecrest High School in Pinehurst

• December 17

  • Pop Up in the Pines Market 11am-4pm Hatchet Brewing Company

• January 6

  • Moore Area Shag Society Monthly Social 7-10pm at Down Memory Lane, Aberdeen

ONGOING…

Monday Nights Southern Soul Line Dancing; Beg 6pm; Int 7:15pm; $10pp at The Roast Office (95 Cherokee Rd. Pinehurst

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