Category: Moore County

Former Moore County commissioner accused of stealing campaign sign

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a long time since David Cummings has had any sort of significant publicity. It’s been more than a decade since he was defeated for reelection to the

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Headed to Court?

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It appears Pinehurst has reverted back to its old ways. For the longest time, village government had little interest in seeking a “happy ending” with the people they purportedly

Moore County campaign ’22: Two bad audits from state auditor’s office beget even more from state courts office

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about the hot mess expanding from Pinehurst to Carthage: […] Well, we’ve found two audits from state auditor Beth Wood — from 2011 and from

Pinehurst: Lawyers trying to seize village government e-mails

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We’ve told all of you about the hot mess that IS Pinehurst village government. The city manager is openly fighting with a sitting council member. That member, Lydia

Moore County campaign ’22: The Hot Mess extends from Pinehurst to Carthage

Posted on March 8, 2022March 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

In Pinehurst, we’ve got the city manager fighting with at least one member of the council. A current council member and former council member are lawyered up against

Moore GOP picks NICK to fill Gregory’s unexpired term on county board of commissioners

Posted on February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It looks like Carthage won out over Raleigh. Local Republicans have overwhelmingly selected Nick Picerno to fill the unexpired term of Moore County commissioner Louis Gregory, who recently announced

District Attorney Mike Hardin: Taking Care of Business

Posted on December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We got quite a few profane, yet anonymous, emails about our story on the election of former prosecutor Maureen Krueger as the new president of Moore Republican Women. We

Pinehurst: A hot mess at Village Hall

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We’ve made it through two years and a month of the Strickland era in Pinehurst government. The reports coming out of the village’s halls of government evoke memories of

Pinehurst: TRYING to walk it all back

Posted on November 27, 2021November 30, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Before the November elections for Pinehurst Village Council, “ethics” was a very very very very important matter that needed to be discussed loudly and openly in every nook and

Pinehurst: I Sue You — (Um, you sue Me ?)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The cabal currently running Pinehurst village government is about to help the village break new legal ground. I’ve talked with some area attorneys, and NONE of them can recall