Category: Moore County

Meet Mike Hardin, GOP candidate for Moore-Hoke DA

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Moore County has had its own judicial district for the longest time. Now, we’re paired with Hoke County to the south of us. Maureen Krueger, Moore County’s incumbent

Caught giving $$$ to Obama, Adam Schiff? Man Up, and blame it all on the women in your life.

Posted on November 15, 2019November 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s the path nominal Republican Arthur Donadio — lame duck incumbent DA Maureen Krueger’s hand picked successor — appears to have taken. And his “explanation” appears to raise

Moore County: Did John McLaughlin commit a ‘Lorna Clack’?

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some years ago, we had a rather pretentious (and awful) county school board member named Lorna Clack who lost a bid for reelection. (We like to think this

Moore County GOP cheerleading for BIGGER government in Pinehurst

Posted on October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A lot of folks have been working very hard to reduce being Republican to little more than having an (R) next to your name on the ballot.

Moore County GOP candidate for DA an OBAMA DONOR ???

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That is what it looks like. In the March 2020 primary, Hoke attorney Mike Hardin had been primarying incumbent Maureen Krueger. Krueger dropped out of the race and endorsed

Did Moore County schools officials ignore 2017 warnings and concerns about Aberdeen school site?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Construction is underway on a site off NC 5 between Pinehurst and Aberdeen for a new Aberdeen elementary school. The site is located in the vicinity of an

The Pinehurst elections

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With all the hubbub about the 2019 special elections for Congress, and the March 2020 primaries, it’s important to remember that many parts of North Carolina will be holding

Our lesson for today, boys & girls ? MISMANAGEMENT.

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has tooted his own horn about getting a financial literacy requirement for high school graduation passed in the legislature. It looks as though some

Oh, look. A contract extension.

Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I was examining the agenda for Monday night’s Moore County Board of Education meeting (3PM work session, 5pm closed session, 6 PM open session) when I came across something

Public Schools eat up HALF of the county budget. (And they’re demanding MORE.)

Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s like a broken record. Every year, Moore county public school officials and their puppets on the school board go to the media , and before the county board