Category: Moore County

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A voter guide

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The big question for local voters right now is: “Do I appreciate hot messes?” If the answer is ‘Yes, I do,” there is a slate of candidates awaiting your

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Too Sleazy for DC but Okey-dokey for Pinehurst? (Also, has Barb been ‘Heintzed’?)

Posted on October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 by Brant Clifton

As Election Day creeps closer, ‘Parachute Pat’ Pizzella is EVERYWHERE. He showed up in town about eight months prior to the 2021 election, and got installed in village government by

Speaking of misleading voters …

Posted on October 7, 2023October 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’re all getting a graduate-level education on the disasters we reap when we tolerate politicians telling us ONE THING at campaign time and doing THE OPPOSITE when they get into

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A RABIES outbreak ???

Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Raccoons? Foxes? Dogs? Cats? No, sorry. This time, it’s mostly the vacation-rental-obsessed, perpetually screaming and complaining disciples of ‘Parachute Pat’ Pizzella and worstmayorever John Strickland. (At least Strickland has the

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Some quality time with ‘Parachute Pat’

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Bond villains populating Old Town’s so-called ‘Friday Group’ did a masterful job in 2021 of importing DC influence-peddler Patrick Pizzella into Moore County just in time to get elected

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: ‘Parachute Pat’ and his gang jumping back into court

Posted on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

John Strickland, ‘Parachute Pat’ Pizzella and their allies got BUSTED using village government resources to perpetrate political vengeance against their political foes just prior to the November 2021 election. Assisted

Pinehurst-based firm hit with federal class action suit

Posted on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Before we get started, please remember that getting sued is not indicative of guilt or liability. Just like being charged does not mean you are guilty. We have courts, judges,

Moore County’s DA vs. Josh Stein. (DING. DING.)

Posted on August 28, 2023August 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Michael Hardin, the district attorney for Moore and Hoke counties, believes he has the current attorney general (and presumptive Democrat gubernatorial nominee) dead-to-rights in an apparent conflict of interest –

The SCC Files: Big-time lawyer targets Sandhills Community College

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Meet Raleigh-area attorney James Lawrence: Lawrence has worked with conservative legal superstar Harmeet Dhillon. He’s gone after Twitter and Google AND WON. He’s also the counsel for some

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Moore County GOP thinks having a job is BAD.

Posted on August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Believe it or not, folks. Laura Sumrall, a relatively recent arrival in Pinehurst from The Village of Annoyingville in the great state of Yankeeland, really has inserted herself into local