Category: Moore County

Ellmers-Etheridge: The Sequel ???

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve believed for some time that Bob Etheridge was planning a comeback bid in North Carolina’s Second Congressional District, now held by freshman Republican Renee Ellmers. The man

DEE-NIED! Feds reject appeal of downtown Pinehurst post office closure

Posted on December 14, 2011December 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

In a December 12 order, The federal government’s Postal Regulatory Commission has rejected Pinehurst mayoral candidate John Marcum’s appeal of the decision by The U.S.

Moore County: Tim Says He’s Sorry

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The crackerjack news team at our thrice-weekly Pulitzer-Prize winning local newspaper hit us the other day with this headline: “Board Apologizes for Criticism on Working

Moore County: schools, commissioners set to spar over spending?

Posted on December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

As word gets around about the $2 million surplus from last year’s county budget, county leaders are bracing themselves for the stampede of beggars — with palms extended — headed

Moore County government’s slush fund

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

One of our faithful readers, who happens to be a well-placed county employee, alerted me to this gem. The Moore County budget has a “grant fund,” which is there

Southern Pines councilman, Moore County Democrat Party chairman attack black political leader …

Posted on December 8, 2011December 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Pilot has had fun lately quoting from Chris Smithson’s Facebook page. Let’s see what they do withTHIS latest item from Little Lord Chris’s wall: The last commenter, Jim

NC voter registrations: UNA giving DEM and REP a run for their money

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based Civitas Institute has released an interesting county-by-county analysis of recent voter registration trends. Their analysis appears to show that registering as “unaffiliated” is one of the

Moore County Commissioners say the darnedest things!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea is running at break-neck speed across the county, preaching to anyone who will listen — stray dogs, grazing cows, and convalescent patients — about how

Back to the Future for Southern Pines: Mike Fields BACK on Town Council?

Posted on December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst recently tapped a familiar face to fill out the remainder of a term for an incumbent council member who had been elected mayor. Southern Pines may be

Renee Ellmers: THERE she is …

Posted on December 6, 2011December 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers is beginning to give a lot of ‘street cred’ to those blonde jokes. I watched a recent floor speech by the 2nd district congresswoman dealing