Category: Moore County

Pinehurst 2011: Mayoral ‘qualifications’

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you just love the empty buzzwords and catchphrases political candidates use in their ads? As an example, let’s look at the campaign of Pinehurst mayoral wannabe Joan Thurman. Her

Pinehurst 2011: The Police Department

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve always been a huge booster of law enforcement. I have a lot of friends who put on badges and strap on their holsters to go to work every

Campaign 2011: Inside The Pilot’s endorsement deliberations

Posted on October 15, 2011October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, Moore County. Our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local newspaper is in the midst of preparing its endorsements for the municipal elections in November. The paper’s editorial staff has

Southern Pines 2011: NIMBY ticket seeks Town Council majority

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported on the Village Action Team-endorsed ticket of Cashion, Fiorillo and Parson in Pinehurst. Now, in Southern Pines, it appears the hardcore anti-development crowd in Southern Pines

Southern Pines 2011: Former mayors endorsing David McNeill

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A regular reader of this blog called me today. This person was doing business in downtown Southern Pines when they came across four former mayors of Southern Pines — Jane

Pinehurst 2011: Dueling attorneys

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

If Pinehurst village attorney Mike Newman gets paid by the hour, he is having ONE HECK of a windfall this year. His latest action involves the controversy over

Pinehurst 2011: A mayoral connection?

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

It appears that — if Nancy Fiorillo and David McNeill are successful in November — The Village of Pinehurst and The Town of Southern Pines will have a very friendly

Pinehurst 2011: The Village Green

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Plans to update or revamp the village’s historic downtown area have been a hot topic for the last couple of years. Controversies have grown from village government’s consideration of

Pinehurst 2011: Google search reaps even more water talk

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

A media report on a 2010 public hearing before the Moore County Board of Commissioners featured this item: And Nancy Roy Fiorillo of the Pinehurst Village Council said the town

Pinehurst 2011: Water, Agua, eau

Posted on October 10, 2011October 10, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County has had more than its fair share of water drama in recent years. Long periods without rain have mad water access — in a county with limited