Category: Pinehurst

Condemn “hatred”? The Pilot’s owners NEED TO GO FIRST!

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Again, regular readers know we are not exactly cheerleaders for the Village of Pinehurst governing body. They’ve got a lot of issues that need working out. But one area where

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Parachute Pat’s War on Trucks

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Here’s a special piece of information for all of you downtown Pinehurst merchants who fell all over yourselves in 2021 to raise money and get-out-the-vote for political influence peddler “Parachute

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: “Parachute Pat” zeroes in on a new target

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

First, let’s get a few things straight. Some of Pat Pizzella’s chablis-sipping, pinkie-in-the-air downtown pals have been contacting me about what they see as “disrespecting” their guy. They claim “Parachute

Prayers and sympathy for a Pinehurst leader and her family

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Brant Clifton

This site has been at odds with Jane Hogeman for as long as she’s been on the Pinehurst Village Council. It’s one thing to have political disagreements. It’s another altogether

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A beta-male exits Stage Left

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Well, the worst kept secret in local politics has been confirmed. Pinehurst mayor John Strickland will not be coming back for four more years. Apparently, he didn’t have the stomach

Hate “hate” or WE will HATE YOU! (Got it?)

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I am enjoying Tucker Carlson’s new mini-shows on Twitter. He spoke on one recent episode about how we USED to know what a crime was. It was pretty well spelled

The Sandhills Files: SCC bear-hugs the transgender ideology

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already told you about how deeply DEI has infested the campus of Sandhills Community College. DEI positions white males as the “oppressors” and everyone else as “the oppressed,” to

The Sandhills Files: Larry Caddell, unfiltered.

Posted on May 26, 2023May 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We previously told you about the Board of Trustees at Sandhills Community College and their, um, slack attitude about compliance with state open meetings laws. Meeting tapes were being destroyed.

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: McInnis’ moratorium crackdown passes Senate, heads to House

Posted on April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The ‘Terrible Trio’ currently running things in Pinehurst has been thrown for a loop. They’ve successfully weaponized the concept of perpetual building moratoriums to stifle any and all development within

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Open Meetings, The Court of Appeals, and a growing crowd of candidates

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The on-going Open Meetings Law debate goes on. Pinehurst has Mike Newman plus a gaggle of outside lawyers defending it against a lawsuit brought by former councilman Kevin Drum. Drum