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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: The tale of Sanborn’s e-mail

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Our recent post about the turmoil at Pinehurst Village Hall has evoked quite a bit of commentary from around the community. A few friends slipped us copies of an email

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A hotbed of harassment, disrespect, and intimidation

Posted on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

THAT is how life at Pinehurst Village Hall is being described by sources currently in village government, as well as some recently departed from village government. (This post is a

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Fumbling Around In The Dark

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

They’ve been warned about yet another expensive lawsuit that will NOT be covered by the village’s insurance policy. They’ve been told of a negative economic impact on Moore County.

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Lydia Boesch fires back at Village Hall thugs

Posted on October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who found village attorney Mike Newman’s response to Judge Webb’s dismissal of the Open Meetings Law complaint as a wee bit extreme and

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Anatomy of a political smear

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The current litigious environment at Pinehurst Village Hall is really opening some eyes on how things, um, “get done” over there. Mayor John Strickland has quite a track record

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: It’s ALL about Jeff.

Posted on September 20, 2022September 22, 2022 by Brant Clifton

There aren’t many places where an employee can get away with spearheading an embarrassing surprise public broadside against one of his bosses. But apparently, it’s happening in The Village

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Illegal short term rental ordinances cost Wilmington taxpayers over $300K

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Events down in Wilmington could very well foreshadow Pinehurst’s future: The legal battle set in motion against the City of Wilmington more than two years ago has come to

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Order In The Court!

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Open Meetings dispute between former councilman Kevin Drum, a nonprofit he chairs, and the Village Council is getting its day in court in Carthage on Friday. Last year, mayor

“Siri, did The Village of Pinehurst violate the law?”

Posted on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Some legal-eagle fans of this site slipped me a couple of opinions from the UNC School of Government (SOG) which may indicate so. One SOG opinion centers on the

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Intimidation Time!

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Brant Clifton

When all else fails — when you’re caught dead to rights — try to paint your accusers as the villains. That appears to be the strategy at Village Hall