The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Dismissed, but NOT done.
It’s really sad to see the crowing from the senior village staff, the Strickland-Pizzella gang, and The Friday Group over a Moore County judge’s decision to dismiss an open
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Anatomy of a political smear
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
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: It’s ALL about Jeff.
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
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Hypocrisy ALERT !!!
Suggest cutting down a pine tree in Pinehurst, and you’d think you proposed euthanizing grandma. Building projects get delayed or killed outright by bureaucrats and politicians and loud, obnoxious
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Illegal short term rental ordinances cost Wilmington taxpayers over $300K
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
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Order In The Court!
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
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: FOUR LAWYERS. ONE CASE. PAID FOR WITH TAX DOLLARS.
For more than a year, it appears the Village of Pinehurst has been. paying FOUR lawyers to represent it in ONE complaint alleging violations of the state Open Meetings
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“Siri, did The Village of Pinehurst violate the law?”
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
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A Court Date!
Attention, Pinehurst residents! Grab those wallets and bend over! Your village government has refused three offers of mediation, pushed for a jury trial, and hired an extra expensive attorney
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Intimidation Time!
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
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