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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: Hypocrisy ALERT !!!

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

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

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

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: FOUR LAWYERS. ONE CASE. PAID FOR WITH TAX DOLLARS.

Posted on September 7, 2022September 8, 2022 by Brant Clifton

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

“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: A Court Date!

Posted on July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

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

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

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Gettin’ hotter!

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Imagine my surprise when THIS showed up on my YouTube feed. The honorables appear to be setting up a “litigation committee” to deal with the legal complaint about the