Tag: Moore County

Narcolepsy? Somnambulism? (WHY so sleepy?)

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Here at Haymaker HQ, we’ve been amazed over how many reports we’ve received about Pinehurst mayor Pat Pizzella – a recent arrival to the area — sleeping in public. The

Parachute Pat’s perpetual paving project

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Here in Moore County, we are absolutely *blessed* with an abundant supply of relocated Yankees who KNOW BETTER than the rest of us. What do they know better, you ask?

Using official govt email to electioneer?

Posted on November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 by Brant Clifton

That looks like what we may have going on here. We just had a pretty contentious city council election on November 4 here in Pinehurst. John Taylor is the mayor

‘Joe-Biden-Super-Fan’ rages against Trump, legislators, property owners, realtors AND Taylortown

Posted on November 1, 2025November 2, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It used to be frowned upon for newcomers (i.e., Myles Larsen) to seek elected office in Pinehurst. My, how things change. We elected a guy to the village council

Some stuff to think about pre-election other than exaggerated, fabricated STR nonsense

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The Pat Pizzella cult cruised to a majority on the Pinehurst Village Council in 2023 thanks to some strategic ballot-packing / vote-splitting and the whipping up of a lot of

Pinehurst council incumbents cheering for Joe Biden Super-Fan in Nov elections

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

You have to wonder what’s going on within the bright-red Village of Pinehurst in bright-red Moore County. HOA president Kevin Fitzpatrick – a newcomer to the village – is apparently

Biden-lover, Trump-hater, covert DEM aims for city council in bright-red Pinehurst

Posted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Moore County is quite a source of frustration for Democrats. It is a dependable source of GOP votes every two years. (Usually in the two-thirds range) Left-wing Yankees are trying

What the F*** is going on at THIS Moore County newspaper?

Posted on October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I think I’ve told you folks this before. We in Moore County are *blessed* with a local newspaper currently run by the folks who – for centuries – oversaw the

The Sandhills Files: Moore Co. school board member sounds off on Innovative High School

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about the costs of this project beginning to sky-rocket even before the first load of dirt is turned. The stories keep changing about the alleged purpose

The SCC Files: Getting REALLY expensive to build this stuff NOBODY asked for

Posted on August 30, 2025August 30, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Folks in and around Moore County have been hearing about this proposed “innovative high school” on the campus of Sandhills Community College. They also heard, I’m sure, about the $25