Tag: Moore County

Moore County D.A.’s race: incumbent Krueger OUT, challenger Hardin now unopposed.

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It was looking to be a tough reelection bid for Maureen Krueger anyway. A lot of people are still angry at her for so publicly meddling in the last

Don’t you just hate it when those annoying taxpayers get in the way?

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Your county board of education usually draws the least amount of scrutiny from the drive-by media. Therefore, they have the greatest opportunity to delve into the greatest amount of

Oh, look. A contract extension.

Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I was examining the agenda for Monday night’s Moore County Board of Education meeting (3PM work session, 5pm closed session, 6 PM open session) when I came across something

Public Schools eat up HALF of the county budget. (And they’re demanding MORE.)

Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s like a broken record. Every year, Moore county public school officials and their puppets on the school board go to the media , and before the county board

DOES new Aberdeen school FAIL to follow state and federal environmental guidelines?

Posted on June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Chris Fitzsimon and Rob Schofield (aka “Sesame Street’s Bert & Ernie”) have unleashed their PolicyWatch hounds on Moore County Public Schools for their decisions regarding Moore County’s new Aberdeen

Time to give Dr. Bob AND his puppets on the school board THE BOOT

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got a huge pile of uselessness at the top of the food chain in the Moore County Public Schools. Our superintendent, Bob Grimesey, cried on-cue and on-camera to

#ncpol: Drive-by media dumbness.

Posted on May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I know they’re all bleeding money and having to cut staff. But sometimes — sometimes — you deserve better than what they’re doling out. Our local paper

#ncga: Moore County leaders blast legislative meddling in local issues

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Since the advent of the alleged “conservative revolution” in Raleigh, we’ve gotten a lot of lip-service about “local control” and reducing Raleigh’s influence on people’s lives.

The perils of not paying close attention to your local school board

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A board of directors is meant to give direction to an organization’s paid staff. Not to sit back and wait for the paid staff to tell them what is

Moore County commissioners lash out at county’s state legislators

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s been rare to see something like this in collegial, get-along Republican Moore County. But here it is, in a prepared statement from Moore County government: Senator Tom McInnis