Tag: Moore County

Integrity a one-way street in Moore County D.A.’s office?

Posted on April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Law enforcement documents are leaked to a local newspaper in a county that has a heated primary for sheriff going on. The documents target a candidate in the sheriff’s race

Moore County: An evening with the candidates

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Brant Clifton

I spent my Monday evening — roughly 2.5 hours of it — taking in a candidate’s forum at Little River Golf Club. (*Oh, the things I do for you people*

Monkey Business Report: NCGOPe treachery edition

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Boy, the monkey sure is getting a workout this week. Another day, another mailer dropped in our mailboxes here in Moore County by a Raleigh special interest. It’s a repeat

Monkey Business Report: Truth in campaign advertising edition

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The Lexo-McInnis NC Senate primary race has been a wild and woolly one thus far. The primary race down here between state Rep. Jamie Boles and challenger Ken Byrd is

#ncga: Raleigh special interests betting BIG on McInnis

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Brant Clifton

They’ve backed driver licenses for illegals, tax increases, corporate welfare giveaways, the repeal of HB2, and Common Core. Now, The NC Chamber is giving its blessing and endorsement to the

#ncga: Great moments in staged photography

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Here is a shot of the mailer the GOP state senate caucus’s “affiliated committee” sent out to voters in Moore County: Notice anything unusual in the main photo? Senator

#ncga: In 2018, Byrd just MIGHT be THE WORD

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Jamie Boles has had it relatively easy in his decade in Raleigh. The Republican, representing state House district 52, easily knocked off a troubled incumbent in a crowded

PROBATION for FATAL hit-and-run ???

Posted on March 4, 2018March 6, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Face it folks. Our legal system is little more than lawyers scratching each other’s backs. They’re all buddies in the local bar. They get each other elected to the legislature.

#ncga: Tap! Tap! Is this mike on? (Crickets)

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Well, the George Little political organization hosted a fundraiser for state senator Tom McInnis here in Moore County last night. How did it go? Check out this pic from one

#ncga: Senate dist. 25 GOP primary could set off touchy “family feud”

Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina Senate District 25 now includes Moore, Scotland, Anson and Richmond Counties. It has an incumbent, Republican Tom McInnis of Richmond County. McInnis has filed for reelection and, for