Tag: Moore County

NC Senate Dist 29 GOP race: campaign signs and election complaints

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Hotly contested races almost always come down to this type of stuff in the end. State senator Jerry Tillman (R-Randolph), that body’s Majority Whip, is running for

Retiring NC Senator Blake says Tillman best choice to represent Moore County in Raleigh

Posted on April 20, 2012April 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Senator Harris Blake has won a lot of friends and supporters during his long tenure representing Moore County in the state Senate. Retiring this year,

When leftist editorialists attack ..

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our local paper here in Moore County still won’t print the full text of the constitutional amendment we’re voting on in May. And why would they? It makes it so

Tax Day in Southern Pines: Tea Party ranks swelling, Jamie Boles spelling, Richard Speer excelling, Renee Ellmers #FAILing

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It was a busy afternoon in Moore County for conservative and Republican activists. Moore Tea Citizens had a nice turnout for its fourth annual Tax Day Rally in front of

Moore County Tea Party rallying on Tax Day

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Moore Tea Citizens is sponsoring the 4th annual Tax Day Rally at the Broad Street Post Office in Southern Pines. The gathering, from 4 to 7 PM on Tuesday April

State senate candidate cuffed, detained by Moore deputies

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tommy Davis has been a long-standing fixture on our local paper’s web site message boards. Today, he moves to the front pages of the paper. (I’m not so sure that

Moore County: STILL not in 2nd Congressional District ???

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The primary for U.S. House is one month away. The local and state boards of elections tell us that Moore County is NOW in the Second Congressional District. But U.S.

Pinehurst: The “importance” of historic landmark status

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Pinehurst village council is looking to develop, renovate, and update the area in and around historic downtown Pinehurst. The downtown area has historic status awarded by The National Park

Moore County Democrat chairman needs a lesson on civility, himself

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s interesting to see the chairman of Moore County’s “small-enough-to-fit-in-a-phone-booth” Democrat Party lecturing Rush Limbaugh AND Moore County GOP Chairman Bob Levy — one of the nicest guys you’ll ever

NC Senate GOP candidate Marcum publicly endorsed a Democrat in 2010

Posted on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst’s John Marcum is one of three GOP candidates seeking the district 29 NC Senate seat this year. Marcum is working hard to convince