Tag: Moore County

Our local newspaper, printed on dead trees, condemns Republicans for tree murder

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our Nobel Prize-winning local paper — owned and operated by the same folks who, for over a century, owned and operated The N&O

Campaign 2012 @ Moore County: Lea OUT, Picerno IN

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Moore County commissioner Tim Lea — the wisest and most intelligent man within the confines of this fine county’s geographic boundaries — has informed our thrice-weekly, Nobel Prize

Game On! Judges refuse to delay NC primary elections

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A three judge panel in Raleigh refused this week to grant a request from Democrats and liberal activists to delay the state’s May primary. This decision puts into play

Southern Software NOW donating services to Moore County

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A well-placed source within Moore County government tells me that Southern Software — the Southern Pines-based developer of county public safety’s administrative software package — is officially out of

Moore County: Tim Says He’s Sorry

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The crackerjack news team at our thrice-weekly Pulitzer-Prize winning local newspaper hit us the other day with this headline: “Board Apologizes for Criticism on Working

Moore County: schools, commissioners set to spar over spending?

Posted on December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

As word gets around about the $2 million surplus from last year’s county budget, county leaders are bracing themselves for the stampede of beggars — with palms extended — headed

Moore County government’s slush fund

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

One of our faithful readers, who happens to be a well-placed county employee, alerted me to this gem. The Moore County budget has a “grant fund,” which is there

Moore County Commissioners say the darnedest things!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea is running at break-neck speed across the county, preaching to anyone who will listen — stray dogs, grazing cows, and convalescent patients — about how

Making Friends 101, with Professor Tim Lea

Posted on November 22, 2011September 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea, who apparently believes he is the smartest person in Moore County and quite possibly North Carolina, has ruffled more than a few feathers on

Tim Lea & his PowerPoint

Posted on November 16, 2011September 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Since September, Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea has been circulating a PowerPoint presentation documenting (1) how much smarter he is than EVERYONE ELSE in Moore County and (2) how —