Tag: Nancy Fiorillo

Pinehurst 2015: Ambush!

Posted on October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to fill the mayor’s seat and two council seats. Incumbent mayor Nancy Fiorillo has three challengers trying to replace her. One of

Pinehurst 2015: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got elections locally on Tuesday, Nov. 3. At least that’s what the board of elections web site tells us. Mayors and city council members across the state are standing

#Pinehurst: ”You come at The Queen, you best not miss.”

Posted on June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“You come at the king, you best not miss.” — Omar Little, HBO’s The Wire ____________________________ We’ve been hearing all kinds of off-the-record rumblings about this year’s mayoral race for

Pinehurst: A shakedown of builders by village staff?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Brant Clifton

A long-time village government policy has some area developers — along with at least two members of The Village Council — crying foul: The Pinehurst Village Council

Pinehurst: Queen Nancy expanding her domain, some homeowners catching a break

Posted on September 23, 2012September 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Grab a chair and some popcorn, boys and girls, the Pinehurst village council is getting together again this week. Click HERE and HERE for details. We were

Hi-HO HI-HO It’s off to court we go (AGAIN!)

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2011 Pinehurst village council elections, we were promised an end to business as usual at village hall. For years, standard operating procedure at village hall

Revisiting Pinehurst’s Railhouse deal

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been doing some pontificating, pondering and research on the recent deal arranged by Pinehurst to bring Railhouse Brewery from Aberdeen to Pinehurst. Prior to Railhouse securing ANY property in

John Marcum now a Fiorillo Fan

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I ran into John Marcum, two-time Pinehurst mayoral candidate and 2012 GOP candidate for NC Senate, at Saturday’s Moore County GOP candidate meet-and-greet in Southern

Pinehurst FINALLY has a queen …

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The birds are singing more cheerfully. Rainbows are decorating the sky. The Pinehurst Police have abandoned their speed traps and have actually gone back to patrolling. Blossoms are appearing

Welcome Back, Parson?

Posted on November 14, 2011November 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Now that the dust has settled in the local municipal races, the new topic of discussion in political circles is who will be appointed to replace Pinehurst’s Nancy Fiorillo and