Tag: Pinehurst

Sen. Tom Mcinnis moves against local government overreach

Posted on April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 by Brant Clifton

This site is in an unfamiliar — and somewhat uncomfortable — position. We find ourselves on the same side of a debate as state senator Tom McInnis and the newsroom

The Pinehurst Hot Mess – Back to Court in re: Open Meetings complaint

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The consensus among the Pinehurst Village Hall crowd and the sinister, shadowy cabal that currently controls village politics appears to be that stomping the guts out of people you don’t

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Back to Court!

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Old Town Pinehurst prune-faces are surely still celebrating their election accomplishments. They bullied their way from a 3-2 majority to a 4-1 majority. *Things must be going great, eh?*

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A voter guide

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The big question for local voters right now is: “Do I appreciate hot messes?” If the answer is ‘Yes, I do,” there is a slate of candidates awaiting your

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A RABIES outbreak ???

Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Raccoons? Foxes? Dogs? Cats? No, sorry. This time, it’s mostly the vacation-rental-obsessed, perpetually screaming and complaining disciples of ‘Parachute Pat’ Pizzella and worstmayorever John Strickland. (At least Strickland has the

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Some quality time with ‘Parachute Pat’

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Bond villains populating Old Town’s so-called ‘Friday Group’ did a masterful job in 2021 of importing DC influence-peddler Patrick Pizzella into Moore County just in time to get elected

Pinehurst-based firm hit with federal class action suit

Posted on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Before we get started, please remember that getting sued is not indicative of guilt or liability. Just like being charged does not mean you are guilty. We have courts, judges,

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Moore County GOP thinks having a job is BAD.

Posted on August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Believe it or not, folks. Laura Sumrall, a relatively recent arrival in Pinehurst from The Village of Annoyingville in the great state of Yankeeland, really has inserted herself into local

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Appeals Court overrules Webb, kicks Drum lawsuit back to Superior Court (where it belongs)

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more acrimonious under the Pizzella-Strickland-Sanborn cabal, along comes the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Village’s ruling cabal was all giggly with

Condemn “hatred”? The Pilot’s owners NEED TO GO FIRST!

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Again, regular readers know we are not exactly cheerleaders for the Village of Pinehurst governing body. They’ve got a lot of issues that need working out. But one area where