Tag: Pinehurst

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Leadership 101

Posted on March 1, 2023March 2, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty sad when folks have to come in to town to educate your elected leaders on how to run stuff. But THAT, my friends, is what state senator Tom

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: McInnis bill smacks Village govt tyrants

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It appears a grownup has finally stepped in to put the brakes on Pinehurst’s Strickland-Sanborn charlie-foxtrot. State senator Tom McInnis (R-Moore) has filed a bill entitled AN ACT TO LIMIT THE

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A hotbed of harassment, disrespect, and intimidation

Posted on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

THAT is how life at Pinehurst Village Hall is being described by sources currently in village government, as well as some recently departed from village government. (This post is a

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Farting around while the traffic jams

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Mention Highway 5 or the Pinehurst traffic circle and you are bound to start a few heated discussions around Pinehurst these days. You would think village leaders would be ALL

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: “Sanborn, we have a problem.”

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We’ve done our best to keep you up-to-date on the antics of The Terrible Trio and their pal Jeff. They’ve played havoc with property rights. They’ve thumbed their noses at

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Tattle-palooza

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Brant Clifton

As predicted, efforts led by comrade-mayor Strickland and comrade-mayor-pro-tem Pizzella to crack down on vacation rentals inside The People’s Republic of Pinehurst (PRP) have brought about a significant spike

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Empowering Tattletales

Posted on October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Pinehurst Village Council dangled their threats to vacation rentals in front of us for nearly a year. This week, they finally made their move. Comrade mayor Strickland, comrade mayor

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Dismissed, but NOT done.

Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by Brant Clifton

It’s really sad to see the crowing from the senior village staff, the Strickland-Pizzella gang, and The Friday Group over a Moore County judge’s decision to dismiss an open

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Running Out The Clock

Posted on September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 by Brant Clifton

There’s a public hearing at village hall on Tuesday. All indications are that the Strickland-Pizzella mob will iron out their strategy in an illegal closed session to go ahead

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Hypocrisy ALERT !!!

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Suggest cutting down a pine tree in Pinehurst, and you’d think you proposed euthanizing grandma. Building projects get delayed or killed outright by bureaucrats and politicians and loud, obnoxious