Tag: Southern Pines

Back to the Future for Southern Pines: Mike Fields BACK on Town Council?

Posted on December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst recently tapped a familiar face to fill out the remainder of a term for an incumbent council member who had been elected mayor. Southern Pines may be

‘Occupy Broad Street’ tries to comfort downtown Southern Pines merchants

Posted on November 17, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Recent media coverage of Occupy-related violence and filth have downtown Southern Pines merchants understandably concerned about the “Occupy Broad Street” event slated for the

Occupy Broad Street ??? The freak show comes to Southern Pines

Posted on November 9, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

If you are bored on Saturday, November 19, and are looking for something to do, bring the family to downtown Southern Pines to witness a traveling circus-type event calling itself

Southern Pines 2011: Progress Energy, Food Lion and Bo’s can breathe a little easier …

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The NIMBY ticket — and potential startup law firm — of Smith, Smithson and Woodruff went down in flames like the Hindenberg zeppelin on Tuesday. Southern Pines voters rejected

Campaign 2011: IS IT OVER YET ??????

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Ah, yes. This wonderful expression of democracy we’ve been treated to here in the county of Moore for the last few months will mercifully come to an end

Southern Pines 2011: Woodruff’s questions

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was flipping through this past Sunday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper, when I noticed an ad promoting the Southern Pines Town Council

Southern Pines 2011: Grow Your Own Food, Read by Candlelight

Posted on October 30, 2011October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Most candidates for political office talk about how they are going to advance their communities through the new millennium. Town Council candidate Marsh Smith, a dedicated green political activist,

Southern Pines 2011: The Pilot makes a good call

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Kudos to Moore County’s thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local newspaper for its endorsements Sunday in this November’s Southern Pines municipal elections. The Pilot endorsed the reelection of longtime veteran

Pinehurst 2011: Council meetings

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Why does the village council insist on meeting at times during the week when most people under 65 are working, and are unable to attend? Southern Pines has

Southern Pines 2011: Former mayors endorsing David McNeill

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A regular reader of this blog called me today. This person was doing business in downtown Southern Pines when they came across four former mayors of Southern Pines — Jane