North State Journal Staff – Moore County Edition

Apr

15

2022

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By U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson

HUDSON: Biden’s border crisis

Opinionsborder crisis, editorial, Joe Biden, opinion, rep. richard hudson

“Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.” Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielson is exactly right. Sadly, President Biden and Democrats in Washington have failed on this most basic responsibility. And the worst may be yet to come. Last week, despite outrage from me and dozens of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, the Biden administration announced its plan to end Title 42 protections at our southern border. Title 42 is a commonsense regulation that gives government officials the authority to quickly turn around migrants at the southern border to protect…

Apr

13

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

Southern Pines will consider election changes, Chick-fil-A move

News, PoliticsChick-fil-A, elections, matinee race, Pinehurst Harness Track, Southern Pines, town council

SOUTHERN PINES — Southern Pines could see new election rules as well as a new Chick-fil-A location in the near future. The town council met last week for a planning session ahead of their business meeting this week with various development and governmental process items on the agenda. Before the meeting got under way, Mayor Carol Haney reminded attendees that the Pinehurst Harness Track would be hosting a matinee race. “If you’re looking for a giggle, harness track this Saturday is the mayor’s race,” said Haney. “Let the games begin.” One of the first items for discussion at the meeting…

Apr

13

2022

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By Ben Shapiro

SHAPIRO: The Left is the culture war aggressor

Opinionsculture war, Disney, editorial, opinion

Reporter Christopher Rufo recently released footage of top Disney employees vowing to inject their radical LGBTQ agenda into children’s programming. Disney producer Latoya Raveneau told an all-hands meeting that her team works to push a “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” in programming aimed at kids and sought to add “queerness” to such content. Disney corporate president Karey Burke announced that she was the mother of “one transgender child and one pansexual child” and that she would try to achieve a quota system whereby half of all Disney characters would be LGBTQ or people of color. Disney diversity and inclusion manager Vivian Ware…

Mar

25

2022

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By Stephen Moore

MOORE: The end of the climate change legend

Opinionsclimate change, green new deal, science

For many years now, there has been a spirited debate about whether climate change is science, religion or even perhaps a secret route to socialism. That question remains unanswered, but we’ve now discovered with certainty that climate change is a political albatross around the neck of the Democratic Party. The Left’s spiritual devotion to climate change has been speeding the Democrats over a political cliff this fall with likely unprecedented losses this November. The zero fossil fuels suicide pact was always an economic and political loser. More than 70% of all the energy we produce and consume in America derives…

Mar

25

2022

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By U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson

HUDSON: A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation

Opinionsborder security, energy, rep. richard hudson, sanctions, Ukraine

President Reagan gave us this warning about the importance of protecting our homeland. Just last week, we heard a moving and passionate speech from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who spoke before a joint session of Congress on the dire situation facing his own country’s security. In his remarks, this bold and courageous leader repeated his call for increased military aid. While I do not support sending US troops into Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s harrowing speech reinforced my belief that we must do more to support Ukraine’s fight against Putin. The American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act, which I introduced earlier this…

Mar

25

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

Carson lays a cornerstone grounded in faith

News, PoliticsDr. Ben Carson

PINEHURST — A politician, a brain surgeon and a philanthropist walked into a room Friday night in Pinehurst and it was the same person. Dr. Ben Carson delivered a lecture as part of the Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. Lecture Series and the neurosurgeon turned presidential candidate did not disappoint the crowd of approximately 700 who attended the sold-out event. Carson was delayed in his arrival to Moore County due to flight cancellations commented during his lecture that he was leaving it up to God whether he wanted the 70-year-old former surgeon and his wife Candy to travel to the…

Jan

21

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

Eddins is new Pinecrest football coach

Sports

SOUTHERN PINES — Nick Eddins, a native of Anson County, was named the new head football coach at Pinecrest High School last week. Eddins was previously the head coach of the Crest High School Chargers in Cleveland County. While at Crest, Eddins compiled a 43-15 record while guiding the Chargers to the state 3A playoffs each of his five years at the helm. He was named Big South 3A coach of the year in 2021 after Crest won the conference championship and advanced to the fourth round of the 3A playoffs.

Jan

19

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

Southern Pines considers development proposals, ordinance amendments

Business, Newsdevelopment, Real Estate, Southern Pines

SOUTHERN PINES – The Southern Pines town council meeting had a packed agenda and a packed room last week for the regular town business meeting. Mayor Carol Haney announced before the meeting kicked off that the council would be holding three quasi-judicial hearings as well as two legislative hearings. The quasi-judicial hearings included a multi-family residential development known as Patrick’s Pointe along U.S. Hwy 1 N., the Pinehurst Surgical Center location and a townhome development. After approximately seven hours of testimony at their December meeting on Patrick’s Pointe, the council heard an additional two hours of testimony last Tuesday before…

Jan

12

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

Moore County sees increase in Covid cases

Government, News, PoliticsCOVID

CARTHAGE — Covid cases have risen steadily in Moore County since mid-November. Through Sunday, January 9, the county experienced over 200 new cases per day. As of Monday, over 260 people have died with Covid in the county, according to public health officials. Over 90% of the deaths were in patients 50 years and older. No deaths have occurred in Moore County among residents under the age of 25. Over 91% of the county’s adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine with 89.6% of residents over 65 being fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.

Jan

12

2022

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By North State Journal Staff

School board reinstates mask mandate, bids farewell to superintendent

Government, Newsschools

CARTHAGE — The Moore County School Board voted 3-2 to reinstate a mask mandate for students, teachers, staff and visitors at its regular business meeting Monday. The board also met for a work session Monday ahead of its business meeting with the search for a new superintendent topping that agenda. Superintendent Bob Grimesey announced his intention to retire in October of 2021 with January 31, 2022, as his final day. The board heard an update on the search for a new superintendent from Jim O’Rourke from the N.C. School Boards Association which has been retained by the board to conduct…