Randolph Record – Moore County Edition

Aug

24

2022

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By Michael Barone

BARONE: The Espionage Act of 1917 once again rears its ugly head

Businesscolumn, editorial, FBI, Mar-a-Lago raid, op-ed, opinion

When federal agents removed top-secret documents from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence last week, they carried with them a search warrant citing possible violations of the Espionage Act. Ah, the Espionage Act! How that must have sounded comfortingly confirmatory to those leftists who still believe, despite the total lack of evidence, that Trump was elected and governed in collusion with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. These reports surely have some folks gleefully contemplating the prospect of the 45th president being consigned to the ten years in the slammer that is the maximum penalty for violations of the Espionage Act. But as…

Aug

24

2022

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By U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson

HUDSON: We will never forget

Businesscolumn, kabul, op-ed, opinion, taliban

It’s been one year. But we will never forget. On August 15th, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban. This event marked the end of our nation’s 20-year involvement in the country. It also marked a blatant moral and national security failure that has had lasting consequences for our country, allies, and the people of Afghanistan. Kabul’s fall one year ago was tragic, it was predictable, and it could have been prevented. President Joe Biden ignored the advice of his military commanders. His rushed and disorganized effort to pull the United States out of the region cost American and Afghan…

Aug

24

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Aberdeen Board approves amendment to increase parking allotment for religious institutions

Government, NewsAberdeen Town Board, council meeting, public hearing, town board

ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Town Board met Monday, where they held two public hearings and discussed the port-a-john services in Ray’s Mill Park. The board held a public hearing for a voluntary annexation request by Collinswood Partners, LLC for 64.859 acres of land located in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction north of NC-211 and east of Collinswood Drive. “The request is for an unaddressed parcel and adjacent right-of-way to be annexed,” said Planning Director Justin Westbrook. “It is considered a satellite annexation and is located within the Town’s Extra Territorial jurisdiction and currently zoned R-20 (residential single family).” The board approved…

Aug

11

2022

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By Randolph Record

HUDSON: Building a better future

Business, OpinionsBiden administration, column, editorial, opinion

“The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.” This quote by the theologian George MacDonald reminds us that building a better future for ourselves and our children begins by laying a sturdy foundation for growth, security, and individual freedom in the present. Unfortunately, Democrats in Washington have largely failed to bolster this foundation or, in some cases, have caused it to erode. Today, due to misguided policy decisions by the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats, our nation finds itself in a grim state. And sadly, this condition has come to touch…

Jul

20

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Morganton Park South apartments preliminary design approved with conditions

Government, Newsapartments, council, housing, Southern Pines

SOUTHERN PINES — The Southern Pines Town Council met Tuesday, where they held a public hearing for the Morganton Park South Preliminary Development Plan. The hearing was a continuation of the June 14 meeting where the PDP was first presented to the council. “This item has two recognized deviation requests, one being a reduction in parking and the other being an increase in the number of dwelling units or the density related to those dwelling units,” said Principal Planner Pam Graham. “There was also some discussion about the orientation of the buildings and whether they needed to address the public…

Jul

20

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Pinehurst council approves updates to various policies

Government, Newscouncil meeting, local government, Pinehurst

PINEHURST — The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, where the process of updating potentially outdated Village policies continued to take place. In an effort to refresh outdated policy, the council reviewed and approved an update for the Rights-of-Way Use policy. The first change was to clarify that damage to personal property in the ROW is not the responsibility of the Village even if it was due to maintenance being performed by the Village, and the second was to update the municipal code reference in regards to obstructing the ROW. The council also rescinded some outdated policies that were either…

Jun

15

2022

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By U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson

HUDSON: Do something that matters

Opinionscolumn, defense, editorial, legislation, mental healthcare, opinion, school shooting

As the father of an elementary school child, I am devastated every time we have a school shooting. That’s why identifying solutions to stop these tragedies is so important to me. I worked to enact the only two significant gun and school safety bills to recently pass Congress and become law. The Fix NICS Actand the STOP School Violence Act were both Republican bills, passed by a Republican majority, signed by a Republican president. The Democrat mantra has been “do something.” But my House Republican colleagues and I know the American people expect us to do something that matters. That’s…

Jun

15

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board Members make promises for improved safety in schools

NewsEducation, Moore County Board of Education, psychologist

CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education met Monday, June 13 for a brief meeting where they approved contracts for psychological services and insurance plans as well as made strong promises about the safety of Moore County Schools. The board approved the contract for two psychologists to provide exceptional educational psychological services for the 2022-23 school year. For both positions, the total cost will be $129,600 which will come from ESSER funds. “The positions are for EC student psychological testing that is required by law,” said Interim Executive Officer for Academics and Student Support Services Dr. Seth Powers. The…

Jun

08

2022

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By Brett Friedlander, North State Journal

U.S. Women’s Open shines spotlight on Moore County

News, Sportschampionship, Golf, Moore County, Pine Needles, U.S. Women's Open

PINE NEEDLES — This year’s U.S. Women’s Open was the fourth to be held at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Resort, the most for a single venue in the event. It’s the fifth overall to be held in the Pinehurst area. The U.S. Golf Association likes Moore County so much it’s bringing its headquarters to Pinehurst and has already announced plans to bring both the women’s and men’s Opens to Pinehurst’s famed No. 2 course on consecutive weeks in 2029 along with four other dates for the men at No. 2 starting in 2024. As far as Leona Maguire is…

May

25

2022

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By Ben Shapiro

SHAPIRO: The media’s big lie about the ‘great replacement theory’ and conservatism

Opinionscolumn, conservatism, editorial, great replacement theory, opinion

Last week, a racist mass shooter massacred 10 people and wounded three others at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket. The shooter was a white supremacist; his hate-filled 180-page screed about why he had committed the shooting was replete with neo-Nazi sentiments. According to the shooter, he had to slaughter innocent black Americans in order to prevent the white population of the United States from being crowded out. “We are experiencing an invasion on a level never seen before in history,” wrote the perverse murderer. “This is ethnic replacement. This is cultural replacement. This is racial replacement. This is WHITE GENOCIDE.” …