Blog – Moore County Edition

May

17

2023

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By A.P. Dillon

Driver permit bill becomes law without governor’s signature

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RALEIGH — A bill modifying limited provisional licenses became law without Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. This is the fourth bill during the current session of the General Assembly to become law without the governor’s signature. The other bills passing into law without Cooper’s signature include laws on hotel safety issues, rioting and civil disorder penalties, and a law altering the governing structure of schools for the deaf and blind. All three bills have been introduced in the previous legislative session and received vetoes from Cooper. The enacted legislation is Senate Bill 157, Limited Provisional License Modification. The bill passed…

May

17

2023

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By Randolph Record

Pinecrest’s Landry wins championship

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Pinecrest tennis player, Marshall Landry, won the state 4A NCHSAA State Individual Singles Championship this past Saturday at the Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh. Landry beat Lake Norman’s Ellis Klanduch to claim the title. This photo was taken at the conference tournament on April 29 held at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines.

May

17

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board of Education approves traditional calendar for 2024-25 school year

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CARTHAGE — The Moore County Schools Board of Education met Monday, May 8, with a full agenda of action items, including a vote on an upcoming calendar for the 2024-25 school year. The board’s first report was a proposal for a potential Student Uniform Policy. According to board member Shannon Davis, who presented the policy, the reason behind looking into the policy is mainly for safety and education. “It creates cohesion, expectations are removed and a sense of equality is available, children from all socio-economic backgrounds are on a level playing field and it creates a standard that we are…

May

03

2023

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By North State Journal Staff

Commissioners release budget update for fiscal year 2024

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The Moore County Board of Commissioners held a work session on April 17, 2023, to hear and consider updates from the Board’s appointed two-commissioner task force groups. As a result of the recently completed countywide revaluation, taxpayers have just received new tax assessments, and one of the more pressing concerns is how these new assessments will impact property owners’ tax bills, which will be mailed in July. The Budget Task Force, led by Chairman Nick Picerno and Vice Chairman Frank Quis, has been steadily working with County staff reviewing budget requests and analyzing revenues and expenditures. Earlier this year, when…

May

03

2023

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By A.P. Dillon

Stabbing at Moore County high school leaves female student in stable condition

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RALEIGH — A female student at Pinecrest High School in the Moore County Public Schools district is in stable condition after being stabbed on campus on the morning of April 28. Moore County Public Schools’ initial press statement said that “a serious assault incident occurred at Pinecrest High School prior to the start of the school day.” The statement said multiple agencies responded to the incident, including EMS, and that a suspect was in custody and the victim is being treated. “All students and staff are safe and accounted for. Pinecrest High School was in a modified lockdown for a…

May

03

2023

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By A.P. Dillon

Moore County Schools reports bomb threat to middle school

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PINEHURST — Moore County Public Schools received a bomb threat on one of its middle schools, according to an April 26 press statement by the district. “This afternoon, a bomb threat was reported at New Century Middle School. The school immediately evacuated all students and staff following the procedure for this situation,” the statement said. “Currently, authorities are conducting a full search of the campus. All students and staff remained in their designated safe areas.” The district said it appreciated the support of the Moore County Sheriff’s Department, Carthage Police Department, and Moore County Schools Police. The statement also said…

Apr

21

2023

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By A.P. Dillon

Insurance Commissioner disagrees with part of audit of volunteer fire dept. grants

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RALEIGH — A state audit of volunteer fire department grants issued by the N.C. Department of Insurance has cited problems with the way the grants were distributed. The audit included $56.2 million in grants distributed by the N.C. Department of Insurance (DOI) spanning Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022. According to the press release by the State Auditor’s office, “As of Nov. 30, 2022, $41.1 million (73%) was disbursed to volunteer fire departments.” Two findings were included in the audit made claims that the grants were made with “limited verification” the departments were eligible to either receive funds or…

Mar

31

2023

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By Matt Mercer

NC congressional delegation honors Coble

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Members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation donned their madras jackets on Friday, March 24, to honor the late Howard Coble on his 92nd birthday. A Republican who lived in Greensboro, Coble served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years representing the Triad and surrounding areas. He died in 2015. Coble was a graduate of Appalachian State University and earned his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He served in the Coast Guard and served two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives following a stint as the state’s Revenue secretary. Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09) organizes the bipartisan recognition…

Mar

29

2023

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By The Associated Press

North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024

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RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced on Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, a bid that will likely require him besting Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to earn the Republican nomination. While Republicans have controlled North Carolina’s legislature since 2011 and won a majority on the state Supreme Court last November, they have struggled to enter the Executive Mansion. The GOP has won just one gubernatorial general election since 1992, and 2012 winner Pat McCrory served for just four years. Folwell, a former legislator, school board member and state unemployment office chief who was first elected…

Mar

29

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Pinehurst approves various policy updates

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PINEHURST – The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, March 14, with multiple house cleaning resolutions and ordinances on the agenda. The council approved a resolution to amend terminology in the Fund Balance Policy in accordance with the Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 98, which changed specific language “in response to concerns raised by stakeholders that the common pronunciation of the acronym for comprehensive annual financial report sounds like a profoundly objectionable racial slur.” “This resolution is a minor change to the Fund Balance Policy just to update the reference to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report that is currently…