Blog – Moore County Edition

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 Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board approves school budget increase

Government, NewsBOE, budget, Moore County Board of Education

CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education met on Monday, April 11 with the preliminary 2022-23 budget the focus of the agenda. The board approved a significant budget increase of $7,689,500 for the 2022-23 school year – helped along by federal emergency funds – for a total budget request of $39,539,500 to be presented to the County Commissioners for approval. “You might say that a 24% increase in local funding is a big ask, and it is a back ask,” said board member David Hensley. “But in addition to paying our people properly after a decade plus of not…

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

30

2022

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By Ryan Henkel

Town of Aberdeen to implement bonuses for full-time workers

Business, Government, NewsAberdeen, Brian Chavis

Police Lieutenants honored in front of board ABERDEEN – The Town of Aberdeen Board met Monday, March 28 with police department honors and multiple budget reallocations on the agenda. Newly promoted Police Lieutenant Christina Ricks was sworn in in front of the board, taking the oath of office and she was also presented an Award of Completion for her completion of the Law Enforcement Executive Program, which aims to build proactive leadership for law enforcement executives. “Lieutenant Ricks accepted the job with the town in 2008 and in 2011 she was promoted to a Master Patrol Officer and in 2014…

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…

Mar

25

2022

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By Randolph Record

SCC will host hands-on science event

Events, FeaturesN.C. Zoo, SCC, science, STEM

PINEHURST — A month-long celebration of science will include an event at Sandhills Community College in April. The North Carolina Science Festival presents events across the state and this year Pinehurst will host a hands-on event titled “Designer Genes.” The event will take place Wednesday, April 6, from 11am to 1pm in the Dempsey Student Center on the Pinehurst campus. “Designer Genes” is a partnership of the SCC Science Department and Student Government Association and is an official event of the 2022 North Carolina Science Festival. “Designer Genes” will include multiple hands-on activity stations to engage participants in learning about DNA,…

Mar

16

2022

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By Moore County Staff

State’s unemployment benefits failed to reach workers

Business, Government, News

RALEIGH — North Carolina's unemployment benefits office failed to distribute quickly enough $438 million in initial payments to displaced workers in 2020 and early 2021, state auditors said Monday while scrutinizing the agency's work during the pandemic. The audit blamed the claims process and poor monitoring for the delays among other issues. It's well-known that the Division of Employment Security struggled in 2020 to get payments out the door promptly. The division saw a record number of applicants for traditional unemployment programs and those created by the federal and state government during the lockdown and related business restrictions. The state…

Mar

16

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Hudson visits new district, talks Ukraine

Government, Nation, NewsRichard Hudson

ASHEBORO — Five-term U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson was making the rounds in both his official and political capacities on Friday, March 11, with a pair of stops in Randolph and Chatham counties as he gears up to run for a sixth term in Congress. Following the redrawing of the state’s political lines, Hudson’s new district starts in Randolph County and covers a nine-county region to the south and east, including all of Moore County and ending at Fort Bragg. The Russian war in Ukraine has sent thousands of U.S. troops to eastern Europe, including many from the Army base’s 82nd…