Blog – Moore County Edition

Mar

09

2022

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By Robert Bortins

BORTINS: Democrats don’t want you to believe the pain in your pocket

Opinions, Politics

I believe America’s best days can be ahead of us, but it will take Americans uniting and going back to common sense policies to make it happen. I believe that in Moore County we will have an unprecedented opportunity this fall to elect local people who believe in you and me. President Biden in his State of the Union said his priority is on reducing inflation, but the radical left policies which he is supporting will only make it worst for most Americans. Here are some policies that would immediately help: Make America energy independent again. One of the sanctions…

Feb

24

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Hudson will seek re-election in new 9th District

NewsNC 9, Richard Hudson

RALEIGH — After a three-judge panel redrew Congressional maps for North Carolina, Moore County's current representative in the U.S. House announced he will run in a new district that will include Moore County. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-08) is in his fifth term in the U.S. House serving the N.C.’s eighth congressional district. Hudson represented Moore, Anson, Randolph, Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland in current and previous versions of the 8th District. All or part of those counties are not included in the new 9th District. In an announcement Thursday, Hudson said he will “stand up to the mandates, threats to our…

Feb

18

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Picerno gets nod to replace Gregory on Board of Commissioners

Government, News

CARTHAGE — A former county commissioner will be rejoining the board of commissioners following a vote tonight by the executive committee of the Moore County Republican Party. Nick Picerno, who served on the board from 2008 to 2016, was nominated to fill the vacancy created when Louis Gregory resigned earlier this month. Picerno had previously announced his intent to run for the state House but announced his desire to rejoin the board of commissioners following Gregory's retirement announcement. In pivoting to the commissioner's seat, Picerno cited ongoing litigation over the state’s new district lines as one reason he was not…

Feb

17

2022

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By Moore County Staff

North Moore senior wins Morehead scholarship

Government, NewsEducation, North Moore, school, UNC Chapel Hill

ROBBINS —A North Moore senior has received a prestigious scholarship to attend UNC Chapel Hill. Molly Smith has been awarded the Morehead-Cain Scholarship, a four-year merit scholarship. The Morehead-Cain funds a full four-year scholarship covering tuition, books, room and board, a “Discovery Fund” for student-led projects, a spending stipend, and four fully-funded summer experiences known as the Morehead-Cain's Summer Enrichment Program. The program selects students based on the criteria of leadership, scholarship, character and physical vigor.

Feb

17

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Moore County Schools drops mask mandate

NewsCOVID, masks

CARTHAGE — A week after North Carolina’s Speaker of the House called for an end to K-12 masking and quarantine policies, Moore County Schools took a first step. In a 6-1 vote, the county school board voted Monday night to drop mask requirements. The change went into effect Tuesday. Masks will still be required for school buses due to CDC and other federal rules. The change in Moore County comes as many other school districts around the state are adapting to new variants and emerging scientific findings that cloth masks are less effective than many had hoped. The Union County…

Feb

17

2022

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By Moore County Staff

COVID cases decline after January spike

Government, News

CARTHAGE — After seeing nearly 450 cases in a single day in late January, positive cases are down dramatically in Moore County. The daily average of cases for the seven days ending Feb 13 was 50, showing a more than 50% drop in cases from the prior week and a 79% drop in cases from one month ago. Forty-five people were hospitalized last week with COVID, which represented a 53% decrease in hospitalizations versus the prior week. Over 95% of the county’s adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine and 90.5% of the citizens over 65…

Feb

17

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Montgomery Co. teacher suspended after gun found in classroom

Government, NewsEducation, firearms, schools

TROY — A high school teacher was suspended without pay after a search of his classroom found a loaded gun, knives and ammunition. Jason Hensley, 47, was suspended by Montgomery County Schools. A search of Hensley's desk at Montgomery Central High School turned up a loaded .380-caliber handgun. An additional investigation of the classroom turned up concealed knives and ammunition. Hensley, who is a health-science teacher, is a part-time police officer with the town of Mount Gilead. While he may have been in violation of school system policy, there was nothing illegal about having the gun in the classroom.

Feb

17

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Volunteers sought for US Adaptive Open

SportsPinehurst, USGA

PINEHURST — The USGA has established the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The inaugural competition will be conducted on Course No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club July 18-20. The announcement of the championship follows through on a 2017 pledge by the USGA to establish a championship for the adaptive golf community. The championship will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play and is open to males and females, professionals and amateurs, with either physical impairment, sensory impairment, or intellectual impairment. The field will consist of…

Feb

17

2022

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By Robert Levy

LEVY: When will they ever learn?

Opinions

As I explore the present, I can’t avoid comparing it to the past. The names change. The places and faces are never identical. But like a false backdrop behind the camera in a Zoom call, it’s only cosmetic. Essential reality never changes. For instance, on March 7, 1965, a group of voting rights demonstrators blocked traffic as they walked across Alabama’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marchers did not have a permit; so, the police ordered them to disperse. The marchers disobeyed the police and marched anyway. The result was called Bloody Sunday. Similarly, a group of Canadian truckers blocked the…

Feb

11

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Picerno drops House bid, submits name for vacant Moore commission seat

Government, NewsNick Picerno

PINEHURST — Former Moore County Commissioner Nick Picerno said in an email to supporters he was submitting his name to the Moore County Republican Executive Committee to fill the vacant term of Louis Gregory, who recently announced his intent to resign in February. In life, things change, that’s a given. In the past couple of weeks since announcing my intention to run for NC House District 78, several events have taken place that significantly effect that decision," said Picerno. He cited the ongoing litigation over the state's new district lines, saying that the court battle has caused chaos and confusion…