News – Moore County Edition

Nov

16

2022

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By Associated Press

Army probes whether troops wrongly targeted in bonus scandal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators are reviewing the cases and correcting records because some individuals were wrongly blamed and punished, Army officials said Thursday. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division said it will complete a review of the bulk of the 1,900 soldiers by the end of this year to identify and begin to fix the mistakes. CID said agents during the initial investigation may have misunderstood facts or failed to follow proper procedures and erroneously added soldiers’ names to an FBI crime…

Nov

09

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Parent says her middle school student was ‘choked out’ in lunchroom

NewsMoore County Schools, school fighting, school violence

RALEIGH — A parent with multiple children attending schools in Moore County says one of her children was bullied by another student. Brittney Jackson told North State Journal the bullying got so bad the student attempted to “choke out” her son in the lunchroom at Elise Middle School. “He literally won’t even wear a string in his sweatshirt anymore because he’s tired of this kid choking and with it,” Jackson said. She also said the student was now threatening “to kill him and bring a gun on school property.” According to Jackson, she’s gotten the runaround from the school’s principal,…

Nov

09

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board of Education approves submission of bid requests for capital projects

NewsMoore County Schools, School Board, school board meeting

CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education met Monday, with the main agenda items being the recommended and planned capital projects. The first action item the board took was the review of changes to certain policies. The main change discussed was a revision to policy 13-10, which states that the Board may transact business only at official meetings of the board. Per the language of the policy, “an official meeting of the Board includes any meeting, assembly, or gathering together at any time or place or the simultaneous communication by conference telephone or other electronic means of a majority…

Nov

09

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Jackson wins NC District 78 seat

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ASHEBORO — Neal Jackson will join the Republican majority in the N.C. House of Representatives in 2023. In Tuesday night’s election results, Jackson won with 77% of the vote in the House district covering Randolph and Moore counties. Jackson defeated Democratic nominee Erik Davis in the contest. He succeeds Randolph County’s Allen McNeill in the seat.

Nov

08

2022

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By Moore County Staff

Shannon Davis, Pauline Bruno, Ken Benway elected to Moore County Board of Education

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With 26 of 26 precincts reporting, the North State Journal is calling the Moore County Board of Education seats for Shannon Davis, Pauline Bruno, and Ken Benway. In the district III race, Davis had 54.00% of the vote and is projected to defeat incumbent and current board chairman Pam Thompson. Moore County residents also had the chance to vote for two at-large candidates for the Board of Education, and Bruno, with 28.67% of the vote, and Benway, with 26.10% of the vote, were the two with the highest majority. This brings in three new members to the Moore County Board…

Nov

02

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Aberdeen Town Board approves UDO amendment to protect nonconformities

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ABERDEEN — The Town of Aberdeen Board met Monday, October 24, where they held two public hearings for text amendments and received updates on various town projects. The board held two public hearings, with the first being for a text amendment submitted by Hawthorne Residential Partners to amend the UDO Chapter 8 – Nonconformities to create non-conforming density standards for multi-family developments. “In our UDO, previously approved multi-dwelling use type projects that exceed current density standards currently have no protections if they were to have a catastrophic event,” said Planner Danielle Orloff. “So this request was to rewrite chapter 8,…

Nov

02

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

NC Treasurer announces largest one-time supplemental bonus for state retirees

NewsFolwell, state employees, state retirees, supplemental bonus

RALEIGH — N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced the largest one-time supplemental bonus for state retirees of an additional four percent in this month’s payment. The bonus will go to benefit recipients of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSRS), Consolidated Judicial Retirement System (CJRS), Legislative Retirement System (LRS) and the Local and Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS). “The TSERS, CJRS and LRS payments were appropriated by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper. The LGERS payment will come from retirement funds,” said Folwell in a press release dated Oct. 25. “The LGERS one-time supplement was approved…

Oct

26

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board of Education presented with land use study in order to address projected capacity concerns in district schools

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CARTHAGE — The Moore County Board of Education met Tuesday, October 11, where they were presented with a land-use study and information regarding the North Carolina general statute on school calendars. The board was presented with a report by the Operations Research and Education Laboratory within the Institute of Transportation Research and Education of the Integrated Planning for School and Community Study and Land Use Study conducted for Moore County. “The last time this type of study was conducted was presented to the board in January of 2018,” said Executive Officer for Operations John Birath. “Good practice with districts is…

Oct

26

2022

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By A.P. Dillon

Altercations in Moore County middle school caught on video

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RALEIGH — Multiple videos posted by the Instagram account “Cantfinddisacc” show nearly a dozen fights recorded by students at Crain’s Creek Middle School in Moore County. The videos surfaced in September and early October and the account now appears to have been deleted. North State Journal staff downloaded and reviewed the videos which show both spontaneous fighting inside and outside classrooms on the middle school campus as well as seemingly planned fights on school property. 13-year-old Noah Ashburn displays his bruises after being assaulted by a classmate at Crains Creek Elementary in Moore County on Oct. 7, 2022. Image courtesy…

Oct

19

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Southern Pines council approves new mural

Newsmural, Southern Pines, town council

SOUTHERN PINES — The Southern Pines Town Council met Tuesday, October 11, where they held public hearings for a UDO exemption for the creation of a mural and the annexation of property. The council held a public hearing for a UDO exemption for the Arts Council of Moore County in order to create a 40’x24’ mural installation at 311 Southeast Broad Street. “Over time, we have had some mural requests, and so a program was developed by the Moore County Arts Council. And this council has adopted that as being appropriate for vetting these mural proposals that come forward,” said…