Not waiting for legislature to protect parents rights
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 9:50 am
By: John Steed
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses reaction to the recent Moore County power outage, which stemmed from intentional damage to two Duke Energy substations.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 10:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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$75,000 in rewards offered for information leading to arrest and conviction of Moore County vandals.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 10:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Duke Energy announced Thursday that crews have restored power to all customers in Moore County and the surrounding counties affected by an attack on Saturday on two major substations.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 9:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey called for more security at state power substations this week following the vandalization in Moore County that left tens of thousands of people in the dark for four days.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As 35,000 residents of Moore County remain without power, questions are being raised about what lawmakers in the General Assembly could do next year to address physical sabotage of the power grid or cyber-attacks.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the case of widespread power outages across Moore County over the weekend.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Moore County Sheriff’s office held a press conference Sunday afternoon to update the public on widespread power outages this weekend impacting 40,000 homes and businesses across the sandhills region of central North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The attack on the Moore County substation that left over 45,000 homes and businesses without powers for days was one in a recent string of such attacks. Worse, such attacks have increased tremendously just this year alone.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 4:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kudos to Moore County School Board Chairman Robert Levy. At this week’s school board meeting, Levy introduced a Parents’ Bill of Rights policy and referred it to the board’s policy committee.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Moore County residents who receive Food and Nutrition Services and lost food due to power outages from vandalism to an electrical substation on Dec. 3, 2022, will receive replacement benefits, thanks to two waivers approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 10:57 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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enacting proposed state legislation as local school board policy
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 10:03 pm
By: John Steed
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Reward Matched by Duke Energy, Moore County
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 4:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Residents in Moore County who have missed the Dec. 7 deadline to join, switch or drop a Medicare health plan or drug plan coverage due to the widespread power outage will still be able to sign up after today.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:01 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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I am a lover of light. I love lights strung in the back yard. I love the candle lights that keep a low glow in our house at night.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 10:16 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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There are plenty of places to eat in your town. There is no wait to speak of, either. But the local eateries just aren’t that appetizing. The food really isn’t that good; the service, less than ideal.
Published: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two Moore County elected officials have launched a grassroots movement against the ongoing COVID-related executive orders in North Carolina — including the mask mandate.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 12:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Jalen Isaiah Leach, age 22.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 7:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Pat McCrory this afternoon received a federal disaster declaration to help local governments and individuals in Lee, Moore and Wake Counties recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 12:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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With the release of a 30-second television ad broadcast during last night's Republican Primary Presidential Debate, Moore County GOP Executive Committee Member and communications professional Kay R. Daly announced that she is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 2:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you've ever watched any late-night TV, you've seen the ads for the Ashley Madison web site. It facilitates adultery. It's kind of a Match.com or JDate for married people.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 5:26 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It seems like just yesterday that eye doctor from Matthews and that portly fellow from Moore County were roaming the House chamber wreaking havoc, shaking down lobbyists and scaring children.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 8:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Politicians get used to being criticized in attack mailers. But it's hard to dismiss being attacked for something you've never officially taken a position on in the first place.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Reliance Packaging, LLC will expand its operations in Moore County and create 48 new jobs over the next three years. The company plans to invest $3.5 million in...
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 9:12 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It's so sad to hear Republicans mouthing platitudes similar to what you'd expect to hear from Barry Obama - or what you might read in the pages of Karl Marx's infamous manifesto
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 4:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I believe South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson would like to have a word with the Hagan campaign, state and national Democrats, and their lackeys in the drive-by media.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Mr. American Idol got a rather warm welcome this morning in conservative Moore County on WEEB radio's morning show.
Published: Saturday, July 12th, 2014 @ 10:53 am
By: Brant Clifton
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At the national level, Republicans have surrendered on taxes, debt, gays in the military, ObamaCare and amnesty. On the state level, the NCGOP is in the midst of surrendering on ObamaCare, taxes, and amnesty.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We were heartened by the success of Mattie Lawson in an NC House primary on the Outer Banks, and state Rep. Larry Pittman's reelection victory in Cabarrus County.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Moore County's Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able to earn an equal amount of emnity from conservatives AND liberals.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 1:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Teacher pay and other education spending are supposed to dominate the upcoming short session at the General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 8:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We've got it pretty good here in Moore County. One of the lowest tax rates (and crime rates) in North Carolina. World-class golf courses. Lots of great dining and shopping.
Published: Saturday, December 21st, 2013 @ 1:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Moore County's Richard Morgan set the standard for hard-nosed vindictive political tactics during his tenure in the NC House. If a legislator dared to "cross" him, Morgan would personally seek out a primary challenger for said legislator.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ 10:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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You can always count on the editorial page of our local Arab Journalism Award-winning thrice, um, twice-weekly local paper here in Moore County to produce some shaking-your-head-in-dismay, chuckling-in-disbelief moments.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 12:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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