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May 13, 2025

Articles by Matt Mercer

News

First lady Jill Biden visits Forsyth Tech, unveils $30m investment

January 31, 2024 Matt Mercer

WINSTON-SALEM — First lady Jill Biden made a pair of stops in North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 26, speaking at Forsyth Tech in the morning and then appearing at a fundraising event in Raleigh that […]

Business

Annual Hoke County visitor impact report shows 7.4% increase 

August 30, 2023 Matt Mercer

RAEFORD — Domestic and international visitors to and within Hoke County spent $14.54 million in 2022, an increase of 7.4% from 2021, according to new data.   The spending report comes from an annual study commissioned […]

Government

Hoke County elections: Raeford City Council only race on 2023 ballot

July 26, 2023 Matt Mercer

RAEFORD – The single contest for Hoke County in this year’s 2023 municipal election is set. Candidate filing wrapped up on Friday, July 21, and voters in Raeford will head to the polls on Tuesday, […]

News

Moore Co. suffers stunning attack on power grid

December 7, 2022 Matt Mercer

PINEHURST — On Saturday, Dec. 3, Moore County suffered an attack on two substations that left over 40,000 residents and businesses in the dark. Just after 7 p.m., several different communities across Moore County began […]

News

Hudson, Clark face off for new 9th District seat

August 18, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s redrawn congressional map places Hoke County in familiar territory for the two candidates in the 9th Congressional District. Following a court-ordered redistricting process that will be in effect for 2022 only, […]

News

National conservative author to speak at Moore Republican dinner

May 11, 2022 Matt Mercer

PINEHURST — Nationally-renowned conservative author Deroy Murdock will be in Moore County this weekend to speak at the Moore County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner. A Fox News contributor and prolific writer, Murdock’s weekly […]

Business

Pinehurst outdoor dining ban at odds with businesses

January 20, 2022 Matt Mercer

PINEHURST – The Village of Pinehurst has enacted a ban on outdoor street dining, running counter to policy goals pushed by the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. […]

News

Two Republicans in race to succeed McNeill

January 12, 2022 Matt Mercer

ASHEBORO — Republican State Rep. Allen McNeill’s (R-Randolph) announcement that he would not seek re-election in the N.C. House of Representatives in the 2022 election has drawn two candidates to succeed him in the state […]

Sports

Will NC become latest state to offer sports betting?

September 27, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – A bill currently in the General Assembly would add North Carolina to a growing list of states offering sports betting following a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that permits states to do so. […]

News

Celebrating freedom is a local tradition

July 7, 2021 Matt Mercer

MILLBORO — Taking the scenic route home can take you through some interesting places in North Carolina. Taking the scenic route in 1999 led Tony Trogdon to start a Randolph County tradition that has lasted […]

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