Moore County News and In-Depth Reporting

Moore County’s Conservative Civil War

David Hensley points out an amendment he’d like to make to a document at a Moore County Board of Education meeting. (Julia Wall for The Assembly)

After MAGA Republicans took control of the school board, it imploded. Can a movement based on grievance govern?

Tiger Woods tees up at the 2005 U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Introducing our new podcast series on the backstory of Pinehurst and the U.S. Open.

A photo of DA Mike Hardin from his public Facebook page.

The wife of the district attorney for Moore and Hoke counties alleges he’s been terrorizing her since she asked for a divorce.

Dix pumps her fist among a crowd of supporters before going inside to perform.

Scenes from the Southern Pines drag show that was underway when an attack on two power substations wiped out electricity for the entire county.

Patrons dine by candlelight at Red's Corner during the Moore County power outage on Monday.

Four days later, Moore County residents still have few answers about who was behind an attack on two electrical substations.