Pat Corso News Today

Described as “a teacher at heart,” John Dempsey, who spent 33 years at the helm of Sandhills Community College, was honored with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Moore County

The Moore County Boy Scouts of America, Sandhills District, has announced that recently retired Sandhills Community College President John Dempsey is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Citizen Award. A

Paving the way for what will certainly be new job opportunities and financial growth for Moore County, the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) announced today that Aberdeen has been awarded

Aberdeen and local economic development officials are celebrating a grant that will allow them to finally begin making the long-dormant Iron Horse Industrial Park an option for companies.

The task is a routine one in the Moore County Schools Human Resources office: Play back the voicemail on a general department line and jot down the messages.

The task is a routine one in the Moore County Schools Human Resources office: Play back the voicemail on a general department line and jot down the messages.

Judy Martin will not seek re-election to a fifth term as Moore County Register of Deeds, she announced Tuesday. Her pending retirement will be effective Dec. 5, 2022.

Birdie, by the Partners in Progress organization, on the recent hire of its new executive director, Natalie Hawkins. Hawkins is ending her post this week as Pinehurst’s assistant village manager and walking a few blocks south to her new office, where she is replacing longtime director Pat Corso. Hawkins is an outstanding choice for a number of reasons, not the least of which is her longtime experience in Moore County and dealing with a multitude of issues and constituencies. Pinehurst can ...

Natalie Dean Hawkins has been tapped to lead Moore County Partners in Progress, the county’s economic development arm. She will succeed outgoing executive director Pat Corso who is stepping down in May. Hawkins has served as the assistant village manager of Pinehurst since 2005. In that role she oversaw development of the village’s 2019 comprehensive long range plan, oversaw preparation of the annual strategic operating plan which includes a five-year financial forecast and capital im...

Moore County holds the top spot for “micropolitan” areas in North Carolina for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2021 Economic Strength report published by Policom. Instead of looking for boomtowns or the latest “hotspot,” Policom, a Florida-based consulting firm, measures 23 different economic factors that determine how an economy has behaved over an extended period of time. Economic strength is evaluated on the basis of the area’s long-term tendency to gro...