February 2026 - 2nd Edition | | |
If you haven't already seen the popular documentary "Melania" (or even if you have), come see it with other MRW members!
Tuesday, February 17
Sandhills 10 Cinemas
(104 Brucewood Road, Southern Pines)
5:00 p.m. show
$8.00
If we can guarantee 35 guests, the management will block off a section of the theater for us to sit.
Let us know if you plan to come by clicking here!
| | Get out and vote, starting this Thursday! | | |
4 School Board candidates endorsed by MC GOP
[Per our bylaws, MRW is not allowed to endorse among Republican candidates vying in a primary, so this is not an endorsement but information to put in your "databank" to help you decide who you want to vote for.]
The Moore County Republican Party has endorsed the following candidates for Moore County School Board:
Don Zawlocki (Coach Z)
Olivia Oxendine
Jim Pedersen
David Norris
In the primary, you will be asked to choose two candidates who will go forward into the November election. It's important to get all four of them onto the November ballot.
| | The MC GOP has developed a sample ballot which includes all the Republican candidates. Because of non-endorsement policies, the only names that have been filled in are for the school board candidates (unaffiliated race). Bios of those candidates are on the back. | | Support the conservative school board candidates | | |
The League of Women Voters is hosting a candidate forum for all the school board candidates. LWV claims to be a non-partisan organization, but is very clearly an arm of the local Democrat party. (They have a 501(c)4 which only endorses Democrats!)
Our Republican school board candidates will be participating. Please attend so there will be friendly faces in the crowd to encourage them as they bravely speak to what could potentially be a hostile audience!
| | Tent greeters and poll watchers needed! | | Or click HERE to sign up for the date, time and location that suits you. | | Highlights of February 4 luncheon | |
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Pinehurst Country Club was overflowing with interested attendees who came to hear the candidates speak.
The main draw was Michael Whatley, candidate for US Senate, who shared how he helped President Trump with all his campaigns, most recently as Chairman of the RNC, and how the President asked him to run for the Senate seat in NC. He also discussed his conservative credentials and the woke liberal who is Roy Cooper. He is pictured here with his wife Suzanne, who attended the MRW lunch with him.
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MRW attendees raised more than $1,100 in donations for the Junior Navy ROTC students at Union Pines to use for their events and activities. What a generous group!
We also held a raffle for a free MRW luncheon in 2026. Names were drawn from those who had renewed their memberships by December 31. The winner was Barbara Colescott - congratulations!
It's not too late to renew - just go here.
| | Are you on the MC GOP mailing list? | | |
As a member of MRW, you know we do not share our mailing list with anyone, including the Moore County GOP.
MC GOP has its own newsletter, now written by our own Kay Wildt. It includes different information than what you may read in MRW News. So you may wish to allow the Moore County GOP to include you in its database. Click here to go to the signup page for the Moore County GOP newsletter.
Note: Like MRW, the Moore County GOP does not share your information, so by giving them your email address, you are not opening yourself to outside requests for funding.
| | Latest event from JH Speaker Series | | MRW strongly supports the Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Speaker Series. It's a unique, non-partisan series focusing on current events of today with unbiased analysis, rational thinking, varied viewpoints, and a calm look at all sides of the issue under discussion. Here's the latest in the series: | | Recommended local news publication | | | | If you're looking for a local publication that is fair, honest and balanced in its coverage of our area's news, we recommend the Sandhill News. Just go to its website and subscribe. It's free! | | During primary season, whenever we communicate about candidate fundraisers and Meet & Greets, they do not represent or constitute an endorsement by Moore Republican Women. They are purely for your information in case you're interested in attending. | |
- February 12: Early Voting begins
- February 19: Men's Club features Neal Jackson and Tom McInnis
- February 26: JH Speaker Series (see above)
- March 3: Primary Election Day
- March 4: MRW Luncheon
- March 14: Moore County GOP Convention, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., PInehurst Village Hall
- March 14: Military Missions in Action Gala Fundraiser
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February 21: Young Republicans Awards Dinner
- March 17: MRW's "St. Patrick's Bingo Night" (stay tuned for more info)
The Thursday Think Tank
Join fellow Moore County conservatives gathered for a weekly review of issues and events. GOP headquarters, 11:00 a.m. every Thursday except the third Thursday of the month.
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