Welcome back to the Carolina Cabinet, Cumberland County's smartest hour of talk radio. In this episode, host Peter Pappas sits down with Rob Hasty, Republican candidate for Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 14A. A lifelong county resident, seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience, and former certified mediator, Hasty shares insights into his legal career, the distinctions between Superior and District court, and his perspectives on judicial impartiality and local court operatio

Welcome back to the Carolina Cabinet, Cumberland County's smartest hour of talk radio. In this special session, Peter Pappas sits down with Joe Hallatschek, candidate for the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. It's a nonpartisan race at the very bottom of your ballot: seven candidates, and you vote for two. Hallatschek is a retired Army Corps of Engineers officer with public works experience and has served on Fayetteville's Stormwater Advisory Board sinc

Welcome back to the Carolina Cabinet, Cumberland County's smartest hour of talk radio. In this special session, Peter Pappas sits down with Rep. Charles Smith, the Democrat representing District 44 in the North Carolina House, who is unopposed on the November 3 ballot. A Fayetteville native who played college basketball at Emory & Henry and earned his law degree at UNC Chapel Hill, Smith came home to prosecute domestic violence and child abuse cases as an assistant district attorney before winni

Welcome to a special edition of the Carolina Cabinet. This week, host Peter Pappas sits down with LaRue Windham, Republican nominee for Cumberland County Sheriff, for an in-depth conversation spanning his decades-long career in law enforcement, his family's legacy of service, and his vision for the future of the sheriff's office. From reminiscing about his first patrol car and favorite cop shows to outlining concrete plans for improving staff retention, pay, and public transparency, LaRue Windha

Welcome back to another edition of the Carolina Cabinet, broadcast live from Cumberland County—your go-to hour for the smartest talk radio in the region. Join host Peter Pappas and co-host Laura Mussler as they deliver a rapid-fire, tightly packed episode exploring everything from early voting turnout, the shifting strategies and participation among Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters, to the big debates surrounding new data centers and their impact on local communities. Dive into a

Welcome back to the Carolina Cabinet, Cumberland County's smartest hour of talk radio. In this special session, host Peter Pappas sits down with State Sen. Tom McInnis, the Republican who represents North Carolina Senate District 21: all of Moore County and part of Cumberland County. McInnis grew up in Richmond County, built Iron Horse Auction Company, was first elected in 2014, and chairs the Senate Finance and Regulatory Reform committees. This November he faces Democrat Paul Taylor of Spring