Year: <span>2020</span>

By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer•  There are now 45 known positive cases of COVID-19 at Autumn Care nursing home in Raeford, and one resident who tested positive for the illness has died, according to health officials. The outbreak began earlier this month when an employee at the facility tested positive while experiencing symptoms of...

The News-Journal is asking local businesses in Raeford to decorate their windows and hand out candy to drive-thru trick-or-treaters to help children have fun this Halloween. The drive-thru trick-or-treat is meant to help kids enjoy the evening while staying safe. Families can simply drive up to participating locations without getting out of their cars. Employees...

Whether or not to take kids trick-or-treating in Hoke County this year is up to each family’s own decision, but the CDC issued guidelines don’t recommend it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, no government office or law enforcement agency in Hoke County has taken any action to stop trick-or-treating this year. Technically, trick-or-treating...

A woman from Raeford was one of two people arrested last week in connection with the disappearance and suspected murder of a woman from Hope Mills. Investigators with the Hope Mills Police Department, Hoke County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation announced last week the arrest of Beverly Ann Harris, 36,...

By Catharin Shepard •  Staff writer•  Hoke County High School students on the “plan b” hybrid class schedule returned to face-to-face classes Monday and Tuesday after 11 days of online-only learning. School officials paused in-person classes at the high school September 16 after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. It was the first time...

By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Some of West Hoke’s water pipes will get an upgrade at an effectively discounted cost to the county, when the state widens N.C. 211 between Raeford and Aberdeen to a four-lane road. The Hoke County Board of Commissioners voted September 21 to install 12-inch water pipes along eight...

Hoke County students in middle and high school, including students in exceptional children’s programs, can get extra academic help after school hours through a new service that starts October 5. Elementary school students will also be able to access after-school help through a separate extended learning program that will start October 13. Hoke County Schools...