Investigators with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public’s help to find a suspect who reportedly fired gunshots at a deputy early Sunday. Authorities are seeking Cortevin Jaquan Shaw, 29, of the 600 block of Alex Baker Road. Shaw is wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, assaulting a law enforcement officer with...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Dr. Roxie Wells, president of Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital, was among the first people in the state Tuesday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The federal Food and Drug Administration last week authorized emergency use of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, approving it for people age...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Hoke County Board of Education members including returning incumbent Rosa McAllister-McRae, and newly elected board member Keisha Gill took the oath of office last week at the board’s December meeting. Clerk of Superior Court Evelyn McLeod conducted the swearing-in ceremony, and the board also selected its new officers...
Hoke County will give away free personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the public this Saturday, and offer free COVID-19 testing. “In efforts to prevent the community spread of COVID-19, Hoke County Commissioners, Hoke County Health Department and Hoke County Department of Social Services will be conducting a Community Initiative to assist the citizens of...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • The Hoke County Board of Education has selected Dr. Debra Dowless as the new superintendent of Hoke County Schools. Dowless has served as an assistant superintendent for the past six years, focusing on the area of elementary curriculum and instruction. She has worked in public education in Hoke...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Hawk Eye Elementary got their very own personalized hoedown from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star Colin Mochrie, after a teacher at the school arranged for the actor to give them shout-out. Patty Sandt, a fifth grade teacher at Hawk Eye Elementary, used a popular app to hire...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • The Hoke County Board of Commissioners approved three subdivision preliminary plat requests last Monday, and a conditional use permit for an expansion at the Stonegate Village shopping center set to bring more retail and a new burger restaurant to the county. Planning public hearings accounted for much of...