By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Adding benches and bleachers to the park on Red Springs Road, hiring more staff to help with an increased workload in Social Services and buying generators to prepare for hurricane season are among the many budget requests on the table for Hoke County Commissioners to consider. Hoke County’s...
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Parade will honor veterans Thursday
The Downtown Raeford Business Association (DRBA) plans to hold a parade to honor veterans, and has decorated downtown Raeford with special banners bearing the names of veteran honorees for this year’s event. The parade will be held on Main Street Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and will kick off with a parachutist jumping in....
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Puppy Creek Fire Department Chief honored as Volunteer Chief of the Year
[Photo: John Joseph, fire chief of Puppy Creek Fire Department (Submitted photo)] The North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs has named Puppy Creek Fire Department’s Chief John Joseph the Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year. The presentation happened May 21 during the NCAFC’s mid-winter conference, held May 18-22 in Concord. The fire chief of the...
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Ballard honored for work with Action Pathways
[Photo: Lonnie Ballard Jr. (Submitted photo)] The CEO of Fayetteville-based Action Pathways, which offers community support including food distributions in Hoke County, was recently recognized for his contributions to helping the low-income community. Action Pathways, Inc. CEO Lonnie Ballard Jr. received the N.C. Community Action Association’s Roselle Copeland Stewardship Award. The Roselle Copeland Stewardship Award...
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Barber announces 2022 commission run
[Photo: Carlton Barber (Submitted photo)] A man who attended Hoke County High School and today is a gospel singer and minister, announced this week he plans to seek election to the Hoke County Board of Commissioners in 2022. Carlton Barber, an evangelist and owner of In Ya Faith Ministries, recently filed with the Hoke County...