[Photo: Families gathered for the “Angel Tree” and Andy’s Box thanks to Maggie’s Outreach, Full Effect Gospel Ministries and support from many sponsors. (Contributed photo)] More than 150 Hoke County youth and their families got help this Christmas thanks to the support of community donors through “Andy’s Box.” Maggie’s Outreach Community Economic Development Center along...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Hoke leaders will consider the options for creating a firing range so local law enforcement won’t have to travel to a remote part of the county without bathrooms to practice with their weapons. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is nationally accredited, but it’s hampered by not having its...
A man from Fayetteville died last week and several passengers in the car with him were injured in an early morning accident in Hoke County. James Lamont Bazemore, 47, of Fayetteville was killed in the single-vehicle wreck on Arabia Road, according to a North Carolina Highway Patrol report. The accident happened around 3:30 in the...
[Photo: State Sen. Ben Clark presents Rev. Mary Owens with the award. (Contributed photo)] Rev. Mary Owens, a lifelong member of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and dedicated educator has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Sen. Ben Clark and Owens’ loved ones surprised her with the presentation at church Sunday. The Hoke...
Hoke County Government offices will be closed for the holiday season beginning Friday, December 24th through Sunday, January 2nd with the following exceptions: Hoke Area Transit Service (HATS) will be OPEN on Wednesday, December 29 Thursday, December 30 Solid Waste will be OPEN on Monday, December 27 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Thursday, December...