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Sheriff: “People are dying,” community fights violence
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January 18, 2023January 18, 2023News

Sheriff: “People are dying,” community fights violence

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[Photo: Participants at the meeting gathered to address the rise in shootings and other violence in Raeford and Hoke County. (Catharin Shepard photo)] By Catharin Shepard • Editor • A community meeting held last Thursday night gave citizens a chance to voice their concerns and their ideas for how to make Hoke County a safer...

Service celebrates MLK Day with song, prayer
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January 18, 2023January 18, 2023News

Service celebrates MLK Day with song, prayer

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[Photo: A Unity March through downtown Raeford this Monday also honored the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Catharin Shepard photo) By Catharin Shepard • Editor • The Rev. Stackhouse of Lewis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hoke County had one word to sum up what the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day service...