By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Residents needing to get a driver’s license will have to go out of the county for the time being, as Hoke County’s Department of Motor Vehicles driver’s license office is currently closed due to staffing issues. A sign posted on the door stated that the office was closed “until...
Month: August 2024
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Briarwood Cattle Farm breaks ground on new butcher shop
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • A veteran-owned and operated cattle farm in Hoke County is expanding by breaking ground this week on a new on-site butcher shop that will sell locally-sourced meats, along with eggs, honey, bread and more. Briarwood Cattle Farm owner Marvin Frink is one of a growing number of veterans who...
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Hoke County commissioner asks to “suspend public comment indefinitely”
Attorney Hunt clarifies that public input sessions are legally required, but board can enforce order and decorum By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Two weeks after a man criticized the Hoke County Board of Commissioners, then cursed from the audience and walked out of the meeting, Vice Chairman Harry Southerland called for the board to...
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Event center on Posey Farm Road debuts with glamour, gold, and controversy
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Sparkling chandeliers, sweeping staircases, three ballrooms and a smoke lounge, all in a glittering cream-and-gold design devised by the owner, make the 30,000 square-foot Shahbain Farms and Event Center on Posey Farm Road like nothing else in Hoke County and beyond. A new venture from Jamal Shahbain of J&K...
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Hoke County’s boil water order rescinded after testing, water main repaired
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • After a weekend of having to boil water due to a reported water main break in the Antioch and Arabia area, Hoke County Utilities announced that testing revealed the water is safe and customers don’t need to boil water anymore. “Based on the laboratory analysis of water samples collected...