By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Over the past months, work crews have been clearing the way for the four-lane expansion of N.C. 211 between Raeford and Aberdeen, but when will the construction start – and when will it end? The good news for people who just want to see it get done: the long-awaited...
Month: November 2024
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Hometown Christmas is Friday, December 6 in downtown Raeford
Hoke County will ring in the season next Friday, December 6 with Hometown Christmas. The annual free event organized by the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce will be from 5:30-8 p.m. on Main Street in Raeford. Main Street will be closed off to traffic while downtown businesses keep their doors open into the evening for patrons...
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McCollum, Leach for commission as McAllister-McRae, Brown lead for school board, Pierce and Britt back in – Hoke County voters set early turnout record
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • A mix of incumbents and newcomers won election to local offices in the general election Tuesday, and did so in an election year that broke early voting records. Voters returned incumbent Commissioner James A. Leach to another four-year term on the Hoke County Board of Commissioners. He will be...
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Unofficial local election results November 5, 2024
With all Hoke County precincts reported, here are the unofficial results in local elections. Results remain unofficial until canvass.