Year: 2024

When students attending Hoke County Schools return to class next month for the start of the new school year, they’ll need to have a clear backpack. The school district announced the change in a press release last week. The backpacks or bookbags must be made of clear plastic, vinyl or similar transparent material, according to...

By Catharin Shepard • Editor • The News-Journal last week received a response to the public records requests that sparked a lawsuit against Hoke County. The newspaper received three large binders containing 1,872 pages, delivered by courier Wednesday, July 10 from the Charleston Group, the Fayetteville-based attorney firm that commissioners hired to represent the county...