By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Hoke residents with private drinking water wells who are close to the Cumberland County line can request free testing for the PFAS “forever chemicals” known as GenX, under an order by the state issued to Chemours. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality recently ordered Chemours to expand its...
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Hoke County Board of Education to consider removing words from policies
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • The Hoke County Board of Education and its attorney met in a called meeting Monday morning to go through the district’s policies in preparation to consider removing terms such as “diversity,” “equitable” and “gender identity” in an effort to comply with updated federal guidelines. (An audio recording of the...
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March 5, 2025March 5, 2025News
Bill seeks $54 million for Hoke County projects
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • A new sheriff’s office and law enforcement center, social services building, improvements to sewer and water and more funds for the new Hoke County Courthouse could be on the way, if pending legislation makes it through the North Carolina General Assembly. A bill introduced last week in the North...