By Catharin Shepard • Editor • The Hoke County Padres boys 14U baseball team last week clinched the win in the 2025 DBB State Tournament, going 6-1 with a single early loss to Duplin County – which they later avenged in the championship game – to bring home the title from competition in in Winnabow....
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • Deputy Medic Lee Black of the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office saved an elderly man’s life Monday when he went into a burning house, found the resident lying on the floor in a room full of smoke and carried him to safety over his shoulder, all without any fire protection...
The Hoke County Land Use Plan update survey is now accepting responses through July 30, asking questions that will help shape the future of the county’s growth for the next several decades. The survey is being conducted by Benchmark Planning, a third party the county commissioners hired to help the county update its 20-year-old land...
By Catharin Shepard • Editor • With filing set to close this Friday for the 2025 municipal election, three incumbents and two candidates have put their names in for consideration for two seats on the City Council, and the office of Mayor of Raeford. Incumbent John K. McNeill III, and candidate Demetria Barker Augugliaro have...
The Hoke County Land Use Plan update survey is now accepting responses through July 30, asking questions that will help shape the future of the county’s growth for the next several decades. The survey is being conducted by Benchmark Planning, a third party the county commissioners hired to help the county update its 20-year-old land...