Hoke County is under a tornado watch and a flash flood watch as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Sally move across North Carolina. The tornado watch is in effect for Hoke County until 11 p.m. Thursday, September 17 . The National Weather Service in Raleigh issued the warning at 3:05 p.m. Thursday for Hoke, Cumberland,...
Hoke County Schools posted on its Facebook page a notice that Hoke High School is moving to online instruction for 11 days, after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The statement in its entirety: “Hoke County High School will temporarily move all of its students to online instruction (September 17-September 28) as a precaution...
Caption: A 2016 senior graduates. (File photo) By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer •The graduation rate for Hoke County Schools is now roughly the same as the state average, and even better in some subgroups of students, school officials announced this week.Hoke County Schools’ four-year cohort graduation rate for 2020 was a combined 87.6 percent. That means over 87 percent of students who started high...
The Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center will hold a blood drive Monday, September 21 at Fresh Foods IGA in Raeford. The store is located at 240 South Main Street. The blood drive is set to run from 3-6 p.m. Donors will receive a free COVID-19 antibody test. To sign up, call Dianne Carter at...
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Hoke County was expected to hit a level of more than 1,000 coronavirus cases this week, six months after health officials identified the first known local case. Hoke had a total of 997 people test positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the North Carolina Department of...
Caption: A crowd gathered at the Hoke Commission meeting to ask that door-to-door service not be cancelled. By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer •Hoke County’s transit service will continue to provide door-to-door pickup for residents, while considering the option of adding fixed routes to some of the county’s busiest locations.Hoke Area Transit Service (HATS) employees, riders and supporters packed the...
The National Weather Service says the remnants of Sally may track our way, providing rain of several to up to six inches. Early Wednesday there was significant disagreement in model tracks, and forecasters say who gets how much rain, and if any of it is severe, will depend on the track. “one thing that can...