A 54-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday in Hoke County during what authorities described as a “confrontation” with another person. Anthony McLaurin, 54, of the 200 block of Hodgin Road in Red Springs was fatally shot, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said. Investigators with the sheriff’s office are currently working the case, and have...
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Sheriff’s office investigating shooting
The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that took place Sunday in Red Springs, according to authorities. Officers were called to the 200 block of Hodgin Road in reference to a shooting. One person was dead, officials said. Investigators have not yet released the person’s identity. This story is breaking and will...
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COVID-19 vaccine access opens for all – 16 and older – starting April 7, governor says
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Anyone 16 years old or older in North Carolina who wants to get the COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible to do so starting April 7, state officials said today. Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced the state...
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Raeford police seeking info on shooting incident
The Raeford Police Department is looking for information after a suspect reportedly fired shots late Tuesday night at a house on the 500 block of Southern Avenue. Officers responded to the Raeford Green Apartments on Southern Avenue in reference to a 911 call about gunfire coming from a vehicle. The suspect vehicle is described as...
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Subdivision behind West Hoke Middle up for Raeford leaders’ consideration
[Image by Ken MacDonald: A map of the proposed subdivision expansion.] By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • A proposal to build up to 191 houses on about 85 acres of land behind West Hoke Middle School will go before Raeford decision-makers this month. This is the second time a plan for the property has...
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Governor further eases restrictions, ends some entirely as COVID-19 numbers continue improving
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Hoke County is now in the lowest tier of the state’s County Alert System map, with its number of positive COVID-19 tests continuing to fall off in recent weeks. For months, Hoke had one of the state’s highest rates of positive COVID-19 tests compared to all of its...
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Here’s why Hoke County Schools won’t bring high schools back on Plan A – yet
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • While Hoke County elementary and middle schools will offer four days a week of in-person instruction beginning April 12, most high school students will still only have the option of being on campus two days a week. Hoke County Schools announced the decision last week in the wake...
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Commission reviews project financing options
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • The Hoke County Board of Commissioners reviewed possible financing options for county construction projects at the regularly scheduled board meeting last week. Representatives for the Davenport and Company firm presented a debt affordability analysis for projects including a new county courthouse and funding for a SandHoke School of...
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Hoke GOP convention features Bishop
[Photo: Congressman Rep. Dan Bishop speaks with HCC Pharmacist and CEO Dwight Oxendine in Raeford Tuesday as one of many stops at local businesses during a tour through Hoke County. Bishop visited Carolina Horse Park in Five Points, toured a small construction site in Raeford, met with Oxendine at the HCC Pharmacy and had lunch...