Hoke County Sheriff Dr. Hubert Peterkin said Thursday that deputies have raided and closed a sweepstakes operation that didn’t have the county’s permission to open its doors. Officers were busy Thursday morning clearing out a warehouse near Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters on U.S. 401, after learning that a business owner had moved sweepstakes machines...
Year: 2021
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What’s THAT?: New bus stops popping up around Hoke County will have HATS service
[Image: one of the new bus stop shelters in front of the Hoke County Public Library on Main Street in Raeford.] They’re blue, they have seats, and they’ve been appearing in all sorts of places around Hoke County. What are these new bus stop shelters, and why are they showing up? The county is installing...
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New menu, new owner for a familiar ‘Place’
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • A “Place” for hungry diners in Raeford has a new owner and is reopening with a brand-new menu and extended hours of operation. Frank’s Place, founded in 2019 by former Hoke County Coroner Frank Crumpler, is now Jess’s Place – named after Jessica Vanallen, who is launching her...
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Law enforcement warns of break-ins
A rash of vehicle break-ins in the community caused local law enforcement to warn residents to lock their doors and not leave valuables inside cars. “Hoke County residents – as a community, we are undergoing a hefty amount of breaking and entering of motor vehicles, as well as vehicles being stolen. Several neighborhoods in the...