Governor Roy Cooper announced Friday that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Matthew Leon Peterkin, age 41. On August 16, 2020, Raeford Police Officers responded to a deceased body found on a path...
Year: 2021
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Cape Fear Valley offers vaccine to all of Group 3
Cape Fear Valley announced Sunday it is now opening appointments to all Group 3 frontline essential workers, earlier than expected. “Due to a high initial turnout of local PreK-12 and childcare school workers, combined with decreasing demand from other eligible groups, Cape Fear Valley Health is moving forward with the next phase of the vaccination...
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County breaks ground on $20 million James A. Leach Aquatics and Recreation center
[Photo: Shovels of dirt flew at the construction site Thursday, February 18 to celebrate the start of work on the county’s new recreation center.] By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • The shifting landscape of U.S. 401 is changing again as one of the county’s longest-planned projects finally gets underway, bringing with it the hope...
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Century-old building loses veneer, will be repaired
[Photo: Examining the damage to the building on East Elwood Avenue after part of the brick collapsed.] By Ken MacDonald • Publisher • A building that has stood on East Elwood Avenue for well over 100 years dropped a huge portion of its brick veneer into a pile of rubble on the sidewalk Monday afternoon....
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Days of rain cause flooding woes, more rain on the way after sunny midweek
[Photo: The water pooled outside Pauline Daniels’ home, and the church next door. (Submitted Photo)] By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • As the skies opened up, the water kept rising outside the home of 84-year-old Pauline Daniels. The senior citizen’s house on Doc Brown Road last saw that kind of flooding during Hurricane Florence...
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Raeford mayor, two city council seats up for election this year
By Catharin Shepard • Staff writer • Elections this year will see Raeford voters go to the polls to choose who will fill several municipal offices. Two seats on the Raeford City Council are up for election in 2021. Wayne Willis and Charles Allen are the incumbent council members. City councilors serve four-year terms. Allen...
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Q&A with Hoke Republican, Democratic Party chairs on goals, plans for 2021
To give readers an idea of what the Hoke County Republican Party and Hoke County Democratic Party are working on for 2021, The News-Journal sent out some questions to give each Party chair a chance to talk about what they’ve been doing and how people can get involved. Here, Hoke Republican Party Chairman Hal Nunn...