The Hoke County Edition of the North State Journal

January 17, 2025

Athlete of the Week: Jada Bowers

January 12, 2025

Hoke County girls’ basketball’s Jada Bowers is Athlete of the Week. The Lady Bucks have hit their stride, winning two out of three to close out 2024. Bowers stepped up in a 57-14 win over […]

Athlete of the Week: Abbey Pullum and Korie Reese

December 21, 2024

Hoke County rugby juniors Abbey Pullum and Korie Reese are Athletes of the Week. They’re also members of the USA Rugby U18 team. Pullum, who also plays soccer for Hoke, is team captain of the […]

Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown

December 13, 2024

Hoke County boys’ basketball sophomore Machai Brown is Athlete of the Week. He leads the Bucks in assists and is second on the team in scoring. The Bucks won their Sandhills Conference opener over Scotland, […]

The past and future of Greensboro’s Carolina Theater

December 12, 2024

GREENSBORO — Billed as “The Showplace of the Carolinas,” the Carolina Theater opened its doors on Halloween night, 1927. In cultured metropolitan cities around the country, theaters of opulent design were commonplace. It was the […]

To the North Pole!

December 11, 2024

Kids ride in a holiday train at Hoke’s Hometown Christmas festival in Raeford on Friday. Guy Sagi for North State Journal

Congratulations, Defender Ammunition!

December 5, 2024

Haywood Jones, owner of Defender Ammunition in Raeford, accepts VFW Post 10’s 2024 Business of the Year award from Post Commander Dan Nocher.

Mountaire Farms celebrates 30 years of “Thanksgiving for Thousands”

December 5, 2024

Siler City, N.C.— On an exceptionally frigid Saturday morning, hundreds gathered in the employee parking lot at Mountaire Farms in Siler City. An assembly line of volunteers of all ages, city officials, law enforcement and […]

Athlete of the Week: Gabe Allen

November 23, 2024

Hoke County sophomore wrestler Gabriel (Gabe) Allen is Athlete of the Week. He has also played baseball for the Bucks. Hoke is off to a fast start again this wrestling season, with a blowout dual […]

Athlete of the Week: Jose Vazquez de la Cruz

November 16, 2024

Hoke County boys’ soccer senior midfielder Jose Vazquez de la Cruz is Athlete of the Week. The Bucks’ season, and de la Cruz’s high school career, came to an end with a first-round playoff loss […]

Athlete of the Week: Tycen Vick

October 27, 2024

Hoke County football senior wide receiver Tycen Vick is Athlete of the Week. Vick provided the only points for the Bucks in a 28-6 loss to Union Pines Oct. 18, catching a touchdown pass in […]

Hoke tight end Omar Rodriguez (45) and receiver Teymari Thomas (38) review plays on the sideline during the second half of the Bucks’ game at Union Pines.

Volleyball heads to playoffs

October 24, 2024

Hoke has all-conference players in volleyball and tennis, while the football team posted a homecoming win. Football Hoke County dropped a road game at Union Pines last Friday, falling to the Vikings, 28-6. It snapped […]

Athlete of the Week: Favor Anab

October 18, 2024

Hoke County football junior Favor Anab is Athlete of the Week. The Bucks got their first conference win of the season, with a homecoming win over Southern Lee. Anab led the team in rushing, carrying […]

Senior Franajai Ransom (12) had a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown in Hoke’s homecoming win.

Football earns homecoming win over Southern Lee

October 15, 2024

Hoke has all-conference players in volleyball and tennis, while the football team posted a homecoming win. Football Hoke County got a homecoming win over Southern Lee, beating the Cavaliers, 20-16. The win snapped a four-game […]

Athlete of the Week: Jalyn Wills

October 12, 2024

Hoke County football senior Jalyn Wills is Athlete of the Week. The Bucks lost to Richmond, 44-20, on Friday, but Wills gave the Bucks an early lead. In the first minute of the game, the […]

It’s been all thumbs up this season for (L to R) Aubrey Carpenter, Abigail Watts and Chayna Locklear and the rest of Hoke County’s volleyball team.

Volleyball prepares for postseason

October 8, 2024

Volleyball and boys’ soccer both split their games last week. As volleyball season comes to an end and the team prepares for a postseason run, soccer and football face their final month of regular season […]

Hoke cotton fields reflect global economic trends

November 15, 2023

RAEFORD — As autumn’s crisp air replaces summer’s heat, the fields of Hoke County undergo their seasonal transition. The county’s cotton fields transform as white bolls are harvested and rolled into large bales, awaiting transport […]

Diakrití Designs to host Turnberry Festival this month

June 7, 2023

RAEFORD — Diakrití Designs began with a woman and her passion for space design and party hosting. Desheka Williams, a Hoke County local, found her dream through her husband’s career in real estate. Shortly after […]

Locklear impacting lives and making a difference

February 1, 2023

RAEFORD — Brandon Locklear is the head wrestling coach at Hoke County High School and is currently making a significant impact on young students through wrestling, education, and life. Recently the 30-year-old coach suffered a […]

New golf course seeks to honor Pinehurst’s natural beauty, rich history

February 1, 2023

PINEHURST — Golf course architect Tom Doak has embarked on a new project to design and develop Pinehurst’s 10th golf course, the first in almost three decades. Doak has long had a passion for golf […]

Ringing in a North Carolina new year

December 28, 2022

RALEIGH — Across the state, towns come together to celebrate the new year every December 31st. Countdowns, ball drops, festivals, and resolutions bring individuals close for this holiday. North Carolina offers numerous ways to celebrate […]

Lumbee River EMC awards $33,000 to local teachers

December 14, 2022

Lumbee River EMC awarded over $33,000 to 17 teachers in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland counties through the Bright Ideas education grants program for their inventive classroom projects. LREMC held a luncheon recognizing the recipients […]

HUDSON: Defending your energy security

September 28, 2023

As the trees in the Sandhills begin to show the first signs of fall, we are reminded that colder weather is near. Like many of you, my family faced last winter’s high energy prices and […]

HUDSON: We will always remember

September 14, 2023

September 11th, 2001 was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. The images of 9/11 remain ingrained into the collective memory of Americans across our nation. I still remember watching TV when the […]

HUDSON: Back to school season in the Sandhills

September 8, 2023

What would you do with an extra $700 in your pocket each month? Unfortunately, that is the cost of “Bidenomics” and inflation—but it shouldn’t have to be that way. The opportunity to work hard and […]

HUDSON: Protecting our veterans & honoring our fallen heroes

August 17, 2023

As the representative of the largest Army base in the world, making sure our community’s veterans, troops, and their families get the support they deserve is among my top priorities. At the end of July, […]

Accountability on the issues impacting you

August 2, 2023

President Ronald Reagan famously said, “A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” President Joe Biden’s open border policies have fueled a historic surge in illegal immigration and the flames of our […]

HUDSON: Defending your rights and celebrating our nation

July 6, 2023

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” […]

HUDSON: Protecting our nation’s financial and national security

May 24, 2023

“There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States.” – President Ronald Reagan President Reagan understood the importance of getting America’s economy […]

HUDSON: Working for you

March 15, 2023

“How does this impact you?” That’s the question I ask myself before considering every bill I introduce, cosponsor, or vote on as your Congressman. With our new Republican majority in place, we have hit the […]

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