December, 2025 – Hoke County Edition

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Board of Education elects new chair, vice chair

December 15, 2025 Ryan Henkel

RAEFORD — The Hoke County Schools Board of Education has a new chairman. At the board’s Dec. 9 meeting, the board elected Ruben Castellon as the new board chair, taking over the role from Catherine […]

Athlete of the Week: Kierra Rush

December 7, 2025 North State Journal staff

Hoke County girls’ wrestling senior Kierra Rush is Athlete of the Week. Rush is coming off a fourth-place finish at states as a junior and looks to improve on that in her senior campaign. At […]