RAEFORD — Incumbent Hoke County Commissioner James Leach was the top vote-getter in a seven-way Democratic Primary where voters could select two nominees for fill two seats in the general election. With all precincts reporting, […]
In-person early voting for 2024’s March 5 primary election kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 15 across North Carolina. Statewide, more than 340 early voting sites are open for early voting ahead of the primary. “In-person […]
RAEFORD — Former Arkansas Gov. and two-time Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made an appearance last week in Raeford to stump for Dr. Ralph Carter, one of three candidates in the upcoming N.C. House District […]
Hoke County wrapped up its regular season with a 35-6 loss at Pinecrest on Friday night. With rain and tears falling on Pinecrest’s senior night, the Bucks were able to jump out to an early […]
Hoke County, football Tre’jan Williams is a senior wide receiver and defensive back for the Hoke County football team. The Bucks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 28-21 win over Union Pines on Friday, […]
Hoke County, women’s volleyball Kayeliana Bonner is a junior outside hitter and defensive specialist on the Hoke County women’s volleyball team. The Bucks went 1-2 last week, beating Lee County and losing to Richmond in […]
RAEFORD — August 2023 figures show Hoke County’s unemployment rate stayed steady at 4.8% in the month of August. Unemployment rates increased in 41 of North Carolina’s counties in August 2023, decreased in 28 and […]
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 […]
RAEFORD — Federal agents were in Hoke County early Friday assisting local law enforcement executing a search warrant that resulted the seizure of drugs and guns and the arrest of a man at a home […]
We live in a deeply serious time with deeply unserious leaders. Historian Niall Ferguson has written that the “extreme violence of the twentieth century” was precipitated by three preconditions: “ethnic conflict, economic volatility, and empires […]
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