Opinions
CARTER: From the farmer’s mouth
Dear readers, My name is Stephanie Carter, and I’m a farmer on the west side of Hoke County (that’s Raeford). On our somewhat normal (depending on the day and the family member you ask!) farm, […]
Blog
News
Local company pledges $500K in services for Tylertown fire station
RAEFORD — Hoke County has gotten yet another charitable donation from a local business. At its Feb. 3 regular business meeting, the Hoke County Board of Commissioners was presented with a donation of $500,000 in […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Gabriel McLeod
Hoke County boys’ basketball sophomore guard Gabriel McLeod is Athlete of the Week. There are several upperclassmen on the team who are averaging more points than McLeod, but when the team needed him in a […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Jada Bowers
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 […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Abbey Pullum and Korie Reese
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 […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Machai Brown
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, […]
Entertainment
The past and future of Greensboro’s Carolina Theater
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 […]
Features
To the North Pole!
Kids ride in a holiday train at Hoke’s Hometown Christmas festival in Raeford on Friday. Guy Sagi for North State Journal
News
Board of Education swears in new members, re-elects same officers
RAEFORD – The Hoke County Board of Education held its final meeting of the month, where it established its new officers and took care of a budgetary item. The board first swore in re-elected member […]
Business
Congratulations, Defender Ammunition!
Haywood Jones, owner of Defender Ammunition in Raeford, accepts VFW Post 10’s 2024 Business of the Year award from Post Commander Dan Nocher.