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
Blog
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.
Entertainment
Mountaire Farms celebrates 30 years of “Thanksgiving for Thousands”
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 […]
Business
SEC chair to step down in January
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who was aggressive in his oversight of cryptocurrencies and other financial markets, will step down from his post on Jan. 20. Gensler pushed changes that he said protected […]
Sports
Athelte of the Week: Tremell Middlebrooks
Technically, he wasn’t performing as an athlete this week, but our Athlete of the Week honor goes to Tremell Middlebrooks nonetheless. He recorded his first win as head coach of the Hoke County girls’ basketball […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Gabe Allen
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 […]
Government
Commissioners approve bump up to Christmas bonuses
RAEFORD – The Hoke County Board of Commissioners is looking to give back a little more to its employees this holiday season. At its Nov. 12 regular business meeting, the board voted unanimously to increase […]
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Jose Vazquez de la Cruz
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 […]
News
Democrat Garland Pierce wins reelection for NC House’s 48th District seat
RALEIGH — Incumbent Democratic House Rep. Garland E. Pierce has defeated Republican challenger Ralph Carter to retain his District 48 seat which covers portions of Hoke and Scotland Counties. While results are not yet final, Pierce […]