Hoke County News

North Carolina lawmakers are reacting to a recent chicken-nuggets lunchroom controversy that raged on conservative talk shows and web sites by banning school officials from looking at the nutritional balance of home-packed meals.

A North Carolina man has been placed on probation for the shooting death of a Fort Bragg soldier last year in a hunting accident.

Two dogs have been shot and killed by law enforcement within the past two months outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina.A Big Daddy, Hoke County ABC11 reported that Big Daddy, a pit bull owned by Megan Posey, was shot by a Hoke County Sheriff 's Deputy issuing a subpoena to the Posey residence.A Posey had put signs up warning visitors that her dog ... (more)

The North Carolina Senate is working on revamping public school policies ranging scrapping job-protecting tenure laws for teachers to protecting home-packed bagged lunches from child nutrition oversight.

May 26, 2012 -- Zach Grullon was a 2010 graduate of Jack Britt High School, and he was full of life and dreamed of a military career -- a dream that ended on Jan.

A substation near Raeford caught fire Thursday morning, knocking out power to thousands of Progress Energy customers in both Cumberland and Hoke counties, officials with the company said.

Tribal Council openings PEMBROKE - Anyone interested in running for a seat on the Lumbee Tribal Council will have until 5 p.m. on Sept.

At Oshkosh this summer, Kestrel Chairman and CEO Alan Klapmeier held a news conference to announce the formation of Kestrel Aeroworks, a new business providing upgrades to Piper Meridian And Cirrus airplanes.

A float plane went down Saturday night in eastern Manitoba, fatally injuring the sole occupant, an 81-year old pilot.

Four skydivers and a pilot were safe Monday after their plane lost power during a flight in Hoke County over the weekend.

Four skydivers and a pilot are safe after their plane lost power during a flight in Hoke County.

My week off last week included an opportunity to travel to Robeson and Hoke counties to get in a little volunteer work.

Three of Robeson County's state legislators have a clear path back to another two-year term in the General Assembly.

Charges are expected to be filed today against the Robeson County school bus driver involved in Tuesday's early morning accident near Shannon, according to the state Highway Patrol.