Cheri Beasley was endorsed by former Hoke County Sheriff Jim Davis today and it’s obvious we’re all thinking the same thing…
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 1:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In paperwork filed Wednesday with the N.C. Court of Appeals, the State Board of Elections is urging the appellate court to reject a request from a Hoke County candidate to intervene in the county commissioner’s race.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 7:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Justin Llyod Mix, age 41.
Published: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 @ 3:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Matthew Leon Peterkin, age 41.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 11:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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State Sen. Ben Clark, D-Hoke, survived an eligibility challenge that could have knocked him out of his re-election race a few days before the May 8 primary
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sometimes in politics it comes down to where you live. That's certainly the case in the Senate District 21 Democratic primary, where the shape of the district, and whether one of the candidates actually lives in it, became central issues
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Butterball, LLC will expand its operations in Hoke County and create 367 new jobs over the next three years. The company plans to invest $66.75 million in the city
Published: Friday, February 20th, 2015 @ 3:03 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governments at all levels have injected themselves into the debate over childhood obesity, with everything from rules about school lunches to higher taxes on candy and soft drinks, even a proposed tax on large, sugary sodas in New York City. Earlier this year, the North Carolina Institute of...
Published: Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 @ 10:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's highest court is about to weigh in - again - on state government's constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with the proper tools to succeed.
Published: Saturday, October 5th, 2013 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina will offer a rapid response to affected employees at House of Raeford Farms plant closure in Raeford and the growers linked to the business.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2013 @ 12:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After a national outcry over lunch inspections at a pre-K program in Hoke County, the North Carolina Childcare Commission got the message.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2012 @ 11:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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he substitution of a chicken nugget lunch at a Hoke County pre-kindergarten program in January has done more than raise a few eyebrows. It has raised the ire of many who believe that government is overstepping its regulatory bounds.
Published: Thursday, April 5th, 2012 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The pre-K teacher involved in the "chicken nuggets" incident in Hoke County changed her version of what happened after undergoing three separate interrogations. Margaret Maynor was brought to tears in the third session. She submitted her resignation soon after.
Published: Saturday, March 24th, 2012 @ 1:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After public outcry over the suspension and resignation of the preschool teacher involved in the nationally reported "chicken nugget" incident, and pressure from a state lawmaker to reinstate her, the Hoke County Board of Education released her personnel file and other documents March 19.
Published: Saturday, March 24th, 2012 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some parents and lawmakers say the discussion over the Hoke County school lunch issue continues to skirt two key overarching issues.
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2012 @ 12:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State lawmakers questioned a N.C. Department of Health and Human Services official at a hearing Tuesday to determine why a Hoke County preschooler's homemade turkey sandwich was replaced with chicken nuggets.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2012 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The teacher involved in "supplementing" a preschooler's lunch with chicken nuggets in Hoke County has been suspended indefinitely.
Published: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School lunch inspections, such as the one at West Hoke Elementary School that garnered national attention, could be avoided in the future if the NC Child Care Commission doesn't ignore a recommendation from the General Assembly and its own attorney.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Even though government officials admit mistakes were made in the way a Hoke County preschool program handled lunches students brought from home, they continue to enforce the regulations that caused a nationwide uproar.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2012 @ 2:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Carolina Journal reported Feb. 14 that a Hoke County girl had come to preschool with a turkey sandwich and came home after having eaten chicken nuggets instead, little did we suspect that the story would go viral, that new information would change some of the details.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2012 @ 9:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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