Hoke County News

Locally, the National Weather Service called for a 70 percent chance of rain all day Monday, and locally heavy rain at times, including thunderstorms.

The company says the plant in Raeford will close by July 27, putting about 1,060 people out of work.

A DWI checkpoint near Wagram executed as part of the Governor's Highway Safety Program resulted in 34 charges against motorists, authorities say.

"I've heard of people losing up to $40,000 on these machines in Cumberland County," said Cumberland County Sheriff Earl "Moose" Butler.

A veteran baseball coach will be honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at its 2013 Annual Meeting with the NCHSAA's A.J. "Tony" Simeon Courage Award.