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RAEFORD & HOKE COUNTY N.C.
No. 37 Vol. 111
Wednesday, November 16 , 2016
Canvass not likely to change outcome
Friday check makes election results official, board investigates complaints
BY CATHARIN SHEPARD
Staff writer
It’s not likely any of the local election
results will be affected by the canvass set
for this Friday, according to Hoke County
Board of Elections Director Caroline
Shook.
The elections results from last week are
technically considered unofficial until the
canvass, which will be held at the county
office building on Main Street.
The canvass process involves the elections board members going back over the
results to confirm them.
“They just review the tapes with the election night results and the one-stop tapes,”
Shook said. Those numbers are compared
to the unofficial results and declared official.
Elections workers are currently completing a recount by hand in the presidential
race by order of the state elections board,
but it’s not because of any concern about
the outcome of the race.
“It’s an audit count just to determine the
accuracy of the machines,” Shook said.
No candidate has contacted the office
about the possibility of requesting a recount,
but those that fall within a close enough
margin will have the option of requesting
a recount within two business days of the
election canvass.
The elections staff will complete the
hand count for the state audit, then begin
(See CANVASS, page 9)
Veterans Day Service
Above: Sophia Ripley, with Girl Scouts Troop 695, helps distribute water to the crowd at Hoke’s annual Veterans Day Service, held Friday at the courthouse.Top right:The speaker for the
event was Penny Cacoulidis (second from left). Also taking part were Boy Scouts, and JROTC members from Hoke High School. (Ken MacDonald photos)
Most damaged roads to reopen soon, but not all
BY CATHARIN SHEPARD
Staff writer
Work is still ongoing to repair four damaged state roads left closed in the aftermath
of two storms that hit Hoke County over a
month ago.
Sections of Johnson Mill Road, Rockfish
Road, Pittman Grove Church Road and
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Galatia Church Road remain closed, but
repairs are underway and Department of
Transportation officials hope to have them
back open by the end of November, according to the state.
The roads suffered from serious erosion
that washed out entire sections of asphalt
and the dirt underneath during a severe
storm on September 28, and then again a
week later during Hurricane Matthew on
October 8.
At one point, the number of road closures
was almost too high to estimate due to the
sheer number of downed trees, fallen power
lines, water flowing quickly over roadways
and complete road washouts. As the waters
receded and workers were able to assess the
damage, the county began slowly recover-
ing from the storms.
Many other roads that suffered damage
have already been repaired and reopened.
In the city, three roads remain closed.
The heaviest traveled is East Prospect
Avenue, which remains shut down near the
1100 block where rushing water eroded the
road at a large drainage culvert. The city
(See ROADS, page 10)
H.E.L.P store reopens, prepares for Christmas
BY CATHARIN SHEPARD
Staff writer
A local nonprofit that suffered
damage to its building in Hurricane
Matthew is back open and getting
ready to help families and senior
citizens in need this Christmas.
The Hoke Emergency Liaison
Program (H.E.L.P.) thrift store lost
part of its roof in the hurricane,
and the rain damaged some of the
contents of the building, leaving
volunteers and director Bonnie
Johnson with a mess to clean up.
Building owner Julian Johnson
had workers in soon after the storm
to help with the repairs.
“They did a really good job of
getting it back together,” the director said.
The store opened back up last
week, but the group had to work to
dispel rumors and misunderstand-
ings about what happened.
“It’s been a little slow. We’re
getting some of our regulars back.
Some people were thinking that
we moved, and we didn’t move,”
Johnson said.
The store only closed
(See H.E.L.P., page 4)
Other Stuff
BY KEN MACDONALD
I took flying lessons when the kids were little but I
did us all a favor and dropped that pursuit after soloing.
Piloting a plane is something that can go very wrong very
quickly if you’re not habitual and competent, and I’ve
learned from other hobbies that my forte isn’t absolute attention to details (to say the least).
I’d be sailing my little boat out on the ocean, for example, and realize that, yet again, I’d forgotten to untie
the little string that allows me to release the jib from my
perch, and there I’d be, yet again, crawling out over
(See OTHER STUFF, page 9)
Oopsie: this military cargo plane apparently landed on the wrong airstrip.
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November 16, 2016
Community Calendar
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are asked to keep in mind that paste-up of the calendar
page is done on Monday before publication. Also, if
an ongoing item has been discontinued or needs to be
changed, you are asked to contact the editor as soon
as possible.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS RALPH A. PANDURE VFW POST #10 meets the second Monday of
the month at 7 p.m. at its Post Home, 14 Hanger Lane,
Raeford Airport, Raeford. For information, contact
Commander John F. Harry at 910-987-9821, email
[email protected] or visit vfw.org. (expires January
November 17
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS- Hoke County
Chapter 17 meets the third Monday of each month at 7
p.m. in the National Guard Armory, Teal Drive. For information, call Adjutant George Balch at 910-875-4410
or e-mail: [email protected]. (expires May 2015)
Calling all ACTIVE AND RETIRED NAVY, MARINE
AND COAST GUARD to join Fleet Reserve Branch
259 located in Fayetteville. The Branch and Unit meet
the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Retired
Military Association building off Gillespie Street. (expires
Alcohol and Drug Services is hosting an UNDERAGE
DRINKING PREVENTION TOWN HALL MEETING from 6 - 8 p.m. at Rockfish Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 472 Turnpike Road. For additional information contact Shirlyn Smith at 910-997-7105 ext.3.
November 28
The HOKE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in the Commissioners’
Room located in the Pratt Building, 227 N. Main Street,
Raeford. The public is invited to attend. For further
information, please contact the Hoke County Department of Social Services at 910-875-8725.
December 1
Raeford Kiwanis Club’s annual “RUSSELL SMITH”
PANCAKE SUPPER will be held from 5 -7 p.m. at
Hoke High School Gibson Cafeteria. Cost is $6 per
person and $3 children 8 and under need tickets call Joy
Wildman 910-670-1531.
Stereo World celebrates its grand opening Friday. Those attending are given browser buttons,
December 3
free records, refreshments and a chance to win a car stereo tape player.
“A Taste Of Hoke” presented by Hoke County High School
Culinary Department will be held from 1 – 5 p.m., featuring Chef Lanice McLean’s Culinary Arts Students,
in Hoke County High School McDonald Gymnasium.
Advance admission is $10 and admission at the door
is $15. Twenty-two businesses created by high school
students will be represented.
A HOLIDAY DESSERT WORKSHOP FOR DIABETICS
will be held at the NC Cooperative Extension-Hoke
Center, 116 West Prospect Avenue, from 10 a.m. - 12
p.m. This event is sponsored by the Hoke County
Health Dept. and NC Cooperative Extension-Hoke
Center. Registration is required by November 28. Space
is limited to 20 participants. For more information or
to register call the NC Cooperative Extension Office at
910-875-2162 or 875-3461.
December 6
COFFEE WITH A COP will be held at Hardee’s at 4 p.m.
December 9
47 Years Ago
November 20, 2016
This year we’re going to have the
best and biggest Christmas Parade in
the history of Raeford, says chamber
of commerce president Younger
Snead Jr. and Harold Gillis, manager.
They call the response of businesses, clubs and band “fantastic.”
Five bands and 12 floats will join
Santa Claus Friday, December 5.
Sol G. Cherry of Fayetteville is
appointed public defender for the
12th Judicial District that includes
Hoke and Cumberland counties.
Gov. Bob Scott makes the appointment.
“fear failure.” Chairman Avery
Connell says it’s possible the goal
of $23,075 will not be met for only
the third time in the local campaign’s
history.
by Rogers, and the board to go
to bat in Raleigh for dividing the
county into seven districts, one an
Indian district. Commissioner L.E.
McLaughlin challenged the notion
that Indians can’t get elected, citing
James Albert Hunt’s past service on
the board. “We have had all races to
serve on the commission,” he says.
“I remember when I ran, across the
board I got support.”
25 Years Ago
November 20, 1991
More than 50 Hoke County
Indians appear before the Hoke
Commissioners and ask for a seat
on the board. The group is led by
Hoke Register of Deeds Della
Maynor-Goude, Robeson lawyer
Donald Bullard and the Rev. Elias
Rogers. The group wants a sixth
seat on the board, to be occupied
A Hoke man is found shot to
death in Quewhiffle. Ken William
Dragnett Jr. is lad seen alone leaving
his McDougald Downs home. His
body is found by horse riders. He had
been shot six to eight times. Sheriff
Wayne Byrd says officers are looking for Dragnett’s Dodge pickup.
Turkeys are 36 cents per pound
at the A&P. Get a new 23-inch
color console TV for just $397 from
Johnson Stores.
Hoke SchoolsVocational Education Committee is holding meetings
to analyze the program. Currently,
there are about 11 Voc Ed courses
taught at Hoke High. The committee
is looking into beginning courses in
junior high. The committee, working
underAssistant Superintendent John
McAllister, is Kathryn McCracken,
Margaret Peden, Robert Gatlin,
Gerald Maynor and Hilton Villines.
The United Fund Drive is nearly
$7,000 short of its goal and officials
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Military service-connected meetings
November 16
The HOKE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in the agency’s conference room in the T. B. Lester, Jr. Building, 314 S. Magnolia Street, Raeford. The public is invited to attend. For
further information, please contact the Hoke County
Department of Social Services at 910-875-8725.
Miss Wool of America, Miss Frankie Mitchell (center) and her coordinator hear Burlington
Personnel Manager Ashwell Harward explain plant operations. Members of the American
Sheep Producers Council toured the plant. “In some areas of the plants, background noise
made communication difficult. Harward solved the problem by getting close to the lovely Miss
Mitchell and her chaperone.”
NOTICE: In order to keep our Calendar up-to-date,
we are adding an expiration date to the following announcements. If you would like the event to continue
in our calendar after the expiration date, please call
(875-2121), fax (875-7256) or email ([email protected]) requesting this at least a week before its
expiration.
AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR/AED
CLASS SCHEDULE (Adult/Child/Infant) - Classes
may be changed/cancelled depending on availability of
instructor, holiday and inclement weather. All classes
will be held from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. To register or for more
information, call Hoke County Health Department at
910-875-3717 ext. 2106.
January 18, 2017, March 15, May 17 &
July 19
HOKE READING/LITERACY COUNCIL’S BOARD
OF DIRECTORS will meet on the third Wednesday of
the months listed at 12:30 p.m. at the Literacy Council,
125 W. Elwood Avenue. The public is invited to attend
meeting. July 19 iw the annual meeting (time to be
announced). Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer
tutor please contact the Hoke Reading/Literacy Council
at 910-875-2145.
2017)
January 2017)
AMERICAN LEGION POST 20 meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the National Guard Armory on Teal Drive. All members and those interested
are encouraged to attend. For information, call James
McKee, 910-277-0597 or John McRae, Adjacent, 910286-1705. (expires February 2017)
SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION CHAPTER 62, the
“Sandhills” Chapter for Raeford, Aberdeen, Southern
Pines and Pinehurst, meets the 1st Saturday of each
month, 1800 hrs at the Southern Pines VFW Post 7318
Clubhouse in Southern Pines, 615 South Page St. All
present and past Special Forces soldiers are invited to
attend. For additional information, contact Chapter 62
President, Tom Galbicsek at: [email protected] (expires
January 2017)
Others
FRESH START RECOVERY GROUP holds weekly meetings. Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8-9
p.m. at 334 N. Main St.; Tuesdays and Fridays from 8-9
p.m. at 399 Oakdale Gin Road; Wednesdays from noon
– 1 p.m. at 399 Oakdale-Gin Road. 24-hour NA hotline
number is 866-418-9500. (expires February 2017)
A CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP meets the last Tuesday of each month at Pittman Grove Baptist Church.
The meetings are from 5:30 - 7 p.m. (expires November 2016)
MAGGIE’S OUTREACH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MOCEDC) is looking
for Mentors over the age of 21 to be a mentor to our
Youth. We are looking for mentors to help change the
lives of our At-Risk Youth (boys and girls) in the community. You must be able to pass a background check
and be willing to commit to making a difference. If you
are interested in learning more about the opportunities
in mentorship, contact our office at (910) 875-6623 or
[email protected]. (expires February 2017)
ENROLLING NOW for MAGGIE’S ROAD TO SUCCESS (RTS) computer classes. We offer basic, intermediate , advanced computer classes and social media
(Facebook) and/or Instagram classes. You do not have
to know anything about the computer. Classes last for
8 weeks and are 2 sessions per week. We are located
at 7350 Turnpike Road. Call 910-875-6623 for more
information. (expires February 2017)
CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOSPICE is seeking volunteers to
support our patients, families, and administrative staff in
the areas in and around Raeford/Hoke County. Training
is provided. Contact Kaitlyn Collins at 910-609-6710
for more information. (expires January 2017)
Viewpoints
November 16, 2016 THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C
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What’s changed, what hasn’t
By Thomas Mills
Politics N.C.
Here’s some of what’s changed
since Tuesday. Donald Trump is now
the President-elect of the United
States. The Republican Party is no
longer the conservative party. It’s
also not imploding like so many
people (including me) thought.
Instead, it’s now the populist party.
The Democratic Party is no longer
a well-oiled machine using data and
modern campaign techniques. It’s
now the party in the wilderness with
a thin bench and no clear direction.
Here’s what has not changed.
Donald Trump is still unfit to
serve as President of the United
States. He’s still a bully who flirts
with white nationalists and has
emboldened hate groups like the
Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. He’s
still a misogynist who has spent his
entire life demeaning women in
public. He’s still never released his
taxes so we don’t know what kind
of nefarious connections he may
have with foreign governments or
corporations who will do business
with the government he oversees.
He’s still the man who threatened
to lock up his political opponent
and sue the press for their coverage
of him. He’s no more qualified to be
Commander-in-Chief today than he
was a week ago.
The national Republican Party
has emerged from the election looking a lot more like the North Carolina
GOP than the Party of Reagan. Here,
small government conservativism
takes a back seat to big government
authoritarianism.
If North Carolina’s experience
is a guide, don’t expect the fiscal
conservatives, neo-cons, or freemarketeers who made up the party
of Reagan and the Bushes to exert
much influence over Trump and his
white-nationalist senior strategist,
Steve Bannon. They’ll look the
other way while individual rights get
trampled as long as they get their tax
cuts and deregulation. “Look at the
growth” may become the 21st century equivalent of making the trains
run on time. There will probably be
a few voices from the right calling
out abuses, but most Congressional
Republicans will turn a blind eye.
The Democratic Party, for its part,
has focused so much on tactics that
they’ve forgotten the importance of
message. Their data machine has cut
up the electorate into constituencies
and campaign strategists have tried
to motivate them with narrow messages while lacking any unifying
one. They’ve failed to appeal to the
nation as a whole.
While Obama emerged virtually
out of the blue in 2004, the party has
failed to groom many other new
leaders. The chief challenge to the
Clinton machine in primary wasn’t a
young firebrand. It was a 74-year-old
socialist. The next minority leader of
the House will be the same minority
leader who was elected Speaker of
the House ten years ago, but hasn’t
been able to win it back since losing
it six years ago. Accountability and
new perspectives matter.
Donald Trump has exploited the
divisions in this country and, so far,
has shown no inclination to heal the
divide. If he wants to be the country’s
leader, then it’s his job to reach out to
the people he’s scaring and the ones
he threatened. Given all he’s said and
done, it’s his responsibility to prove
he’s worthy of the position he won.
Contrary to the voices of some,
our job is not to give him a chance.
It’s to hold him accountable and to
resist, as mightily as possible, his
authoritarian impulses. It’s our job
to protect the rights promised by
our constitution. It’s our job to be
the nation’s conscience because we
elected a man who doesn’t have one.
Thomas Mills is the founder and
publisher of PoliticsNC.com. Before
beginning PoliticsNC, Thomas spent
twenty years as a political and public
affairs consultant. He was defeated
in his bid for congress.
We Get Letters
My feelings on the election rhyme
To the Editor:
As an American living in Garner, I, and most everyone else with
whom I spoke (on both sides), was
ashamed that our most important
election came down to a choice between two people with such severe
character flaws. As you can see by
the final numbers, the majority
picked Hillary Clinton, but only
because she was the “lesser of two
evils.” Unfortunately, our voting
structure overturned that popular
vote and now we have a president
whose future behavior (he will
NOT change) will be very hard
to explain to our grandchildren.
Although I hope and pray that
I am wrong, and that President
Trump will surround himself with
a team that can lead him out of the
Forest of Ignorance, I could not
resist summing up our feelings by
composing a poem for our new
President.
Jim Crissman
Garner
An Ode to President Trump
The election is over and Trump
has won
Let the Deplorables have some fun
The rest of us don’t really care
But will he fix that stupid hair?
Will Hillary be thrown in jail?
Will Trump succeed or will he fail?
The WALL will come without a
doubt
To keep Hillary in or illegals out?
Folks with guns can rest in peace
With Glocks aplenty for their peeps
Obamacare is down the tubes
The White House will have golden
loos
NAFTA, Trans-Pacific—renegotiate!
Cut our taxes, we can’t wait!
ISIS quaking in their boots
Bomb them all and take their loot!
He can do it, we know he can
He’ll get our money from Iran!
So join together one and all
To sing our anthem, strong and tall...
“Oh, Canada, Our Home and Native Land!”
Class helped me understand police work
To the Editor:
I have just completed the Citizens’ Police Academy class with
14 others. Major Mark Godwin
created this 8-week course for the
citizens of Raeford—to inform
them and to introduce them to the
world of public service.
We met and got to know some
of the officers. We also learned
a lot of the intricacies of police
work.
A year ago, I appreciated our
police department. Now I am in
awe of what they do, what they
had to do to get where they are,
and how much patience they must
have to work with the public.
This class may not be for
everyone, but if you want to be
included in what’s happening in
our community, and to understand
the “whys” of what happens, then
you will benefit from the taking
this class.
Irma C. Laird
Sign up for the police academy
To the Editor:
Do you want to be a police officer? Do you know what they do?
November 10th, I finished
the Raeford Police Department’s
Citizens’ Police Academy. Very
few people seem to know about
the academy. It is an annual event
put on by the Raeford Police Department. Their goal is to educate
the public on the work required of
our fine men and women in law
enforcement and to find those
interested in becoming a police
officer.
I can almost guarantee you
would not be disappointed. It is
a two-hour class, once a week
for about two months, and they
will not let you sit on your butt.
You will be taking and lifting fingerprints. You will learn weapon
safety and what is required for a
police officer to qualify with their
weapons (very interesting and fun,
especially after dark).You will get
to try and handcuff someone who
does not want to get handcuffed.
Can you make a life or death
call in about three-fourths of a
second? You will find out if you
can. Police officers do not know
what someone is going to do, but
that person already knows if he
or she is going to give the officer
a problem or not. Can you make
the right decision? Find out. They
will show you.
Interested in the K9 unit? Get
the scoop on where these dogs
come from, how they are trained
and what they can and can’t do.
Still not interested? How about
taking on a crime scene? Can
you pick out the correct evidence
related to the crime? You will get
a chance to find out and explain
why you selected such evidence.
If you want, you can ride with
a patrol officer and just might see
some action.
I want to thank Chief Crumpler, Major Godwin, and all the
detectives and officers involved
in the training. I have always
respected law enforcement, but
these classes have just reinforced
my feeling of the tremendous
sacrifice that the men and women
of the Raeford Police Department
and any law enforcement personnel must go through.
Keep an eye out for the 2017
Academy. Sign up. You will not
be disappointed.
Lloyd T. Perry Jr.
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One person will bring Democrats together
Are there silver linings for
North Carolina Democrats after
Donald Trump’s sweep in our
state on his road to victory in the
presidential election?
The apparent victory of Roy
Cooper for governor, of course,
if it holds, could provide Cooper
the opportunity to serve the state
and to keep Democrats involved
in state government.
Josh Stein as attorney general
and Mike Morgan on the state
supreme court are important
victories with more than a little
silver in the linings.
But these are exceptions in a
barrel full of disappointments.
Hillary Clinton and Deborah
Ross, after well-funded and vigorous campaigns, fell well short.
Two long serving members of the
Council of State, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and
Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson, lost in close
races. No incumbent Republicans
lost. Republicans also maintained
their solid, veto-proof majorities
in the General Assembly.
But Democrats should take
heart. The election returns show
that North Carolina remains a
purple state, one that is competitive for both parties in statewide
elections if they can nominate
and finance appealing candidates.
And, if they can find something
to unify them.
The Republicans found that
unifying something this year.
It was not Donald Trump.
Divided on policy and support
One on One
D. G. Martin
for their presidential candidate,
they united in their dislike of their
opponent, Hillary Clinton.
“I am not voting for Trump,”
my Republican friends told me
over and over. “I am voting against
Hillary.”
Not too long ago, North Carolina Democrats had that kind of
opponent, one who unified them
when nothing else could.
Senator Jesse Helms.
Until his retirement from the
U.S. Senate in 2003, some people
said that Helms was North Carolina Democrats’ best asset. They
mostly hated him, of course, but
that is why he was so valuable.
The hatred of Helms pulled the
Democrats together. And when
the various factions of the party
could not agree on anything else,
there was one way to promote
unity: start talking about Jesse
Helms.
Opposition to Helms defined
what it meant to be a Democrat
more than any single difference
on issues or political philosophy.
Democrats chafed because
they could never defeat Helms.
They were frustrated as they
saw him gain support from large
groups of people who would have
benefited from programs and policies that Democrats advocated.
Still, Helms was the gift that
kept on giving to Democratic
unity.
Who can fill that kind role for
today’s Democrats?
Donald Trump.
Even though he will be our
president, he is a political figure
who has shown views and attitudes that stir up opposition. It
is not unpatriotic to focus on the
negative features of a political
opponent and his views simply because he holds our highest office.
In a recent pre-election column, I argued that “if Trump were
to win and become president, he
would provoke anti-Trump and
anti-Republican voters in the 2018
and 2020 elections, which would
be monumental, surpassing even
the anti-Obama reaction in 2010.”
Something similar happened
in 2010. Two years after Barack
Obama won the presidency,
Republicans made Obama and
his programs their enemy. They
ousted Democrats from control
of the North Carolina General
Assembly, riding a Tea Party and
anti-Obama wave. In the same
year, Democrats lost 64 seats and
control of the U.S. House and lost
five seats in the U.S. Senate.
Democrats will have the opportunity to make similar gains
in 2018. But success will not
be automatic. It will not come
without organization, responsive
programs, and unity.
To get that unity, Donald
Trump is there to help.
Wedding is ultimate hurricane party
Imagine that you have been
waiting and waiting for the most
special day of your life. The date
was set months ago. The venue
was secured. The caterer and the
band were hired and a million
details were checked off the list.
Guests have been invited from
several states away.
Yes, it’s your wedding day
and outside the rain pours and
the winds howl as Hurricane
Matthew makes landfall in South
Carolina. The storm is forecast to
bounce out to sea, but the weather
has already made its mark. Such
are the concerns of at least two
bridal parties, one for whom I am
scheduled to perform in Southern
Pines, thankfully indoors, and
another of friends in Lexington
who have planned an outdoor
wedding. The Lexington couple
considered having their outdoor
wedding at Rustic Blue, the venue
of our neighbor Gale Rotundo, but
decided that it would be inconvenient to ask all their friends to
drive down from their area. That
was a good move, sparing Gale
the stress of having the wedding
in this weather, and hopefully
avoiding the worst of the storm.
As I write this, the weather
rages and I can imagine what is
going on in the heads of these
brides and grooms. Many guests
will be prevented from attending.
A greater threat is that power will
be lost as has happened all along
the southern coastal areas. I can
only imagine what that might feel
like to the couples and families.
The phone buzzes, it’s another flood warning from Hoke
Emergency Management. This
Frog Holler
Philosopher
Ron Huff
relatively new method of sending
out texts, emails and robotic calls
to residents is a nice advance in
our warning system. At times like
these with emergency management in full swing, covering several states, we should be thankful
for these services that we often
take for granted.
We have not done much preparation at Frog Holler, resigned to the
fact that taking down all hanging
planters, wind chimes and other
wind challenged items would be a
monumental task when the forecast
is only for strong gusty winds.After
making that decision yesterday,
I now look out to see several tall
pines listing dangerously towards
the house. Hopefully, these trees
are deeply rooted in soil that should
be less susceptible to loosening
from all this rain. We are at seven
inches and counting and the rest
of the county will likely get more
than we do.
Back to the weddings. Barring
a cancellation (could you even do
that on the day of a wedding?),
I will head out at four to set up
for the reception. Hopefully, the
worst will be over by then and
the winds will have died down.
I am going to wait and write the
conclusion of this column after
the events have taken place. I have
my fingers crossed!
It is now a week after the
weddings and I am happy to say
that everyone was married, hopefully happily. I crawled into my
old Astro in the relentless rain at
the necessary time and headed
toward Southern Pines for my
performance. As I approached
the low part of our drive, I noticed that a large pine was down
across it. I panicked! I envisioned
chainsaws and tractors in rain with
me already late! I could see that
brother Randy had already been
there and there were deep ruts
where he had gone off the drive,
barely having room to make it
around the end of the tree. Could
the van make it through this? In a
“what the hell” moment, I goosed
it, gaining enough momentum to
take me through the deep ruts to
freedom. My relief was palpable.
The roads were open but it
was a surreal trip, so rainy that I
did not even notice the extensive
flooding in Aberdeen. Pulling up
to the venue, I realized that it was
one of the few places in Southern
Pines with power. The wedding
was already in progress and many
guests had weathered the storm.
The reception went great without
a hitch. The couple was radiant
and the bride’s mother/director
was amazingly composed and no
doubt relieved.
The drive home after dark was
freaky as I ventured into what
looked like a war zone of downed
lines and trees. Backing out precariously, I made it home safely
by another route as in a dream.
Meanwhile, in Lexington
guests in wedding clothes were
dancing in galoshes and bare feet
on soaked grass!
More later.
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THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C.
November 16, 2016
Puppy Creek firefighters battling mountain wildfire
By Catharin Shepard
Staff writer
A group of firefighters from
Hoke County joined the battle this
week against an out-of-control
wildfire blazing in Henderson
County.
The State Emergency Management Office requested help to fight
the wildfire, known as the Party
Rock fire, which by Monday had
destroyed over 3,400 acres of land
in western North Carolina and
prompted evacuations.
The fire started November
5 on Chimney Rock State Park
land about a mile north of Lake
Lure. Local firefighters turned
command of the incident over to
the North Carolina Forest Service
Brandon Incident Management
Team four days later, according to
the agency. The cause of the fire
is still under investigation.
The Party Rock fire is one
of more than a dozen fires currently burning in western North
Carolina, largely due to dry conditions, officials reported. As of 6
p.m. Sunday, the fire was only 15
percent contained and an evacuation order for Chimney Rock
remained in place. Part of U.S.
74-A in the area was also shut
down, and about 1,000 residents
were forced to evacuate the area.
Puppy Creek Fire Department
dispatched a brush truck and crew
to Henderson County Sunday to
help the overwhelmed local firefighters, Chief John Joseph said.
Nearly 400 emergency responders
are on site battling the blaze and
working to protect homes in the
path of the flames.
The state Fire Marshal’s office sent out an alert asking for
assistance from fire departments
in other parts of North Carolina,
Puppy Creek Fire Department
Capt. Williams reported. Professional firefighters David Lindsay
and Brennen Slatter volunteered
to go on their time off, and drove
to Henderson County Sunday
with a Puppy Creek truck used
for fighting brush fires.
“They worked all day and
worked all night and got off at
8 a.m. this morning to get some
sleep, and they’ll be back on it
tonight,” Williams said Monday.
The two firefighters are due to
return home Wednesday, and the
department could send another
crew up to the mountains then,
depending on how things are going at that point.
The dry conditions in western
N.C. are to blame for the situation,
the captain said.
“The mountains didn’t get
any rain from the hurricane or
that storm we had about 10 days
before,” he said.
Although it’s been years since
Hoke had to deal with a big
brush fire, firefighters frequently
train for responding to wildfires
because it’s always a possibility,
Williams said.
“It’s one dry spell away is the
way I look at it,” he said.
Hoke has rarely been in such
a drought that it registered a five
on the state’s fire readiness scale
for even a day, with one being
low risk of fire and five being a
serious risk of fire. That has not
been the case with the mountains
this fall, Williams said.
“They’ve been in a five now
for a week and a half,” he said.
The fires have burned more
than 23,000 acres combined, according to the state, and evacuation orders are likely to be in place
through the end of the week for
some areas.
various times with Hoke County
EMS and the Hoke County
Rescue Squad. He is a certified paramedic/CPR instructor
as well as a telecommunicator
with Hoke County Emergency
Communications, according to
organizers.
Jacobsen suffered a stroke
in May 2016 and is currently
out of work and facing a slow
road to recovery with the help of
his wife and caregiver, Phyllis
Jacobsen.
A fundraising raffle to help
with his expenses is offering a
50/50 drawing and a 48-inch
television, with tickets priced
at $5. The drawing will be held
November 25. Ticket holders do
not have to be present to win.
For more information or to
buy tickets, contact Ron or Ruth
Fairbanks at 401-7347.
to trickle back in. The repairs look
good, Johnson said.
Now, the organization is preparing to hit the pause button on
accepting donations so that it can
prepare for the annual Christmas
program.
Each year, H.E.L.P. signs
up local families with children
under the age of 12, and senior
citizens too, who need assistance
at Christmas. The store stops taking its typical donations of clothing and household items around
late November so volunteers
can instead focus on collecting
toiletries, toys and food for the
upcoming holiday. The donations
will be given out to those in need
identified through Hoke County
Social Services.
This year, just over 100
families and senior citizens have
signed up for the Christmas assistance. H.E.L.P. is progressing
well with donations for them,
with Unilever stepping in to donate toiletries. More donations
of food, new toys and money are
still needed.
Johnson said she was determined to keep the Christmas
program going, even if the hurricane damage had been more
severe. She had considered
running it out of the back of
her own home if it had been
necessary, she said.
“I was going to do it no matter
what,” Johnson said.
Instead, plans are moving
forward in the restored building
on East Central Avenue.
The H.E.L.P. store is open
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and
Saturdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It is closed
Wednesday.
Raffle organized to help recovering first responder
Friends of a longtime Hoke
County first responder are
holding a raffle to help with his
medical and living expenses as
he recovers from a stroke.
Chris Jacobsen has been a
first responder in Hoke County
since the 1980s, serving at
H.E.L.P.
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temporarily, and for a brief time
was accepting donations at an office on Elwood Avenue. Now, the
H.E.L.P. store is back open during
its usual hours of operation, in its
usual location on East Central
Avenue in Raeford.
They’re trying to encourage
people to return and shop, Johnson said.
“Some people don’t know what
happened, they thought we’d shut
down,” she said.
But they’re getting a good
response from the first customers
H.E.L.P. store gets donations, begins Christmas work
The H.E.L.P. store, now back
in operation after Hurricane Matthew, is asking for donations for
its annual Share Your Christmas
program. The effort provides toys,
food and clothes to needy families
at Christmas.
To contribute, send a check to
H.E.L.P., PO Box 1038, Raeford,
NC 28376. For more information,
call 910-875-8857.
The following have contributed
to Share Your Christmas and/or
storm recovery:
Lippard’s Auto Parts
Sarah Baucom, in memory of
Ranson Baucom
Ellen and Willie McNeill
Robert (Bobby) Wright
Don Steed, in honor of Linda
Steed
Anna Watson, in honor of Josh
Skull, Leonor Guy and Audrey
Piraneo, and in memory of Annie
Alesandrina
Raeford Oil Company
Carl and Audrey Piraneo, in
memory of Herman Piraneo, and
DOT advises safety for
Thanksgiving drivers
As Thanksgiving approaches,
the Department of Transportation
has some tips for drivers who plan
to be navigating the highways
around the holiday.
•Leave early to get a head
start. Travel at non-peak hours if
possible.
•Stay alert.
•Be patient and obey the speed
limit.
•Use alternative routes, when
possible, to avoid traffic congestion.
•Stay informed. Real time
travel information is available at
www.ncdot.gov or you can follow
NCDOT on Twitter.
•Don’t drive drowsy. Travel at
times you are normally awake, and
take frequent breaks.
•Avoid distracted driving.
Additionally, the annual Click
It or Ticket campaign will be held
November 21-27 this year. The
campaign encourages motorists
to follow the law by making sure
everyone in a vehicle is wearing
a seatbelt. Law enforcement officers issue tickets to people who
are caught without a seatbelt on.
Drivers are also reminded not to
drink and drive at any time. During
the Governor’s Highway Safety
Program’s Halloween BOO-ze It
& Lose It enforcement campaign,
held over a four-day period at Halloween, law enforcement agencies
across the state issued 19,292 traffic and criminal violations at over
2,100 sobriety-checking stations
and saturation patrols, according
to the DOT.
For more information about
road closings and other holiday
travel tips, visit https://www.
ncdot.gov/.
HOKE COUNTY SMART START
MOBILE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Now taking applications for the school year 2016-2017
The Program is FREE and:
•Serves 3-5 year olds who are not being served by a Childcare Home, Childcare Center, Head Start or Preschool
Program
•Prepares children for Kindergarten
•Meets 1 day a week for 21/2 hours at various locations.
•Looking for children to enroll from:
•ROCKFISH AREA
•RAEFORD AREA
•SOUTH HOKE AREA
•WEST HOKE AREA
•HILLCREST AREA
SPACES ARE LIMITED.
Enrollment is open until December 31 2016.
For more information or to request an application contact:
Ms. Margaret Monroe @ 910- 904-5452 ext. 114, 115 or 116
storm recovery
Jean Powell, in honor of Lois
Austin
Mary Jones, in honor of My
Family
Emogene S. Huff
William and Susan Polston, in
honor of Matthew Storm Folks
Raeford Farms and Lawns
Aubrey and Joann Gaddis, in
honor of Rockfish Volunteer Fire
Dept. and Walter Drive Neighbors
Larry and Melinda Gaddy
James Wesley
Mart and Shelly McNeill, Matthew storm relief
Nora and Glenn Gates, storm recovery, in memory of Kay Thomas
and in honor of Bonnie Johnson
Dawn and Tom Petersen, storm
recovery
Ken and Holly MacDonald
Mary Neil King, in honor of
Raeford Police Dept.
Thanks to all with helping hands,
here to clean up and put the store
back together:
Norma Tilly, SEMS, Christian
Tilley, Robert Tilley
Amber Zirkle
Robert Long, Jacquelyn Long,
Zyian Long, Ace Long, Preston
Potts, Athena Potts
Linda Lospinuso
Larry Gaddy
Brittany Holland
Victor Torres
David White
Lloyd Brewer
Nancy Pope, for cleaning supplies
FirstHealth, for water
Jean Powell, Brenda Lawlor,
and Christina Abellanosa, for
collecting donations at an alternate site.
Bargain Barn
The
Self Storage & Thrift Store
Please join us for our annual
Obituaries
Online condolences may be
made at www.lafayettefh.com.
Elijah Smith Jr.
Elijah Smith Jr.
Elijah Smith Jr. died Saturday,
November 5, 2016.
He was the son of the late Mamie
Ree Harris and Elijah Smith Sr.
He is survived by his sisters,
Jackie Barrett, Waltener Jefferson,
Gail Headen and Debbie Smith;
and brother, Frank Harris, Jr.
(Delois).
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 19 in
Buie Funeral Home Chapel.
Ann G. Davis
Ann G. Davis
Ann Gibson Davis, 60, of
Raeford passed away Thursday,
November 10, 2016 at Southeastern
Hospice House.
She was born in Scotland County
on March 6, 1956 to the late Stafford
Ed Gibson and Doris Clark Gibson.
She was preceded in death by her
brother, Stafford Ed Gibson Jr.
She is survived by two sons,
Robert Davis and his wife Mandi of
Lumber Bridge, and Donald Davis
of Lumber Bridge; a granddaughter,
Kaylee Parker of Lumber Bridge
and her companion Jim Gabbard;
and four brothers, Danny Gibson,
Ronny Gibson, Larry Gibson, and
Lloyd Gibson, all of Raeford.
A memorial service was held at
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 15 in
Crumpler Funeral Home Chapel
with Pastor Dwight Jackson officiating.
William (Bill) Curry
William Thomas (Bill) Curry, 69,
died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital.
He was born inWestchester, New
York on August 1, 1947 to the late
Charles William Curry and Ruth
Hadden Hendrix.
A graveside memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
November 19 at Sandy Grove United
Methodist Church, 6800 Arabia
Road, Lumber Bridge, NC 28357.
Police Blotter
Raeford Police reported the following recent incidents:
Larceny, 100 block of Fayetteville
Road, victim Dollar General
November 7
Breaking and entering, 700 block
of Laurinburg Road, unknown victim
Larceny, 900 block of Johnson
Street, victim Willie Larry McCormick
Larceny (shoplifting), 100 block
of Fayetteville Road, victim Dollar
General
November 12
Possession of drug paraphernalia,
possession of marijuana less than onehalf an ounce, concealing a weapon,
possession of a firearm by a felon,
possession of cocaine, possession with
intent to sell or deliver cocaine, transporting an open container, operating
a vehicle with no insurance, driving
with a revoked tag, 500 block of West
Donaldson Avenue, victim State of
North Carolina. Police charged Chavis
EuneakAdams Jr., 29, of the 300 block
of South Main Street in Raeford and
Brittney Nicole James, 28, of the 7800
block of Atmore Drive in Fayetteville.
Injury to personal property, 100
block of Fayetteville Road, victim
Bre-Ann Kaylee Brewington
November 8
Injury to real property, domestic
criminal trespassing, 100 block of
Burgess Lane, victim Kendra Rochelle
Galberth
Criminal damage to property
(vandalism), 1000 block of East
Central Avenue, victim Samantha
Kim McCoy
Violation of a domestic violence
protection order, 300 block of Harris
Avenue, victim Rayna McCoy. Police
charged Kevin Michael Long, 33, of
the 200 block of Branchwood Lane
in Red Springs.
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CTS Cleaning Systems
Family Chiropractic
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Garner’s Septic Tanks
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Farm Bureau Insurance
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Sports
November 16, 2016 THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C
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Bucks season comes to end, 2-9 overall, 1-4 conference
#6 Dakorion Willis may stand 5’5” and weigh less than 150 pounds but this season the junior
has stood much taller. Dakorion had a couple of interceptions on the season and made many
touchdown-saving tackles. Here, he is tackled after an interception.
The Hoke County High School Bucks saw a lot of #10 Tyreik McCallum Friday night. He had
203 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Here, he stiff arms #15 Dakwan Hendley.
Fighting Bucks Sports Schedule
November 16
4 p.m. Boys West Hoke Middle
School Football Cancelled Carver Middle School Home
5 p.m. Coed Varsity Wrestling Harnett County Duals Away
6 p.m. Boys Sandy Grove Middle
School Football East Hoke
Middle School Home
6 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball Seventy-First Senior High School
Home
6:30 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity
Basketball Seventy-First Senior
High School Away
7:30 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball Seventy-First Senior High
School Home
November 17
5 p.m. Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Seventy-First Senior High
School Away
November 19
9 a.m. Coed Varsity Wrestling
Mike Stanbridge Tournament
Away
November 21
6:30 p.m. Fall Athletic Banquet
(School)
November 22
5 p.m. Girls Junior Varsity Basketball South View High School
Home
6 p.m. GirlsVarsity Basketball South
View High School Away
6:30 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity
Basketball South View High
School Home
7:30 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball
South View High School Away
#1 K.J. Thorpe did not play much in the first quarter due to being sick. He did come in later
in the game and spark the team to come close to beating the Pirates, only to fall short 35-32.
Just Putting Around
Bayonet at Puppy Creek
Dixie Musselwhite made a
hole-in-one on #3 using a 5-hybrid. This is her 5th hole-in-one.
The Veterans Day Shootout winners were Loren Beahm, James
Beasley, Grady Beasley and John
Hudson. The Shootout winners
from November 9 were J.D.
Godwin, Walter Quick, Jeremy
Hoffman and Richard Burger.
Upland Trace
The 5th Annual First Baptist
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Are you interested in joining a
church choir praise team?
We, at the Greater Victory Temple
Church, are interested in a
fresh start and are open
for a new beginning.
If you, or anyone you know,
are interested please don’t
hesitate to call or text.
For more information, please call
210-875-1165.
Do you have
a gift that
you aren’t
using?
Church Linda Lee Memorial
Golf Tournament was held Saturday after being rescheduled
due to Hurricane Matthew.
The winners were the team of
Linwood Huffman, Jason Huffman, Jim Britt and Joe Carter.
Second place went to the team
of Keith Jackson, Gary Cook,
Kris Taylor and Mark Fauor.
Third place went to the team
of Larry Guy, Josh Guy, Evan
Guy and Jeff Lunsford.
Thank You!
I would like to take this time
to thank everyone for your
vote and support. My staff
and I always count it a
pleasure to serve the people
of Hoke County!
May God bless each of you.
Camille D. Hurst
Register of Deeds, Hoke County
Diamond Elite team wins Top Gun Salute the Troops
The Diamond Elite Fastpitch 14U softball team went 5-0 to win theTop Gun Salute theTroops
Championship November 5-6 in Eastover.The team won hoodies and trophies. Pictured are
Jaden Pone (front row, left to right), Courtney Cygan, Abby Dover, Brie Adams and Gabbi
Hayes; back row: Coach Brent Cygan, Jenna Byrd, Alicia Rodriguez, Morgan Barbee, Alissa
Dial,T.J. Lane, Logan Blackmon and Coach Jamie Dover. Not pictured is Coach Doug Hayes.
Hoke High basketball
With football season ending last
week, Hoke County High School
basketball season is upon us. The
Bucks girls’ and boys’ teams were
in action last night; however, our
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Sports Briefs
press time was prior to the outcome.
The Lady Bucks started it off as
they took on South View. Coach
Sakellie Daniels is in her second
year at the helm. Last year, the Lady
Bucks were 12-14 overall and 5-5
in conference play. They won the
regular season championship for
the Southeastern Conference and
lost in the first round of the state
playoffs. They have six seniors on
the team and four returning starters.
There are two new players on the
team this year.
For the boys, the Bucks were
19-8 overall and 7-3 in conference
play. They won the regular season
conference championship and made
it to the second round of the state
playoffs. Coach Quame Patterson is
in his 8th year at the helm. They have
four seniors and only two returning
starters. One of their starters was
injured in football season and may
not play the entire season. They have
nine new faces on the varsity team.
We hope to have photos and rosters
of each team in next week’s paper.
Rockfish Speedway
Rockfish Speedway will hold its
end of season Winter Classic this
Friday and Saturday nights. Over
60 cars should be registered for the
$1,000 to win Micro 600 race. There
will also be a 270 Micro feature. Both
days the gates open at 3 p.m. with
racing action about 5 p.m. Bring your
jacket because it’s called the Winter
Classic for a reason.
Hoke Area Transit Service Hoke Servicio del tránsito del área
Monday - Friday
Hoke County 3:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Monday
Moore County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Chapel Hill/Duke 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tuesday
Cumberland County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Wednesday
Moore County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Thursday
Cumberland County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Chapel Hill/Duke 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Friday
Robeson County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Scotland County 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
PASSENGER FARES
Seniors, Children, & Students in Hoke County
$ 0.75
Adult 18-60 in Raeford City Limits $1.00
Adults 18-60 out of City Limits, In Hoke
County $2.25
Adults going to Moore, Cumberland, Robeson,
Scotland & Richmond $7.50
Children going to Moore, Cumberland, Robeson, Scotland & Richmond Counties $3.75
Adults going to Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh
$15.00
Children going to Chapel Hill, Durham,
Raleigh $7.50
The Hoke Area Transit Service will provide equal
opportunity to all people who are admitted to, participation, or are the recipients of HATS services.
All Reservations must be received no later than 11:00 a.m. one day prior to the scheduled appointment.
Passengers with appointments within Hoke County must be ready 1-1/2 hours prior to their appointment time (2 hours prior for appointments before 10:00 AM). Passengers with out-of-town appointments will be notified 1 business day prior to their appointment with what time to be ready.
Medicaid Clients call Hoke Co. DSS at (910) 878-4041.
Senior Citizens call Division of Aging Division of Aging at (910) 875-8588.
316 S. Magnolia Dr. • Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 875-8696 • Fax: (910) 875-7110 • TTY-TDD • 1-800-735-2962
Lunes - Viernes
Condado de Hoke 3:00 ES – 7:00 PM
Lunes
Condado de Moore 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
Colina-Duque de la capilla 8:00 ES – 2:00 PM
Martes
Condado de Cumberland 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
Miércoles
Condado de Moore 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
Jueves
Condado de Cumberland 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
Colina-Duque de la capilla 8:00 ES – 2:00 PM
Viernes
Condado de Robeson 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
Condado de Escocia 8:00 ES – 3:00 PM
PASSENGER FARES
Seniors, Children, & Students in Hoke County
$ 0.75
Adult 18-60 in Raeford City Limits $1.00
Adults 18-60 out of City Limits, In Hoke
County $2.25
Adults going to Moore, Cumberland, Robeson,
Scotland & Richmond $7.50
Children going to Moore, Cumberland, Robeson, Scotland & Richmond Counties $3.75
Adults going to Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh
$15.00
Children going to Chapel Hill, Durham,
Raleigh $7.50
El servicio del tránsito del área de Hoke proporcionará oportunidad
igual a toda la gente a quien se admitan, participen adentro, o sean
los recipientes de los servicios de los SOMBREROS. Si hay algunas
preguntas en archivar una queja de la discriminación, entre en contacto con la ofi cina de los SOMBREROS en (910) 875-8696 o la ofi
cina de las derechas civiles y del desarrollo de negocio, unidad del
título VI, en (919) 508-1808 o 1-800-522-0453.
All Todas las reservaciones deben ser recibidas no más adelante que 11:00 mañana. Un
día antes de la cita programar.
Llamada de los clientes de Medicaid Hoke Co. DSS en (910) 878-4041
Llamada de los jubilados División de envejecer en (910) 875-8588.
316 S. El Dr. del Magnolia. • Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 875-8696 • Fax: (910) 875-7110 • TTY-TDD • 1-800-735-2962