BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

In the fi rst week of one-stop voting for the 2014 mid-term primary election, voter turnout at Hoke County’s twoearly voting sites has been “robust,” according to local elections offi cials.

As of Tuesday morning, 853 people have come out to the polls to cast a ballot in the primary election. Of those voters, 769 were Democrats, 81 were Republicans, two were Libertarian and one was unaffi liated, according to data provided by Board of Elections director Caroline Shook.

The majority of votes coming in were taken at the county offi ce one-stop site. A total of 747 people voted at the county offi ce building, while 106 people voted at the second early voting site at the Rockfi sh Community Building.

The second voting site, located at 2749 Lindsay Road, has worked out well as a polling place, Shook said. There is good parking and the space is reserved only for voting, with no other events going on at the building during the

(See VOTING TURNOUT, page 4A)

Two men were sent to the hospital last week after gun-fi re erupted at an apartment complex in Raeford.

A group of people were standing outside the the Meadows Apartments on North Fulton Street around 10:30 p.m. Saturday when someone driving by in a

vehicle opened fi re on the crowd, according to Raeford Police Department Assistant Chief Maj. Marc Godwin. Someone in the crowd re-turned fi re, he said.

Howard Baldwin Jr. and Jermaine Malloy both suffered gunshot wounds. Baldwin was shot in the back

of the neck, sustaining seri-ous injury, while Malloy was shot in the arm. Both of the men were taken to an area hospital for treatment. Bald-win remains in the hospital.

The police department continues investigating the case. No charges have been fi led yet.

Fields of yellow hold promising cropMatt (left) and Evan Hendrix stand in a fi eld of rapeseed beside US 401 a few miles south of Raeford. (Ken MacDonald photo)

WhopperWell, it might as well be. Aliviya Blue (right) was quite excited by the fi sh her sister Liyah Blue caught at Called Into Ac-tion’s fi shing fundraising event over the weekend. Their mom, Jessica Blue, and sister, Sophia Blue, watch in the background. (Contributed photo; story 6A)

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014No. 8 Vol. 109

This Week

Teams form, prepare for Relay For Life in June

Are those fl yers making the rounds legal?Each election, questions, rumors abound, this one’s no exception

Turnout strongin early voting

Two shot at apartment complex

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

An armed standoff between law en-forcement offi cials and a man wanted for allegedly violating a domestic violence order ended last week without anyone getting hurt, Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said.

A deputy with the sheriff’s offi ce and an offi cer with the Raeford Police Depart-ment attempted last Tuesday to serve a domestic violence order (DVO) on Richard Guthrie, 47, of the 900 block of North Main Street in Raeford. Guthrie would not come to the door, so the offi cers left the papers there and went to get back into their vehicle. Then Guth-rie came out on the porch wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying “some kind of high-powered gun,” Peterkin said.

Guthrie went back into the house and the offi cers heard shots fi red. Then they called for backup because the offi cers had reason to believe Guthrie, a former Special Forces offi cer, had multiple weapons and the intention to hurt others, the sheriff said.

(See STANDOFF, page 3A)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

The purple shirts and glow-ing luminarias are returning this year to celebrate cancer survivors, memorialize those who died of the disease and raise money to support those still battling it.

The Hoke County Relay For Life is set for June 20-21 at the Raz Autry Stadium on the Hoke County High School campus. The all-night event features volunteer walkers packing the track from dusk to dawn to collect money for the American Cancer Society,

along with activities, entertain-ment, food vendors and more.

Now’s the time to get together with others and form a team to participate, if you haven’t done so already, event organizer and co-chair Ashley Dial said.

“Anyone can participate in Relay For Life, it is a public event. Please come out and walk to support this wonderful cause and visit with the many team vendors around the track,” she said in a statement.

At the start of every year’s Relay planning, the organizers ask everyone to stand up and state their reason for coming in to participate

in Relay For Life. Dial’s reason for participating in the event is to help people battling cancer, even if it’s in small ways.

“We can raise money to make the quality of life for someone else a little bit (better),” she said. Some of the money goes to do things like buy wigs for children or adults who have lost their hair because of chemotherapy treatments, help pay for gas cards for people who have to drive back and forth for treat-ments or even therapy to help those struggling to come to terms with their battle.

(See RELAY, page 4A)

The News-Journal often gets ques-tions and reports of rumors about political matters in Hoke County from the legality of promotional ballots to alleged plots to bypass the election and get favored people into offi ce.

Here we try to answer the questions and fi nd out if the rumors are true. These are a few of the rumors and questions we’ve received from multiple sources this year.

Are sample ballots illegal?Several sources reported that people

attending a breakfast function at Virgil’s restaurant Saturday received pieces of paper telling voters who to vote for in the election. Others reported that they have received sample ballots on other occasions and from different places. The pieces of paper pro-vided to The News-Journal stated, “This Sample Ballot is Endorsed by Hoke County

Concerned Citizens.” The sample bal-lot provided to The News-Journal did not resemble an actual ballot, but was a listing of names. The ballot provided to the news-paper told people to vote for candidates Allen Thomas, Harry Southerland and Tony Hunt for the county commission, Sen. Kay Hagan for U.S. Senate, Toni Morris for U.S. House of Representatives and Sen. Ben Clark for state Senate District 21.

What people have asked the most about the sample ballots is whether or not they are legal. The short answer is that sample ballots are legal if they fi t certain guide-lines. The Hoke County Board of Elections reported that it is legal to hand out sample ballots as long as it is clear on the handout that it is not an actual ballot. It is legal for nonprofi t groups to hand out sample bal-

(See QUESTIONS, page 4A)

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The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli-mate Change (IPCC) highlighted the hard but undeniable reality that the planet has already started to feel tangible and serious impacts of global warming. Unfortunately, here in the United States, popular discussions about the real and potential effects of climate change all too often revert to “well, I feel sorry for the droughts in Africa and the flooding in Bangladesh, but it really doesn’t affect me.”

Sadly, those harboring such thoughts are kidding themselves.

Indeed, when it comes to the State of North Carolina, such notions could not be further from the truth. A comprehensive re-port published by experts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that numerous and significant impacts to North Carolina are already quantifiable. These include:

• Increased incidences of severe local and regional drought over the past 20 years. Regional droughts have severely depleted aquifers throughout North Carolina leading to water rationing, and economic impacts to local industries.

• Severe winter storms and lo-calized flooding are more frequent.

• Sea levels on North Carolina’s southern coast have risen more than 12 inches since 1950 and the most conservative estimates indicate a two-to-three foot rise in mean sea level by the end of the 21st century. The economic and ecological impacts to the North

Carolina coast are practically unfathomable.

• Rising ocean temperatures have caused commercial fisheries to move toward the poles to seek cooler, more nutrient rich water, thus becoming less available to North Carolina’s fishing fleets.

• Several species of toxic and invasive marine tropical fish (e.g. lion fish) never before seen in North Carolina waters are now common. These predators are depleting stores of small commer-cial fish, reducing the commercial industry.

• Measurable increases in ocean acidity (lower pH) due to the ab-sorption of carbon dioxide from increased atmospheric loading has significantly depleted soluble base cations such as calcium and mag-nesium (aragonite), thus reducing these vital chemicals used by mollusks and crustaceans (clams, oysters, shrimp) to form their shells and exoskeletons.

• Mean winter temperatures in the North Carolina mountains have decreased by more than four degrees Celsius since 1950, thus leading to lower snow packs (and thus, among other things, fewer skiing days) and a measurable im-pact on mountain flora and fauna. Extremely rare and vulnerable sub-alpine species are also mov-ing rapidly toward extinction. The Spruce-Fir ecosystem has already retracted to less than 50 percent of its range since 1950.

• The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are mak-ing stark predictions regarding the ingress of tropical infectious

diseases such as Malaria, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Yellow Fever, Chagas Disease, West Nile Virus, Equine Encephalitis, and La Crosse Encephalitis due to signifi-cantly warming temperatures, lon-ger growing seasons and extreme precipitation events throughout the Southeastern U.S.

These examples are not a part of some computer simulation of a possible future global warming scenario; they are happening now.

The citizens of North Carolina have a responsibility to them-selves and to future generations to initiate an integrated program to reduce and mitigate carbon pollution, including the support of renewable and sustainable energy technologies.

Additionally, we need to seri-ously begin planning an adaptation strategy for a warmer world.

We should not and must not wait until catastrophic events become commonplace. We should prepare and take action now. It is a sensible, logical and responsible course of action for all of us.

To learn more about the impacts of climate change in North Caro-lina and the public policies that can attack the problem, visit: http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/programs/nce/stopping-glob-al-warming.

Dr. Robert Bruck is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Envi-ronmental Science – Retired at North Carolina State University and David Rogers is the Field Director at Environment North Carolina.

“Current education reform is not designed to truly change education it merely adds additional levels of bureaucracy to an already over-burdened system. The extreme emphasis on standardized testing is an unproductive exercise in bureaucratic compliance. As educators, how-ever, if we speak out against the standardized testing movement and the amount of time it takes away from instruction then we are not for accountability. If we point out that many of the standardized test questions are not developmentally appropriate for the age of the stu-dents to whom they are being given, then we are not for rigor.” —Todd Gazda, a Massachusetts superintendent in blog post “Enough is Enough”

“Whatever deficiencies in knowledge or skills my students arrive with are relatively easily remedied. That’s why they’re in the course, after all. What I can’t fix is a culture that tells them that ‘success’ looks like a good grade on a test, regardless of how that grade was earned.I think we should get rid of the high stakes testing not just because it hamstrings teachers from doing their jobs (though it does), but be-cause it’s freaking students out, which makes it awfully hard to live, let alone learn.” —John Warner, from a blog entry entitled “No Child Left Standing”

Today’s homework (Notes on education)

I have recently been doing some research on stereo equipment. This started when a friend offered to give me a wonderful set of speakers that are too large for the downsized space that he and his wife are moving to. In my opinion, I would rather give up just about anything other than speakers for the room that they demand, but that’s just me. I am a bit puzzled because this friend has always touted himself as a very dis-criminating high fidelity enthusiast. Many years ago, he spent a fortune on a car sound system for a listen-ing environment that runs down the road at high speeds and is subject to all types of unwanted noises that interfere with the sound. It sure sounded great in the driveway! Was this true dedication to sound or was it a quest for the “best?”

Many years ago, I had a younger co-worker whose mantra was “top of the line.” He was feeling his oats in his first well-paying engineering job and he felt he needed, and could afford, the best of things. I suppose it is better to shoot high rather than low, but not always. I will admit that his new Stihl chainsaw convinced me to set my sights a little higher, at least when it came to chainsaws.

Everyone has their own sensi-bilities and I discovered a long time ago that the “best” is generally ac-companied by an inflated price that I can’t justify unless we are talking about items in the $10 range. “Best” is also often subjective, having no basis in actual fact and may be im-possible to quantify. One man’s best

can be another man’s nightmare. If you ask a man why he prefers a Ford truck to a Chevy, expect no better explanation than when you ask him why he votes the way he does. In other words, don’t even ask!

If you need bragging rights and that is what you are willing to pay for, then go on with your bad self! If you want value, you are almost always better served to look a little deeper. What is considered to be “second best” is almost always the superior value and is often the superior product. As with many things in life, the last little bit of improvement costs the most. In today’s throwaway world, it is even more likely that the most expensive item is a bad value.

As I was doing my research on high fidelity amplifiers, it was mind boggling to read the opinions of audiophiles. Some had absolutely no tolerance for equipment that was highly coveted by others. Amplifiers costing thousands of dollars apiece had fatal flaws when compared to some other models. I quit reading, figuring that I was just wasting time.

And then there is the wine factor. I know folks who are really into wine to the degree that they collect it, speculate on its price and keep their stocks in specially controlled cool-

ing units with backup generators to prevent a loss of power. These are the same people who would highly value certain wines that were bottled before you could even buy a refrig-erator. I love and appreciate good wine, but I am delighted when one of Charlotte’s wine boxes yields an especially good one. I have often just scratched my head when proudly offered a renowned and expensive wine that did not measure up in my mind to what came out of the box the night before. The most common trait of wines is that in a few minutes they are gone.

My “best” is an affordable, lasting product of high quality. Generally, these are “keepers,” items that have a long life if cared for, making them worth additional investment. This is where my af-finity for “secondhand” comes into play. Any non-perishable item of great quality, if maintained, will retain that quality until the original owner gets bored with it. When you remove the “new” label, you can often apply the “value” label in its place.

I consider myself lucky that I am not burdened with the acute hearing of the true audiophile or the taste buds of the true wine connoisseur. That also goes for the pride of those who need to show off the best of everything. I am content with my collection of things that I consider of high value.

Enough of this, I need to get back to eBay.

More later.

I’m usually okay with second best

By Scott MooneyhaM

Capitol Press Association

Sometimes even reporters with experience covering state government have trouble getting their minds around the fact that there exists an $86 billion pot of money that is largely controlled by a single elected official.

I spoke to one of those report-ers leaving a news conference last week. A state workers group, the State Employees Association of North Carolina, and a consultant that it had hired roundly con-demned that control.

The consultant, a fellow named Ted Siedle, referred to State Trea-surer Janet Cowell’s decision to put more of the $86 billion state employees pension fund into less traditional investments, like hedge funds, as a “heist.”

When much of the media ignores the pension fund and its operations, perhaps those who want the media’s attention feel compelled to use that kind of hyperbole.

Fortunately for the state pen-sioners, Cowell has neither heisted nor secreted off with their money.

Unfortunately for those pen-

sioners, it is unclear whether Siedle’s 147-page report will further or damage a legitimate debate about whether an invest-ment strategy that moves money from stocks and bonds into the non-traditional investments is a wise move.

The report raises some inter-esting questions that should be a part of that debate. They include whether investment management fees have been reported as they should be and why a public pen-sion fund, with its many resources, needs to rely on middlemen known as placement agents who in other states have been the subject of kickback schemes.

But the larger issue that remains—one that isn’t so sen-sational—is whether Cowell’s investment strategy is resulting in the fund getting the best bang for its buck.

The reason that question should be important to the larger public is because taxpayers could be on the hook for meeting a big-ger part of pension obligations when investment returns don’t meet predictions.

The issue of fees paid to outside investment managers, as the state’s former Chief Invest-

ment Officer Andy Silton has indicated, may be a red herring in some respects. After all, if a private equity firm is given $250 million to manage, beats larger market returns by 10 percent after fees, and collects $10 million for its work, who cares?

But what if you pay those high fees and are not getting that kind of return?

It’s whether the strategy is pay-ing off that ought to be the focus of anyone—state workers groups, pensioners, legislators—with an interest or oversight role in the pension fund.

The complaints about that strategy, legitimate as they might be, may ignore the predicament that Cowell faces.

To keep the pension fund solvent, she needs the returns that those non-traditional money managers promise. The other option is to push legislators for bigger annual contributions, a move that might well lead to the kind of backlash seen in other states that have begun scaling back pension benefits for public employees.

The question then becomes, which path represents real risk?

One person controls $86 billion pot

To the Editor:I have known Michael Lind-

say for more than a decade. My contact with him and his family is weekly. We worship together and serve together as church elders and on various church commit-tees. I know his parents, siblings, wife Nanette and his children Amy and Jared who are well man-nered and well grounded. Michael is a man who cherishes his family and instills ethics, family values and aspirations in his children by example, all of which “speaks” to his character.

He loves children as evi-denced in his vocation as a high school administrator and I have observed his interaction with

adults, but more importantly how he teaches and supervises children as youth leader for our church. What I do know is he loves people and is always will-ing to give of himself in service to others. He is very intelligent and a thinker who is innova-tive and meticulous in detailed analysis and planning.

As we face much uncertainty in our economy, Michael is the kind of person needed to plan for the future of Hoke County and will always consider what is best for citizens in all his deliberations. When elected, citizens of Hoke County will be the ultimate win-ners. New ideas, new thoughts and new initiatives are what Michael

will bring to the table to maximize tax dollars and enhance smart growth and sensible development. He possesses the attributes that are badly needed as we experience limited revenue and economic problems, which must be solved and resolved. Having spent 50 years of my life supervising people and currently serving as an elected politician, I am totally confident in his abilities and I do not hesitate in saying, Michael is the man for this season—Vote Michael Lindsay for County Commissioner and Move Hoke County Forward.

Bill CrispFayetteville, NC 28306

Believes Lindsay will serve county well

April 30, 2014 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C 3A

Obituaries

Standoff(Continued from page 1A)

Police BlotterRaeford Police reported the fol-

lowing recent incidents:

April 23Larceny, 100 block of West

Southern Avenue, victim Heather Michelle Ritch

Reckless driving to endanger, carrying a concealed handgun, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drugs deemed mis-branded, driving while intoxicated (drugs), West Prospect Avenue/North Magnolia Street, victim State of North Carolina. Police charged Mary Dove Ledwell, 45, of the 300 block of Webb Road in Lumberton.

Larceny, 200 block of South Main Street, victim Willie Hol-lingsworth

Larceny, 400 block of Aberdeen Road, victim Wilco-Hess Station

April 24Fraud – obtaining money/prop-

erty by false pretense, 1400 block of University Avenue, victim Sarah Subaran

Larceny, armed robbery, 100 block of Fayetteville Road, victim Dollar General

Simple physical assault, assault with a deadly weapon, 600 block of East Donaldson Avenue, vic-tim Kordell Donte Walker. Police charged Heather Charnice Nichol-son, 22, of the 100 block of Morrow Street in Hamlet.

April 25Breaking and entering, 300

block of South Main Street, victim Beatrice Rogers Jones

Larceny, 500 block of Aberdeen Road, victim Quick Stop #1

Larceny, burglary, 400 block of West Palmer Street, victim Sheila Anne Griner

April 26Simple physical assault, 100

block of Yadkin Trail, victim Teresa Richardson

Trespassing, 500 block of Harris Avenue, victim Bucktown Lounge

Injury to real property, 100 block of Meadows Lane, victim Tamekia Natasha Covington

Setting fire to woods and fields, Sawmill Road, victim State of North Carolina.

Shooting, Meadow Lane Apart-ments/Fulton Street. The investiga-tion into this case is ongoing.

Communicating threats, simple physical assault, second-degree trespassing, resisting, delaying or obstructing a law enforcement of-ficer, possession with intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance, 600 block of Laurinburg Road, victims State of North Carolina and Jameel Ahmad Sharhan. The investigation into this case is ongoing.

April 27Larceny, 600 block of Laurinburg

Road, victim Lucky Stop

Guthrie was also very intoxicated, Peterkin added.

The sheriff’s office CERT team, the local equivalent of a SWAT team, evacuated homes in the im-mediate vicinity and surrounded the house to try and take Guthrie into custody. The sheriff’s office trained negotiator stepped in to communicate with Guthrie, but he would not speak with law enforce-ment, Peterkin said.

“He would never answer the phone, he would never talk with the officer,” Peterkin said.

Ultimately, the sheriff decided not to send officers into the house to arrest Guthrie.

“We assessed the danger and we decided not to try and make entry of the home because we didn’t want to have to engage in any type of gunfire unless we absolutely had to,” Peterkin said. Given the situation, forcing an entry would probably have ended with either Guthrie or some of the officers – or both – being injured, he added.

“We backed off the scene to keep anybody from getting hurt,” Peterkin said.

With help from some of Guth-rie’s friends who were able to get inside the house, the authorities were able to simply wait until Guthrie started passing out from the alcohol he had consumed.

“He was very intoxicated and it got to a point where he couldn’t even stand up,” the sheriff said.

At that point, Guthrie’s friend was able to help authorities enter the house, and they took Guthrie into custody without any injury to him or to any of the officers. It was good that it ended that way because the situation “had the potential to become very, very serious,” Peter-kin said.

“He had weapons all over the entire house and he had the weapons strategically placed in the residence where any direction officers could have come in, he could have shot at them any time,” the sheriff said. Deputies seized about 10 weapons from the house, he said.

Guthrie was arrested for violat-ing the domestic violence order by calling his wife on the phone, plus communicating threats, Peterkin said. Guthrie was held under a $1 million bond.

James F. McPhaul Franklin R.Teal Clyde McInnis

Nathaniel Walker

Harry P. Walters

ber of Community United Methodist Church, which he helped build and where he served as treasurer for over 30 years.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Jean Walters; a son, Harry Walters Jr. and wife Barbara; a daughter, Melody Causey and husband Jimmie; four grandchildren, Matt, Mallory, Skylar and Savannah;

and two sisters, Jimmie Fulk and husband Waylon and O’Lee Bowen and husband Everette. He is also survived by his boxer, Brody.

The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25 at Community United Methodist Church with the Rev. Thomas Simpson officiat-ing. Interment was in the church cemetery.

McInnis, and son Billy McInnis. He is survived by his sons, Clyde

McInnis Jr., John McInnis, and Steve McInnis; his daughter, Margaret (Susie) Trudeau; grandchildren, Clyde “Billy” McInnis, Melena McInnis, Chris McInnis, Tyler Trudeau, Brittany Trudeau, Adam Trudeau, Shawna McInnis, Karen Boone, Mitch McInnis, Kathy Har-rison, and Shawn McInnis; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 2 at Crumpler Funeral Home, 131 Harris Avenue, Raeford.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at Dundarrach Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneral-home.com.

Nathaniel WalkerNathaniel “Tank”

C. Walker of Raeford died in his home on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the age of 83.

He was born in Wayne County on January 23, 1931 to the late William Wright Walker and Mablem Capps Walker. He was a member of Galatia Presbyterian Church, and proudly served in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his son, Na-thaniel Raymond Walker of New Jersey; his daughters, Eileen Marie Walker of Florida, and Patricia Ann Mazza of New Jersey; his brother, William Earl Walker and wife Gloria of New Jersey; his sister, Grace

Walker Gillis and husband William K. of Fayetteville; three grandchil-dren; and two great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 with full mili-tary honors at Galatia Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Shuford White officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Galatia Presbyte-rian Church Building Fund, 8800 Galatia Church Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304.

Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneral-home.com.

Mark A. ReadRetired Chief

Warrant Officer 2 Mark A. Read, 42, of Red Springs died Sat-urday, April 12, 2014.

He retired honorably from the U.S. Army 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) after 22 years of service.

He is the son of the late Edgar and Linda Read.

Survivors include his wife, Rocio (Ricki); daughter, Randi; son, Zeth; brother, Phil; and sisters, Carolina and Rebecca.

His Life Celebration was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26 in the Special Forces Association, Doc Bennett Road, Fayetteville.

Online condolences may be made at crumplerfuneralhome.com.

Harry P. WaltersHarry Pink (H.P.)

Walters Sr. died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hos-

pital at the age of 81.He was born March 6, 1933 in

Robeson County to the late Archie A. and Dora Prevatte Walters. He was also preceded in death by his brother Archie, and four sisters Ev-elyn, Gladys, Vera, and Eva.

He served in the U.S. Army. He was employed with Burlington Industries and Cambridge Arms Apartments before he retired. In his spare time, he loved gardening and trying to beat the largest peanut world record. He also loved bowling and fishing. He was a charter mem-

James F. McPhaulJames F. “Jimmy” McPhaul of

Raeford died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at UNC Hospital at the age of 64.

He was born in Cumberland County to the late John W. “Buck” and Johnnie Belle Sugg McPhaul on July 31, 1949. He was a graduate of both Hoke County High School and Pembroke State University, where he received a BS in Elementary Education.

He served for more than 25 years as president and co-owner of McLauchlin Hardware and Lock Company until the sale of the busi-ness in 1997. He was also a member of the Raeford Fire Department, a coach for his sons’ sports teams, and a longtime member of Raeford Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon. An avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman, he loved spending time in the woods of Hoke County and the waters around Holden Beach.

Survivors include two sons, James F. “Jay” McPhaul Jr. (Jessica) of West Hollywood, California, and Jeffery C. “Jeff” McPhaul (Lauren) of Tampa, Florida and their mother, Wanda C. McPhaul of Raeford; his brother, John W. McPhaul (Ann) of Shallotte; his sisters, Carol M. Sample of Newton, and Patricia M. Bingay (Tom) of Lewisville; and one grandson, Declan Gossett McPhaul of Tampa, Florida.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at Raeford Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Michael L. McGehee officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Raeford Presbyterian Church, 128 West Edinborough Avenue, Raeford, NC 28376.

Franklin R. TealFranklin R. Teal, 81, of Raeford

passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Born October 14, 1932, his par-ents named the newborn Franklin Roosevelt Teal in hopes of Franklin Roosevelt being elected president the following month.

He graduated from Hoke High

School in 1951 and Pembroke State College in 1962. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He worked in the banking and savings and loan business for over thirty years in Hoke County. He served on the Town Board of Raeford from 1965 to 1973, and was a member of the Raeford Presbyterian Church where he served on the session. He was known for his love of baseball, often recalling games, players, and plays from years past.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Flax Teal, and seven loving brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Beverly Teal of Raeford; a son, Jimmy Teal and wife Rebecca of Fayetteville; and a brother, Ted Teal of Laurinburg.

The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Monday at Raeford Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Michael L. McGehee officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Raeford Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 128 West Edinborough Avenue, Raeford, NC 28376.

Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneral-home.com.

Mamie L. LeggettMamie Lee Leggett, 70, of 802

West Southern Avenue died Satur-day, April 26, 2014.

Survivors include her daughters, Wanda, Tammy and Erica; a sister, Eleanor Isaac; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in Piney Grove MB Church. Burial will be held in McAllister family cemetery.

Clyde McInnisClyde McInnis, 99, of Palmetto,

Florida, formerly of Raeford, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014.

He was born in Hoke County in 1914 and moved to Manatee County in 1965. He was the owner of Snead Island Crab and Fish House and was a member of the Masons for more than 75 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Lessie

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District CourtRecent cases heard in Hoke

County District Criminal Court, Judge William C. McIlwain presiding:

April 22•Neil Arzate Acosta, 29, 28

Combine Drive, St. Pauls, driv-ing while license revoked (not revoked for impaired driving), prayer for judgment, court costs

•Sarah Jean Campbell, 43, 154 Yadkin Trail, Raeford, failure to stop at steady red light, prayer for judgment, court costs

•Elizabeth Carlos, 34, 10512 Rennert Road, Shannon, improper equipment—speedometer, $50 fine and court costs

•Anabel Carrillo-Camara, 24, 2485 Scurlock Road, Raeford, no operator’s license, prayer for judgment, court costs

•William Russell Stanley Da-vis, 29, 930 Reed St., Raeford, im-proper equipment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs

•Notoya Cherise Ellerbee, 31, 8613 Amish Drive, Fayetteville, unsafe passing in yellow line, $50 fine and court costs

•Moas Mohmoud Gouda, 23, 3190 Manning Drive, Charlotte, improper equipment—speedom-eter, $50 fine and court costs

•Kalia Ariel Hailey, 24, 108 Iris St., Raeford, simple assault,

20 days suspended, six months unsupervised probation, $50 fine and court costs, not to assault, threaten, harass or intimidate prosecuting witness; disorderly conduct, eight days in jail, credit for eight days served

•Kevin Marchal McLaughlin, 28, 808 Scott Currie Road, Ra-eford, driving while impaired, Level 5, 60 days suspended, 12 months probation, $100 fine and court costs, fees for driving while impaired, community service, not to operate a motor vehicle until properly licensed, not to use or possess any controlled substanc-es, submit to warrantless searches, random tests for same, transfer probation to Alamance County, may be transferred to unsuper-vised probation upon payment of all fines, fees and costs; driving while license revoked (revoked due to driving while impaired), possession of open container or consuming alcohol in passenger area, 45 days suspended, 12 months probation, $150 fine and court costs, not to use or possess any controlled substances, submit to warrantless searches, random tests for same, transfer proba-tion to Alamance County, may be transferred to unsupervised probation upon payment of all fines, fees and costs, judgments

consolidated•John Wesley McLean, 60, 321

S. Main St., Raeford, failure to stop at steady red light, $50 fine and court costs

•Debra Suzette McNair, 58, 7630 Southgate Road, Fayette-ville, improper equipment—speedometer, $50 fine and court costs; expired registration card/tag, voluntary dismissal

•Thadrieus Emanuel Monroe, 49, 923 N. Jackson St., Raeford, possession of drug paraphernalia, one day in jail, credit for one day served; carrying concealed weapon, voluntary dismissal

•Johnathan Arpelle Rogers, 21, 802 W. Southern Ave., Raeford, possession of drug paraphernalia, rear lamps violation, 20 days sus-pended, six months unsupervised probation, $75 fine and court costs, judgments consolidated; driving while license revoked, voluntary dismissal

•Kelly James Standish, 31, 612 Fourth St. Southwest, Conover, improper equipment—speedom-eter, $57 fine and court costs

•Edward Charles Steele Jr., 24, 327 Douglas St., Laurinburg, possession of drug paraphernalia, one day in jail, credit for one day served; possession of marijuana up to 1/2 ounce, voluntary dis-missal.

“Just that little bit makes a difference,” Dial said.

Anyone is welcome to start a Relay For Life team. Churches, schools, companies, and friends and family of people battling cancer are just a few of the groups that often make up Relay For Life, but any other group is welcome to come and join as well, Dial said.

The annual event kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday, June 20 with the introductory ceremony and the cancer survivor’s lap around the track. All cancer survivors who would like to take part in the survivor’s lap can register for the event beginning at 5 p.m. the day of Relay For Life.

The annual event raises thou-sands of dollars for cancer re-search and other programs to help those battling the disease. This year, the goal is to raise $35,000, organizer Andrea Branch said. Dial and Branch are serving as the Relay For Life co-chairs.

Last year, 32 teams of over 400 participants raised over $43,800 during the 2013 Hoke County Relay For Life, topping the 2012 total of $39,000.

Relay For Life is held in late June due to the availability of the stadium. The Relay organizers set the date for after school is out, working with the school system’s

schedule.

Lighting the darkOne of the biggest features of

Relay For Life is the evening lumi-naria ceremony. After night falls on the track, the lights go down to reveal the glowing candles in the luminarias. The announcer then reads the list of each name for each of the luminarias. The luminarias are meant to memorialize those lost to cancer and honor others who have battled or continue to battle the disease.

The luminarias are for sale for $10. The luminarias can also be given to caregivers as well as cancer survivors and those who have died of cancer, Dial said.

People interested in support-ing Relay For Life can also buy a rose bush for $25 or a tiki torch for $30. People who purchase rose bushes or tiki torches are welcome to take them home after the luminary service.

Relay For Life is still accept-ing corporate sponsorships. The corporate sponsorships start at $100. Corporate sponsors get their names on the Relay For Life t-shirt and also receive advertisement at the Relay For Life event in June.

To register a team, visit the Hoke County Relay For Life website by going to http://relay.acsevents.org/ and searching for

Hoke County. People interested in volunteering or getting involved in other ways can come to the next team meeting, set for May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hoke County Public Library.

So far this year, 15 teams and 154 participants have raised $1,786.91 for Relay For Life, according to the sign-up website. People interested in donating to the efforts can also donate through the website. The House of Ra-eford, McLauchlin Mustangs and Galilee Baptist Church are just a few of the teams already signed up to participate.

The event also has a Facebook page called “Relay For Life of Hoke County.”

For more information about Relay For Life or ways to get involved, contact Dial at 910-964-3617 or Branch at 910-827-9806.

RaffleAdditionally, the Hoke County

Relay For Life team is also selling raffle tickets for three large prizes. The grand prize is a Husqvarna zero-turn lawnmower, the first prize is a Stihl trimmer and the second prize is a Wilmington Cape Fear Classic grill. The tickets are $10 and the raffle will be drawn at 11 p.m. on June 20. Tickets are available through the Relay For Life organizers.

early voting period.Typically, the midterm elec-

tions, which take place in years where there is not a presidential election, see much lower voter turnout to the polls.

So far, Shook said, there haven’t been any problems with the voting sites or voting process. A few people have been confused about some of the voting laws, such as how voter assistance works, but the poll workers are there to explain things for voters.

This year, in accordance with new voting laws, the poll workers are required to ask about voters’ identification. Identification is not required to vote in this year’s primary or general election but will be required to vote in the 2016 election.

A state program requires poll workers to ask voters who are cast-ing a ballot in this election whether they have identification that will allow them to vote in 2016. If they do not have proper I.D., the poll workers are supposed to take down information to help provide those voters with details on how

to obtain qualifying identification for the 2016 election.

One-stop voting runs until Saturday, May 3. The primary election will be held Tuesday, May 6.

The one-stop early voting sites in Hoke County are at the county office building on Main Street in downtown Raeford and at the Rockfish Community Building. The voting sites will be open for one-stop early voting for a total of 191 hours, with the sites open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. The regular primary election sites will open Tuesday, May 6 for the primary election day.

Most local races are unopposed with the county commissioners race a notable exception. Two Re-publican candidates and 10 Dem-ocrat candidates vie for the three seats on the board up for election. Both Republican candidates will automatically go on to represent their party in the November election, while primary voters will select their top choices from among the Democrats to send on to the general election. The state

Senate District 21 race is also contested, with four Democrats running including Hoke native Sen. Ben Clark III, Billy King, Sylvia Adamczyk and Eronomy Mohammed Smith.

If necessary, the county will hold a second primary in the summer. The Board of Educa-tion filing period opens July 7 and runs until August 4. The Soil and Water Conservation Board filing period will run from June 9-July 7.

One-stop voting for the general election begins Thursday, October 23 and runs through Saturday, November 1. The general election is Tuesday, November 4.

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lots and endorse candidates. Churches that endorse political candidates are in danger of los-ing their tax-exempt status, but violations of that law are rarely prosecuted.

Signs too big?Another rumor floating around

the county is that some of the candidates’ political signs are too big. City, county and state regula-tions govern how big campaign signs can be depending, in some situations, on the sign placement. The sources that called into The News-Journal specifically said that some of the signs belonging to commission candidate Allen Thomas and incumbent Sheriff Hubert Peterkin were too large and must be taken down.

Peterkin said that his signs meet city and county regulations and are within the maximum size limit. No one has asked him to take his signs down, he said. After running for office multiple times, he’s familiar with the regulations governing campaign sign size and checked with the relevant agencies to make sure he was up-to-date on those regulations before putting his campaign signs up for the election, the sheriff said.

Commission candidate Thom-as said that after looking into the matter, he will be taking down some of his larger campaign signs.

County Planner Robert Far-rell said he has spoken with one candidate about some of his or her signs, and said that if other signs break the county’s zoning ordinances, no one has informed him of it yet. There may have been some confusion over the matter due to the multiple ordinances at the city, county and state level governing campaign sign sizes, the planner said.

The county Board of Elections office is not the entity responsible for enforcing city, county or state ordinances governing campaign sign sizes, Elections Director Caroline Shook said. The govern-ing body that put the ordinance in place is responsible for enforcing the sign sizes.

Photos covered up?Several people have asked

about the photographs of the commissioners in the county building’s meeting room, where the one-stop early voting is tak-ing place. The room always has photos of the sitting commission members on the wall inside frames. However, elections director Caroline Shook said, there cannot be any photos of candidates running for office in the room where voting is taking place. As there are two county commission incumbents – Tony Hunt and Jean Powell – running for reelection, their photos had to be removed or covered up so voters could not see them. There is also a photo of former com-missioner Charles Daniels, who is now running for reelection, that had to be covered. Shook reported that she covered up the photos with posters that would have had to be hung in the room anyway.

Campaign rules?The rule about campaigning

at voting sites remains the same: candidates cannot stump for votes within 50 feet of the room where voting is taking place. That includes campaign signs. At the

county building that space stops at the parking lot so the signs placed there are legal, officials re-ported. One story reported that in a previous year elections officials once made a candidate move his vehicle from the county parking lot during voting because the vehicle had a bumper sticker on it that advertised his campaign.

Photo I.D.?The following information is

quoted directly, word for word, from the North Carolina State Board of Elections website:

Beginning in 2016, North Carolina will require voters to show a photo identification (photo ID) when they present to vote in person. This change is a result of the Voter Information Verification Act or “VIVA” (S.L. 2013-381). Until 2016, most vot-ers will not be required to show any form of identification when they vote.”

There are certain voters who are required to show some form of identification when they pres-ent to vote – either “in person” or when voting “by mail.” First-time voters who at the time of their initial voter registration did not provide their North Carolina driver license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number, or who provided a number that could not be validated, will be required to show identification when they vote. This identification does not have to be a photo ID.

The requirement for first-time voters to show identification is a requirement of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, a federal law not unique to North Carolina. Acceptable forms of HAVA ID include a current and valid photo identification; or a copy of one of the following documents that show the name and address of the voter: a cur-rent utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document.

First-time voters who are required to show HAVA ID will have been notified of this re-quirement by their county board of elections. If these voters do not bring an acceptable form of identification when they pres-ent to vote, they will be given a provisional ballot.

The voter must then submit a copy of one of the acceptable forms of HAVA ID noted above to their county board of elec-tions before the date set for the county canvass of the election in which they voted provisionally. The instructions provided to the provisional voter will explain the exact date and time by which the HAVA ID must be submitted. If the voter fails to provide the county board of elections with acceptable HAVA ID, the voter’s provisional ballot will not be counted.

Beginning with the 2014 pri-mary, county boards of elections will begin educating voters about the new photo ID requirements as voters present to vote during the early voting period or on the

day of the primary or election. All voters will be asked whether they have acceptable photo ID and for those voters who indicate they do not have acceptable photo ID, the voter will be asked to sign an acknowledgement they do not have any form of photo ID that will be acceptable for purposes of voting. Voters may also complete an online survey to inform us that they do not have acceptable photo ID. Using these resources, the State Board of Elections and the county boards of elections will reach out to these voters to ensure they can obtain proper photo ID before 2016.

(The preceding information was taken directly from http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Voter-Id)

Voter assistance?Some people question wheth-

er it’s legal for someone to assist a voter in voting. According to state law, “a qualified voter seeking assistance in an election shall, upon arriving at the voting place, request permission from the chief judge to have assistance, stating the reasons.” There are specific rules governing who and why voters can request assistance in voting, including physical dis-ability, illiteracy or blindness. The voter is entitled to help from a relative such as a spouse, sibling, child or grandchild, in-law, step-parent or stepchild, according to the state statute. A voter may also request assistance from the chief judge, one of the judges or one of the assistants. They can provide aid to a voter as long as the assistant is not prohibited due to other regulations, but only at the voter’s request.

“A person rendering assis-tance to a voter in an election shall be admitted to the voting booth with the voter being as-sisted,” with state rules requir-ing that “the person rendering assistance shall not in any man-ner seek to persuade or induce any voter to cast any vote in any particular way,” “the person rendering assistance shall not make or keep any memorandum of anything which occurs within the voting booth,” and “the per-son rendering assistance shall not, directly or indirectly, reveal to any person how the assisted voter marked ballots, unless the person rendering assistance is called upon to testify in a judi-cial proceeding for a violation of the election laws.”

Leaving early?Another rumor is that some

local elected representatives might step down after the elec-tion. The sources asking The News-Journal about this rumor specifically asked about Clerk of Court candidate Evelyn McLeod and Register of Deeds Camille Hearst. McLeod, the incumbent Clerk of Court who is running unopposed, said that is not true and she plans to serve out her entire term after the election. Hearst’s term is not up until 2016 and she said she does not plan to step down from office.

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By hal nunn

Sports writer

SandHoke Early College High School hosted its 3rd Annual SHECHS Golf Tournament at Deer-croft Golf Club on Saturday, April 12. The first place team, made up of Ronnie Cameron, William John-son, Tommy Strickland and Terry Ludlum, came from Raeford Oil. The second place team was Team Leach, made up of Dooie Leach, Leah Leach, Chad Hodgin and Josh Hunter. The third place team was the team of Brian Stephens, Wayne Francis, Steve Oldham and Tommy Duty. The tournament serves as a funding source for student activities at SandHoke Early College High School.

Bayonet at Puppy CreekEach week, Bayonet at Puppy

Creek hosts a Wednesday Shootout tournament beginning at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $20 plus green and cart fee. The Pro Shop creates the teams based on handicap. On Fridays, there is a Friday Skins game starting at 2 p.m. and the cost is $25 plus green and cart fee.

Wednesday Shootout results from last week: First place winners were Chris Collins, Richard Cook, John Hudson and Mitchell Sports who shot a 2-under. Tied for second were the team of Larry Hardy, Loren Beahm, Gene Carter and George Blankenship and the team of Sean Burke, JD Godwin, Earl Swan, and Robert Burrus with a score of even. Third place was Eli Villanueva, Chuck Latham, Mike Sutton and Jeff Lunsford.

Upland TraceEach week, Upland Trace Golf

Course hosts Saturday morning groups beginning at 9 a.m. and 10

The team of Dooie Leach (right), Leah Leach (not pictured), Chad Hodgin (not pictured) and Josh Hunter (left) finished in second place in the SandHoke Early Col-lege High School 3rd Annual SHECHS Golf Tournament. The winning team was from Raeford Oil and was made up of Ronnie Cameron, William Johnson, Tommy Strickland and Terry Ludlum. Their photo was not available.

The team of Steve Oldham (left to right), Brian Stephens, Tommy Duty and Wayne Francis came in third place in the SandHoke Early College High School 3rd Annual SHECHS Golf Tournament.

a.m. On Sundays, it hosts a morning group at 9 a.m. and an afternoon group at 1 p.m. The cost is $25 to play in a group.

Last week, Saturday morning group winners were Huse Lowery, Steve Jumbelick and Guy Wall. The Saturday “Pack” group win-ners were Keith Jackson, Brandon

Jackson, Richard Cook and Ed Bailey. The Sunday morning group winners were Don Frykholm, Al Smith, Dixie Musselwhite and Ray McLemore. The Sunday afternoon group winners were Mike Summers, Ken Bullock and Neil Holland. The teams are placed according to handicaps.

Daniels wins Guard of the Year, 1st teamSakellie Daniels of Hoke County has been selected Guard of the Year and first team honors in the European Basketball League, Team Utena in Lithuania.

Meet the CoachThe Hoke County Touchdown Club and the Athletic Depart-ment are holding a Meet the Coach night this Thursday, May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Media Center at Hoke High. The purpose of this meeting is to meet new head football coach Tom Paris and to kick off the efforts of the Touchdown Club.

Paul D. Rafferty Celebration of LifeThere will be a Celebration of Life for Paul D. Rafferty, a local man who passed away a few years back. He was an avid skydiver and a member of the Golden Knights Parachute Team at the Raeford Airport. The fundraising event will benefit the Temple University Burn Center. The event begins at 2 p.m. this Saturday, May 3 at PK Airpark off Doc Brown Road in Raeford.

Diamond Elite 12U softball team wins first tournamentThe Diamond Elite 12U softball team from Hoke County won its first USSSA tournament champi-onship this past weekend in Clayton. Two weeks ago, the team came in third place in Dillon, South Carolina in an “Elite” tournament and defeated the Hope Mills team in the process. The Hoke team has recently moved up and is playing mostly 11-year-olds in the 12-under league. The team members are Jenna Saunders (front row, left to right), Skye Hammond, Abby Dover and Haley Pait; second row: Rayne Nolan, Ri’Ana Green, MacKenzie Peters, Alicia Rodriguez and Haleigh Line; back row: Coach Jimmie Saunders, Lydia Walker, Coach Jason Line, Ina Womack and Coach Jamie Dover.

By hal nunn

Sports writer

Rockfish Motorsports Speed-way, “The Rock” of Hoke, held its Riding With A Legend Night last Saturday and inducted Larry Long as the inaugural member of the Rockfish Motorsports Speed-

way Hall of Fame. Approximately 275 people were in attendance at the speedway located off Lindsay Road in Raeford to enjoy the rac-ing action and honor Mr. Long.

The early racing action went well with practice and qualify-ing; however, as the new lighting system was recently installed, a

Larry Long was the guest of honor and the inaugural inductee into the Rockfish Motorsports Speedway Hall of Fame last Saturday afternoon in Hoke County. Larry is seen here doing what he does best - announcing the racing action as the Public Address Announcer at Rockfish Motorsports Speedway.

Larry Long stands in front of a sign the track had made for him with some of his “Larry-Isms”. Mr. Long is known for his funny but true clichés, such as “Common Sense Ain’t Common No More” and “Sometimes the Debits and Credits Don’t Add Up”.

Larry Long is inaugural HOF inducteebelt on the generator powering the lights broke and the evening of racing under the lights was not completed. The Pro Go Karts and Dash For Cash events were completed. The top finishers in Pro Go Karts were First Place-Josh Gomez, Second Place-Josh McPherson and Third Place-Robert Shrauger. In the Dash For Cash for the 270cc Micros, Gary Jacobsen took home first place, Brittany Trogdin took home sec-

ond place and Andy Brock took home third. In the 600cc Micros, Tommy Swain from Danville, Virginia took home top honors and Roger Lawson finished second while Bronzie Lawson finished third.

This weekend, the gates open at 11 a.m. with practice starting at 1 p.m., drivers’ meeting at 2 p.m. and racing starting at 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.rockfish-motorsports.com.

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6A THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. April 30, 2014

By cathaRin ShepaRd

Staff writer

A FirstHealth express clinic constructed and opened in 2012 will be closing its doors and mov-ing to the new FirstHealth hospital, officials said.

The FirstCare convenient care center located by the Walmart on Fayetteville Road in Raeford will be closing at that location as of this Wednesday. The center will reopen Saturday, May 3 at a new location at the Hoke hospital.

“In the continuing consolidation of FirstHealth services in Hoke County, the FirstCare convenient care service will be moving from its current location in front of Walmart to the FirstHealth Physician Offices and Specialty Center building at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hos-pital-Hoke Campus,” the hospital system said in a statement.

The name of the service is changing to FirstHealth Convenient Care, officials reported.

Medical director Dr. Lisa Cowan

said the change in location will help offer better access for patients.

“We will still provide excellent patient care for episodic and acute issues; however, we will be in the same location as some of our sub-specialists, including orthopaedics, cardiology and ENT,” she said in a statement. “We will have better access to advanced imaging as well as labs, which will enhance our ca-pabilities to provide the services our patients need. Our close proximity to the emergency department is also an added benefit for those patients who come to us but need a higher level of care. These changes will allow us to continue to provide the already high quality of care provided by FirstHealth.”

The walk-in clinic is meant to offer a variety of non-emergency services, including treatment for ear and eye infections, insect bites and stings, sore throat, minor burns, cold and influenza symptoms, bronchi-tis, wheezing and asthma attacks, strep throat, nose bleeds, nausea and vomiting. The care center is

one way of keeping patients from having to go to the emergency room with minor complaints, officials said when the first center opened.

The FirstHealth Convenient Care clinic hours will be 12-8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Cowan will serve as the medical director of the Convenient Care center in Raeford as well as new, similar care programs in Richmond and Moore counties.

This is the second express clinic to move from the Walmart location farther out into the county. Cape Fear Valley had a convenient care clinic inside the Walmart for some time but then closed it and now has services provided at Health Pavilion Hoke, which will be the site of that hospital system’s new 41-bed hospital. Officials expect to complete the Cape Fear Valley Hospital later this year.

FirstHealth officials did not say what will happen with the existing building in front of Walmart.

FirstHealth express clinic moving out to hospital

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Raeford United Methodist Church is reaching out to the community to offer special events during the first Good Neighbor Festival.

The festival runs from Friday, May 2 through Sun-day, May 4 with local events scheduled for each day. On Friday, there will be a silent auction followed by a live auction at J.W. McLauchlin

Elementary School. Saturday will offer the

Good Neighbor 1K and 5K road races through the city of Raeford, an indoor yard sale at the Raeford UMC fellowship hall, activities on the church grounds on Main Street, live music at the Hoke County li-brary amphitheater, plus a dog show and military appreciation event at the amphitheater.

There will also be a car show from 1-4 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Raeford.

Sunday will feature a special Good Neighbor camp-ground meeting worship service at 11 a.m. at the Hoke County Public Library amphi-theater, followed by a picnic at noon on the church grounds.

For more information, con-tact the church at 875-2111.

Good Neighbor Festival brings 5K and more

Hoke County born-and-raised musician Ebony Peterkin, known nationally and internationally as Ladysticks, is bringing Motown music home just before she sets off for her own performance schedule out of state.

Peterkin, who has performed with many musical groups and also has a busy solo career as a drummer, has frequently toured overseas performing in places like Thailand, Macau and China. Now, she’s partnering with the New Life Church Performing Arts Academy to pay tribute to the legends of Motown, inspire young local musicians and help raise funding for the academy.

A number of local artists will perform Motown Live this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the New Life Performing Arts Academy,

located on Hoke Loop Road. Tickets are available for $15, with all proceeds going to benefit the academy’s programs. The eve-ning will feature the first recital of Peterkin’s young voice and percussion students.

Ladysticks and many other local artists, including the Gram-my award-winning K.J. Scriven --– who grew up in Fayetteville and has relatives in Hoke County – will be performing at the event. Priscilla Locklear will perform as Lena Horne, Derek Jermaine will perform as Lionel Richie, T.J. Peterkin will perform a Beatles tribute, the Sandhills Soul Crooners will perform as Motown, and Shameia Gardin Crawford will perform as Billie Holiday.

After the special performance

Saturday, Peterkin herself is set to head out of state for her own musical pursuits.

For more information, call 603-4347. Tickets are available now.

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Called Into Action’s first fishing fundraiser was a success, said its di-rector Suzanne Maness. “Thanks to everyone who participated, donated, and volunteered to make this event successful for the youth and their families,” she said.

“Parents asked us when we were having another one and some

suggested one in the spring and the fall,” Maness said. “We will be host-ing another one, because everyone involved had so much fun.”

The money raised by “Fishing for SUCCESS” will help support Called Into Action’s C.I.A. (Chal-lenging, Inspiring, and Action-packed) Youth Summer Camp

beginning the week of June 23-27 from 9 a.m.-noon. There will be more information to follow in the weeks to come.

If you would like more informa-tion about Called Into Action, please visit its website at www.calledinto-action.org or call Suzanne Maness at (910) 476-8070.

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