Hoke County deputies asking for help in 2023 homicide cold case
HOKE COUNTY, NC (WMBF) - The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information in a homicide cold case from three years ago. On August 9, 2023, deputies responded to a cardiac arrest call at the 300 block of D. Cunningham Lane in Hoke County. Authorities said life saving...
Vehicle flips, driver trapped in Southern Pines collision
A Southern Pines collision left one driver trapped in their vehicle Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were dispatched to a rollover at the intersection of Pinehurst Avenue and U.S. 1 in Southern Pines around 12:50 p.m. and arrived to find a Toyota on its side. Authorities on scene told Sandhills Sentinel...
Baby dies after dog mauling in Bladen County
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A baby under 6 months old was mauled to death by a dog at a home in Tar Heel on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call regarding the animal attack at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5.
For 40 years, Pizza Palace has remained Fayetteville’s dining room
When 101-year-old Betty Probst died this past December, her daughter Debbie Hager did the only honorable thing to send her off. She took her out for pizza. After the funeral, Tammie Shelton Brown, Pizza Palace’s longest-running employee, draped one of Hager's mother's sweaters over the chair the family matriarch sat in
$78 million Hoke County High School opens its doors, backed by NC Lottery funding
RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — A new chapter is beginning for thousands of Hoke County students. School leaders and county officials cut the ribbon Thursday on the new Hoke County High School in Raeford. The $78 million state-of-the-art facility is designed to serve the county’s growing student population. More...
Midland Road Construction to Bring Daytime Lane Closures
Drivers traveling between Southern Pines and Pinehurst should prepare for periodic daytime lane closures as the next phase of Midland Road construction begins later this month. The North Carolina Department of Transportation says preliminary work has been completed along the busy Moore County corridor. Crews have insta
Southern Pines to Hold Grand Opening for New Town Hall
The Town of Southern Pines will invite residents inside its new town hall for a public grand opening and drop-in open house on Thursday, August 13. The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. and give visitors an opportunity to tour the approximately 21,000-square-foot Southern Pines Town Hall, meet town employees and learn mo
Hoke County Schools holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new high school building
Today, Aug. 6, Hoke County Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new building at Hoke County High School. “As the Chamber of Commerce, we know that one of the greatest investments a community can make is in its people, and this new high school is an investment in the future of Hoke County. To everyone who help
Arrest made in Jackson Hamlet double homicide
A man has been arrested and charged with murder more than four months after a double homicide in the Jackson Hamlet community, according to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Ronnie Fields said Vincent Earl McCrae, 38, of Aberdeen, was arrested Aug. 5 and charged with one count of...
Fayetteville residents urge city council to ban data centers
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Fayetteville residents are turning up the pressure on city leaders to stop proposed data center projects, arguing the facilities could strain the city’s water resources and put corporations ahead of residents. Several residents packed Fayetteville City Council chambers this week, calling for
