The News-Journal

26/09/2025

Potential for heavy rain through this weekend and we're keeping a close eye on the tropics!

25/09/2025

25/09/2025

25/09/2025

Our annual festival guide comes out next Wednesday, October 1st, 2025!
Contact our office to place your advertisement in one of our most popular and award winning special publications of the year!
Office: 910-875-2121

24/09/2025

Is there something you want to ask the City of Raeford Mayor and City Council candidates? Drop your questions below and we’ll add the best ones in the questionnaires going out to them by the end of the week! **PLEASE NOTE** The Raeford City Council and Mayor are not in charge of County matters or School District matters. There are no county commission or school board seats up for election this year, ONLY City of Raeford positions.

24/09/2025

Deadline approaching!

🚨🎉 Parade Deadline Alert! 🎉🚨

The NC Fall Festival Parade is almost here, and the sign-up deadline is October 6! 🏃‍♀️💨 Don’t miss your chance to be part of the excitement on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM!

✨ Floats, cars, walkers, dance teams, schools, churches, sports teams & more—this is YOUR time to shine down Main Street!

📩 Applications are available at the NC Fall Festival Office or by email: [email protected]
☎️ Questions? Call us at 910-904-2424

Let’s make this year’s parade the BIGGEST and BEST yet! 🎺🥁🚗🍁

24/09/2025

1st Conference win for the Boys Bucks Soccer team.
Hoke 5 - 2 Overhills

24/09/2025

Hoke County High School bus drivers, 1957

21/09/2025

Hoke County High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is this Friday, September 26, at 5:00 pm. Purchase your banquet dinner ticket Hoke County Schools https://gofan.co/app/school/NC1061 The News-JournalSports Blast

20/09/2025

🚨MISSING RUNAWAY JUVENILE🚨

The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating, juvenile, Brooklynn Richardson.

DOB: 1/19/2011
Height: 5’5
Weight: 140 lbs
​ Race/Sex: White/Female
Hair Color/ Red/ Burgundy Hair

Last Seen Wearing: Black T- shirt, Black sweat pants, Black Crocs
Brooklyn Richardson has a nose piercing on both sides of nose and a tattoo on her right middle finger “LLJ”


On September 19th, 2025, Hoke County Deputies responded to 6001 Fayetteville Road in reference to a runaway juvenile. Last seen this morning at 8:15am getting on school bus. School bus app notified her bus arrived at her home at 4:10pm. Brooklynn did not get off the bus. Stores Brooklyn has been known to visit frequently are local Raeford Walmart, McDonald’s, and has been seen in Kirwin Village Community subdivision.

If anyone has information regarding Brooklyn Richardson’s whereabouts please call 911 immediately and or contact the Hoke County Sheriff's Office at (910)875-5111.

20/09/2025

🎪🍁 BIG NEWS, FRIENDS! 🍁🎪

You asked… we answered… and it’s official — we are SOLD OUT for vendors at the 2025 NC Fall Festival! 🙌✨

From food trucks 🍔🌮 to arts & crafts 🎨🪵, and everything in between, Main Street Raeford is going to be PACKED with all the fun, flavors, and festival magic you love! 🎶🎉

Mark your calendars 🗓️ — Saturday, October 18th • 9–4 PM — and get ready to stroll, shop, eat, dance, and celebrate with us!

💛 THANK YOU to all our vendors for filling this year’s lineup! We cannot wait to see you all!