. Rolling thunder
Dark clouds and thunderstorms like this one over
Raeford have been moving into Hoke County on an
almost daily basis dumping more than 10 inches of
rain on the area. The storms were predicted Tues
day to subside until next Sunday.
...DSS fraud cases investigated
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available, he said.
There is no local match needed
for the money.
"We think there is a need here,"
said Witherspoon.
Most of the money will be
available to single parent
households were that parent
works, he said.
The director said that Hoke
County was allocated a large por
tion of funds because of the pover
ty level in the county and because
in past years, the program has been
administered well and still needed
more money.
New officers were elected at the
board meeting.
Hoke County Commission Vice
Chairman Neill McPhatter was re
elected Chairman of the DSS
Board.
Stephanie MfFayden was elected
as vice-chairman.
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case, is unsure of when a hearing
may be, he said Tuesday.
"If you have a bunch of people
going after this thing, it will take a
long time," Jernigan said.
"I sit in the role of ad
ministrative law judge," Jernigan
said, explaining his role in the pro
cess.
A private attorney by profes
sion, Jernigan was selected from a
pool at the state level to hear the
case, he said.
Jernigan will preside over all
pre-trail hearings.
The two companies will present
evidence to him, and he will make
a recommendation to the DHR
and Wilkerson, said Jernigan.
"My decision is not binding,"
he said.
Even the location of the hearing
is not decided, he said.
"More likely than not, the hear
ing will be in Hoke County," he
said.
It apparently will not make any
difference where the hearing is
conducted since testimony for
public support behind either com
pany will mean little, said Jer
nigan.
Public officials from Raeford
and Hoke County fought for Britt
haven to be granted the certificate
of need during the. Cardinal hear
ing.
Raeford City Manager Tom
Phillips and Hoke County
Manager William Cowan have
be^n quoted as saying that
Autumn Care did nothing to pro
mote themselves to area residents.
Even an Autumn Care
spokesman, Doug Suddreth said:
"We didn't do a good job with
public relations. I realize that."
"As far as I'm concerned, it
(public sentiment) would not have
any bearing. I don't know that it
should," said Jernigan.
Although a public hearing was
held before Cardinal Health made
a recommendation for the cer
tificate of need, state officials say
the influence of the public was
minimal.
After a decision is made by the
local health agency and that con
clusion sent to the state, appeal
processes, even within the Cer
tificate of Need Section, do not
consider public opinion.
In a previous interview, Lee
Hoffman, DHR Project Analyst
for the Division of Facility Services
said: "When I do a case, I start
from ground zero."
"I don't want to be biased in my
decisions," she said.
Hoffman did admit she read let
ters sent to her by local officials
supporting one company, but said
that they were only one criterion
considered in her decision.
According to the state officials
involved with the case, the further
the final decision gets from the
local level, the less influence the
public has.
New doctor opens Hoke practice
Dr. George B. Barth II has
entered the Raeford community
and started his first practice in
Hoke County.
Commonly known as "Skip,"
Dr. Barth recently became the
associate of Dr. Robert G. Town
send.
Barth and his wife Debbie have
recently moved to Raeford from
Long Island, New York, he said.
It seems the new doctor is just
getting started in a number of ways
in Raeford.
He was married three months
ago, he said.
Barth, who broke the tradition
of a four generation military fami
ly that includes two generals, did
his undergraduate work at the
University of Colorado at Boulder
where he graduated with honors
and as a Phi Beta Kappa in 1978.
He majored in molecular
biology, he said.
He was graduated in 1982 from
the New Jersey Medical School in
Newark.
Barth's three-year internship
was served in Bay Shore, New
York.
Debbie is a Registered Nurse
specializing in neo-natal care.
She is working at Cape Fear
Valley Medical Center with a new
ly established program at the
hospital.
She attended Rhode Island Col
lege.
According to Barth, he chose
Townsend out of the many choices
he had because of the up-to-date
facilities the Raeford doctor of
fers.
Neither of the Barths have ever
lived in the Carolinas.
Dr. George Barth
...Break-ins plague county residents
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to the matter, reports say.
Last Thursday, the Raeford
Garden Restaurant reported a
break-in.
Taken was $50 out of a cash
register and some food, reports
say.
Carl Scott Bowers reported a
break -in at his home on August 22.
According to reports, entry was
gained when someone broke a win
dow and unlocked a door to the
house.
Closets and drawers in the house
were gone through.
Taken from the house was $240
in cash, reports say.
Bruce Holland reported the
August 21 theft of a utility trailer.
The trailer was taken out of his
yard and was reportedly worth
$450. "
Marvin Stubbs reported a break
in at his house on August 20.
A .12-guage shotgun and $50 in
cash was taken, reports say.
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EDUCATION
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Adult High School (AHS)
Adult Basic Education classes are for adults 18 years of age or
older who have less than an eighth grade education. Basic sub
jects of reading, writing and arithmetic are offered. Instruction is
also given in consumer education, health, family relations and
preparation for the world of work.
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