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The ews Journal Hoke Count3^s newspaper since 1905 No.44Vol.lll Raeford & Hoke County n.c. Wednesday, January 4,2017 Facilities a priority for schools in 2017 By Catharin Shepard Staff writer Last year saw some “tremen dous successes” for local students and teachers, while facility needs will continue to be the biggest issue for the school system in the coming year, Hoke County Schools officials reported. “2016 was a great year for Hoke County Schools. We experienced some tremendous successes that validated the outstanding work our teachers and students are doing in our classrooms,” Hoke County Schools Superintendent Dr. Freddie Williamson said. “ As we move forward, a primary area of focus remains on the growth of Hoke County and our resultant facility needs.” There were several major de velopments in 2016 in the options Hoke County students have in the classroom. Beginning in August, all students from kindergarten to high school received either an iPad or a laptop free of charge to their family as part of a program called “Hoke County Schools Amplify.” The devices are leased to the students throughout the school year and teachers have worked to incorporate the devices into their lessons. Initially, only high school students were allowed to sign out the devices and take them home, (See SCHOOLS, page 4) Failed to slow One person was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon in one of the first wrecks of 2017 on Highway 401 in Hoke County. A pickup truck driven by Karla Edwards of Hope Mills slowed near the intersection of 401 and Johnson Mill Road for an ambulance with lights and siren on, and driver Elizabeth Lewis of Spring Lake failed to stop in time and ran into the back of Edwards’ truck, according to a report from the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Lewis was charged with failure to reduce speed. (Ken MacDonald photo) Man awaiting trial in fatal wreck dies A man charged with al legedly eausing a wreck that killed three people in Hoke County two years ago has died while waiting for the case to go to court. Matthew Allen English, 33, died December 23 at his home on Sugar Pine Lane in Pinehurst. English was aecused The accident in 2015. of causing an accident on August 17, 2015 that killed former Robeson County Commissioner Tommy Wellington, 84; his wife, Joyce Wellington, 69; and his son, Jamie Wellington, 55. Joyce Wellington’s sister, 55-year-old Gail Prescott, was in the car with the family and survived the crash after receiving emer gency care at EirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. English was not seriously injured in the wreck, which happened about hve miles outside of Raeford near the intersection of Highway 211 and Poole Road. English reportedly drove (See ENGLISH, page 4) This Week Commission meeting rescheduled Page 2 Look for this symbol to find stores that sell The News-Journal From the organization’s Facebook page. Follow US on Facebook www.thenews-journal.com www.raefordnj.com Helicopter pilot vets to take part in parade at inauguration Several local veterans will take part in the 58th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Janu ary 20 as part of the North Carolina Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. The association plans to trailer six Viet- nam-era helicopters to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration, according to John Leandro, a member of the NCVHPA. A group of 40 pilots who served in Vietnam will be seated within the helicopters. The NCVHPA has worked for over 25 (See HELICOPTERS, page 8) New Year resolution Don Earl Bullard says he plans to catch plenty more fish like these in 2017 to give to elderly people. He caught these in 45 minutes using bass minnows last week at his pond off N.C. 21 I (Ken MacDonald photo) Smoke shop raid ends in arrest The BlazingVape store on south Main. Investigators with the Hoke County Sheriffs Office seized video poker ma chines and drug paraphernalia at a local smoke shop last week, arrested one man and are seeking another on various related charges. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit executed a search warrant December 29 at the Blazing Vape & Smoke Shop located at 228 South Main Street in Raeford. “An investigation was opened after complaints were received about drug para phernalia and video poker machines being operated at the location,” according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. (See SMOKE SHOP, page 8) Spilled hot tea sends child to bum unit A one-year-old child suffered serious burns last week in an accident involving spilled hot tea, according to Hoke County authorities. A child named Jayden was accidentally burned by the hot liquid December 27 at a home on Stubby Oaks Road, and suf fered serious injuries to his face and up per body, officials reported. The boy was taken to Moore Regional Hospital and then transported to UNC Chapel Hill Hospitals where he underwent skin graft surgery. A fundraiser page set up for the family on GoEundMe reported that the child was suffering from difficulty breathing due to a swollen throat and that doctors were keep ing him on oxygen. Jayden’s mother, Diana Reynoso, (See BURN, page 4} Man killed in wreck on Christmas Eve A man from Red Springs died last month in a one-vehicle car accident in Hoke County, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Authorities said that Zinford Chavis Jr., 31, of the 3700 block of Old Maxton Road in Red Springs was killed Christmas Eve when his car ran off the road. Chavis was driving west on Blue Springs Road about four miles south of (See FATALITY, page 8)
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