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Jennifer Miles took her four-month-old son, Abraham, to see her new workplace Sunday.

“It’s nice, it’s really, really pretty,” she said, as she took a look around the second fl oor of Cape Fear Valley Hoke Healthcare’s new hospital. As a Cape Fear Valley nurse anesthetist, checking out the operating rooms was

a sneak peek at the facilities she and the other medical staff will be using to help care for people.

“They’re really good,” Miles said of the brand-new surgical suites.

Miles, along with hundreds of community members and VIP guests, had the chance to tour the hospital Sunday at a special public ceremony. Cape Fear Valley offi cials and local and state elected representatives cut

(See CAPE FEAR, page 6A)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

Martha Beatty put her heart and soul into Robbins Heights Park, fam-ily and friends said, and now her years of working in the community are commemorated at the place that was deeply important to her.

Those who knew and loved Beatty gathered Saturday morning to dedicate Robbins Heights Park in her memory. Beatty died suddenly in December 2013 while working at her offi ce in Raeford.

Betty Perkins, a close friend of Beatty’s, recalled what happened to bring her attention to the needs in the Robbins Heights area. Beatty asked her to bring a local school step team out to perform at the park, only for many parents to shy away from allowing their children to go to a place they considered to be dangerous.

“’Don’t you know that’s a bad place?’ At that time, I didn’t know it had a bad reputation,” Perkins said.

(See PARK, page 6A)

A teenager from Hoke County was one of 19 people arrested at a house party in Fayetteville last week.

Authorities arrested Davi-Marie Cofi eld, 19, of Raeford and charged the suspect with underage pos-session of alcohol.

North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents, Fayetteville police offi cers and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Offi ce K-9

unit deputies are still in-vestigating the house party that took place March 6 on the 900 block of Jet Circle in Fayetteville.

Agents obtained a search warrant and charged 19 people with various drug and alcohol charges, with additional charges possible. Authorities seized cocaine, marijuana, drug parapher-nalia and a stolen gun, and arrested one wanted

(See PARTY, page 4A)

Two military parachut-ists landed in a pine tree near P.K. Airpark Tuesday morning but weren’t seri-ously hurt, according to authorities.

A soldier on the scene at June Johnson Road and Gatlin Farm Road said the chutists were in training.

The entangled pair were (See JUMPERS, page 4A)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

An alleged drunk driver fleeing from authorities crashed into a Hoke County school bus Monday after-noon.

No students were injured in the wreck, though the suspect sustained injuries, offi cials reported.

Authorities arrested Juan Miguel Adams-Rucci, 25, of 99 Love Drive in Red

Springs. He was charged with fl eeing to elude arrest, careless and reckless driv-ing, hit and run, resisting, delaying or obstructing a law enforcement offi cer, two counts of speeding, driving while license revoked, driv-ing while intoxicated, driving left of center, not wearing a seat belt, driving with an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and additional minor traffi c infractions.

(See CHASE, page 4A)

Cape Fear opens Hokehospital with public tour

Red Cross thanks, seeks help in Hoke

Robbins Heights Park dedicated to BeattyActivist credited with bringing new life to neighborhood and its city park

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

They get out of bed in the wee hours of the morning to help fami-lies burned out of their homes, step in to operate shelters during hur-

ricane season and hand out orange juice and cookies at lifesaving blood drives.

This month, the American Red Cross takes a moment to thank its hard-working volunteers and gener-ous donors, Highlands Chapter

executive director Phil Harris said, because none of it would be possible without them.

“It just gives us a chance to thank our volunteers,” he said. “We thank our volunteers and our donors because we couldn’t do it

without (them).” March is national American Red Cross Month, and to celebrate and raise awareness about many safety issues, the nonprofi t agency has many events going on throughout the region. The

(See RED CROSS, page 4A)

Family members George Beatty (from left), Jaylin Beatty, Isaac Burt, Armon Burt, Armone Burt and Daphne Burt attended the ceremony dedicating Robbins Heights Park to the late Martha Beatty.

Three arrestedin drug bust

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Hoke Expois next week

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Parachutists being rescued.

A crowd attending Sunday’s open house tours Cape Fear Valley Hoke Healthcare’s new hospital. (Catharin Shepard photo)

2A THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. March 11, 2015

To the Editor:I would like to comment on the

March 4, 2015 Letter to the Editor submitted by Mr. Elisha Dial, Sr.

First, let me say that I’m sorry Mr. Dial has been the victim of a crime as he states. I know what it is like to be in such a position, as I too have been the victim of more than one crime here in Hoke County.

However, his assertions and criticism of our Sheriff Peterkin, Chief Deputy Hammond and devoted deputies of the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in general are not consistent with my experience with them, nor that of friends and family of mine here in Hoke County. In fact, I question what Mr. Dial wrote to be in any way accurate regarding the lack of professionalism, protection and care that the HCSO provides to all of us in Hoke County. Again, I’ve been a victim of crime (burglary, attempted burglary, theft and other criminal activity), some resulting in loss of property under $1,000. Mr. Dial states a “female deputy” told him that “your case is a mis-demeanor and detectives don’t investigate nothing under $1,000.” To the contrary, I’ve experienced the opposite reaction from the HCSO than that which Mr. Dial states regarding his case. Not because I’m anything “special” to anyone in the HCSO. I’m not. I’m simply a citizen of Hoke County and the HCSO responded and handled my victimization of crimes very profes-sionally and diligently. In fact, an arrest was made by the HCSO on two different occurrences resultant

from the crimes I’ve experienced.I’ve spoken with Sheriff Peter-

kin and Chief Hammond in person and by phone regarding the criminal activity I mention above. Likewise, I’ve met and spoken with several deputies (including detectives). In each and every case, I’ve found them to be very responsive and appropriately aggressive in seeing that they would do that which they could do to solve the crimes for which I was the victim.

I believe we should all under-stand, as I do, that the HCSO cannot stop all investigations with which they are involved to address cases of less seriousness and urgency of that which they may be investigat-ing at any given time. As I recall, Mr. Dial’s case was at a time that a murder investigation was underway at a motel in Hoke County. I fully understand that the murder of some-one requires attention by the HCSO over and above a misdemeanor that may occur during or near the same time as a less serious crime may be committed against Mr. Dial, me, or anyone for that matter. Priorities are priorities – not a matter of individual preference by anyone at any time regardless of the emotional impact any one of us may feel at such unsettling moments. They cannot immediately stop and re-direct their efforts from a very serious crime to that of a misdemeanor offense - though that is not to sug-gest the HCSO does not continue such less serious offenses as time and resources allow. I wonder if Mr. Dial would have requested attention be directed by the HCSO more to

a very serious crime of a family member or friend of his rather than attention to his stolen water pump!

Our Sheriff’s office, under Sher-iff Peterkin, has grown and attained accomplishments and credentials above any in the history of Hoke County – bar none. We do not live in the same environment, small population, minimal funding for all of Hoke County departments, etc. that Sheriff Barrington did. I men-tion the late Sheriff Barrington since Mr. Dial did. Sheriff Barrington was a great man and a great sheriff. Anyone who knew him knows that. He served a small county back then with a very small budget and did so in an exemplary manner.

However, for anyone to state that our current sheriff, Hubert Peterkin, is “the worst sheriff in the history of Hoke County”, as Mr. Dial has, is ridiculous. That is a very unfounded and totally absurd statement

Our sheriff, Hubert Peterkin, his Chief Deputy Hammond and the entire staff of the HCSO have proven to be the best sheriff’s de-partment our county has ever had. Period. We should be very proud of that as citizens who depend upon the protection of this department. Our county has grown exponen-tially and Sheriff Peterkin and his department have grown with it. I only hope, as I believe all citizens of Hoke County should hope, that he and his department are funded adequately and are able to continue to serve us all in Hoke County as well as they do now.

Graham PooleRaeford

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To the Editor:I may not have the editorial flair

of our own News-Journal editor, nor the gift of spinning a spellbound yarn at Frogs Corner or the smoothness of presentation of our own community contributor down Rockfish way, but I can relate what was said of me and my writing skills during the days when I enjoyed writing articles or reports of interest. Let me quote some. “You are too flowery, too blunt, do not make sense—pick a style and stay with it.” Thinking why try, I decided to just pull a bunch of words from Webster and let it ride (back up with evidence).

The three examples mentioned—I enjoy reading their articles as it is more pleasure than the garbage about how the school board and the county commissioners’ caterwauling are putting the whatever to the people of Hoke over budgeting and additional school funding. Pulling some words from Webster, “Government by the people, not by those representing the people.”

Get it, county commissioners and school board membership! Your proposals are shot full of holes as it relates to the new monies for the various school projects. Yes, we do need to address the need for expan-

sion but by the means and ways not displayed by you two! You are spreading half-truths, if it is not a down out deceptive wordage. The startup cost and expected over cost and then the concurring operation cost share is a far cry from the $68 million and the tax rate requested to support your assumptions. Let me assume this—shortly afterwards, Hoke will see a request to raise tax for this mess. Yes, I support a new high school. Put it in the eastern part of the county where the houses outnumber the houses in the City of Raeford!

John Harry

Put high school in east where the population is

We have the best sheriff in Hoke history

When some of the more liberal and more conservative advocacy groups and think tanks in North Carolina agree on a contentious issue in state government, it’s worth not-ing. It doesn’t happen all that often. But that’s the case with two issues raised in this young 2015 legislative session – independent redistricting and economic incentives. Conserva-tive and liberal groups support a new way of drawing state and federal legislative districts to try to rid the state of the gerrymandering that has plagued the process under both Democratic and Republican rule. Similarly, liberal and conservative organizations are raising questions about economic incentive and tar-geted tax break proposals working their way through the General As-sembly right now.

The funny thing about this is that the Republican-led legislature, on both issues, appears to be heading in a different direction from the liberal and conservative groups.

That’s clear on the redistrict-ing front. Senate leaders have said House redistricting reform propos-als, if they make it out of the House, won’t go anywhere in their chamber. Senate leader Phil Berger recently told the Associated Press that he hasn’t seen an independent redis-tricting commission “that is truly independent.” Other Republicans who once sponsored redistricting reform legislation, particularly in the

Senate, have conveniently changed their tunes on the topic now that they control the statehouse.

For many years, good govern-ment groups and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have championed changes to the redistricting process to try to ensure that legislative dis-tricts are drawn for voters, not to preserve political power. John Hood, chairman of the conservative John Locke Foundation, has long sup-ported changes to the process. He stood with Chris Fitzsimon of the liberal N.C. Policy Watch at a recent press conference, where nonpartisan redistricting bills were touted.

A similar phenomenon is occur-ring in the debate over economic incentives. An incentives bill, the NC Competes Act, made it through the House last week and now goes to the Senate, which is expected to make significant changes before passing some type of incentives legislation of its own.

The bill that cleared the House doubles the amount of money for an often-used incentives program, Job Development Investment Grants (JDIG), which is aimed at bringing large companies to the state to create

jobs. It also extends a jet fuel sales tax break for American Airlines and changes the way corporate taxes are calculated for large manufacturers, among other provisions.

Much of the bill is steered toward landing an automobile manufactur-er. At least a couple such companies are said to be looking at southeastern states right now.

Groups on the left and right are criticizing the proposal. The conservative The Civitas Institute named the NC Competes Act its “Bad Bill of the Week,” deeming it “morally objectionable because it uses political power to advantage some businesses over others.”

At the same time, the liberal N.C. Justice Center is raising se-rious questions about the JDIG program, including the rather low success rate of the companies that receive the grants and the fact that most of the money goes to urban areas instead of rural parts of the state that need jobs and investment the most.

Before throwing more cash at the program, the Justice Center wants the state to focus first on strengthen-ing it to hold recipients accountable for their promises, as well as ensure that it helps poorer areas.

The House passed the NC Com-petes Act last week, with a major-ity of Republicans and Democrats voting for it.

Who will the Senate listen to?

Both sides can agree on these issues

I am not one of those people who look out at frigid weather and see an excuse to casually dismiss the possibility of global warming, but lately it has been tempting. When Big Boss Bubba first mentioned the upcoming Durham concert by guitarist Al Di Meola on February 25th, weather was not a concern. Al is a fantastic jazz guitarist, who first came to our attention as a member of Return to Forever, a renowned early jazz fusion band of the seventies. We saw him perform in one of the greatest concerts ever back in those days and he hasn’t lost a step. When the day approached, snow was in the forecast, which we conveniently rely on—or ignore at our whim. In Durham, it was not a matter of if, but when and how much, snow would arrive. The prediction said we could get to the concert safely. We would worry about getting home later.

The snow was to range in depth from zero to a foot, with Durham on the deep end. I drove up to Carrboro where I met Bubba and Vicky for dinner and we headed out in Bubba’s Volkswagen, which he has reason to believe can leap snowstorms in a single bound. I wasn’t going to argue, settling comfortably in the passenger seat. I might be a redneck, but I will pass up driving in snow and ice and leave my big truck parked if I get half a chance.

We drove to the concert in the clear, thinking that perhaps the whole prediction was loony. After a longer than anticipated concert, we walked out into the fiercest snowfall I have

ever seen. There were already three or four inches on the ground and the flakes were so big you could feel the force of them. We hurried to the car and headed out. The streets were completely covered with only ruts to guide us. We moved along cau-tiously, but easily, and made our way to a major thoroughfare.

Driving in this kind of snow is an ethereal, surreal experience. We seemed to be sitting still while be-ing assaulted by a snow blower, and there was a sense of vertigo realizing that we were moving. I would like to see that depicted at an IMAX in 3D, but I know it would come in a very weak second. We were concerned, but the die was cast and there was no alternative but to keep going.

Sane people had gotten off the streets by this time and there were few ruts to guide us nuts. We drafted in behind one driver, hoping he might be Bubba’s neighbor and would lead us to the promised land. Those dreams evaporated as he turned off onto a side street. We were now on our own and slowly climbing a steep hill that Bubba believed to be our greatest remaining obstacle. As we climbed, we passed a stalled Mercedes whose owner was wishing he had bought a Land Rover instead. Nearing the peak, we moved slower

and slower, within a hair of stalling. I had my hand on the door handle ready to jump out and attempt to add the last needed push. Would that reduce the friction, a function of force multiplied by a frictional coef-ficient, causing us to lose traction, hurting instead of helping? Would the reduced weight actually make the climb easier? Sometimes being an engineer is a real burden! As I pondered these questions, frozen by indecision, Bubba discovered that the wet and sticky snow actually created more traction and he moved out of the ruts, giving us just enough grab to crest the hill. Man! That was achingly close!

Although still a good ways from home, the rest was downhill and we rejoiced as we turned on the last main street before his subdivision. We were easing along with no worries when suddenly, and without provocation, the car just let go and did an agonizingly slow motion 180-degree turn, de-positing us on the opposite curb heading in the opposite direction. We checked our pants and drove off as if nothing had happened, making it safely home.

Spooked, I waited until the next afternoon for a good opportunity to drive home. My truck made it out easily but some others didn’t. Passing through Sanford, the snow disappeared. Frog Holler was com-pletely clear!

Oh. The concert was great. And I’m getting a Volkswagen!

More later.

Took the car for a spin in the snow

“It tears me up sometimes to see the way in which people talk about teachers because they are giving blood, sweat and tears for their students every day in this country. There is a sense now that, ‘If I went into this job and it doesn’t pay a lot and it’s a lot of hard work, it may be that I’d lose it.’ And students are hearing this. And it deters them from entering the profession.” — Bill McDiarmid, UNC School of Education, quoted in PBS story specu-lating on why there’s a huge decline in students going into teaching pro-grams

“Some teachers are still taking away recess from kids as a form of pun-ishment. The most valuable and educational part of the school day – ex-periencing nature and fresh air, refreshing the mind and training the body – gone because of an cruel desire to make a child regret not conforming to their irrational rules.” —Mr.MoneyMustache,apopularbloggeronfinancialissues

”I would prefer all of my students’ parents withdraw and become home-schooled during ISTEP, and then we can re-enroll them.” — Rocky Killion, Indiana superintendent and critic of the excessive test-ing, particularly the state’s standardized test known as ISTEP

Today’s homework (Notes on education)

March 11, 2015 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C 3A

ObituariesMaurice D. Mack

Maurice Delano Mack, son of the late George Finley and Sylvia Robertson, was born on December 16, 1952. He died Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was at Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville.

He attended school in Abilene, Texas. A carpenter by trade, he moved to Hoke County in the late 1980s to complete construction projects. He met his wife Shirley in Raeford and they made their home in Goldsboro where he was affiliated with New Bethel Church. He was a deacon and served faith-fully in many capacities.

He leaves to cherish his mem-ory, his wife Shirley Newsome Mack, six sons, 30 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

A homecoming service will be held Sunday, March 15 from 5 -7 at Haskins Funeral Home, 601 East Ash Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530.

Clem T. RayClem T. Ray, 82, of 7030 Turn-

pike Road died Monday, March 2, 2015.

Survivors include his children, Mary Ray, Fred Ray, Thomas Ray (Katie), Ophelia Ray-Fenner, Frances Ray, Curtis Ray (The-resa), Gloria McGregor (James), Luther E. Ray (Crystal), Julia Thomas, and Bobby Ray (Patri-cia); brother, Johnny (Jean) Ray of Charlotte; sister, Cora Graham of Charlotte; aunts, Ophelia and Wilfred McLean of Lillington; sisters-in-law, Costello Parker and Berline Lynch of Brooklyn, New York, Sallie B. Ray, Emma Ray, and Mary-Ann Ray of Raeford; 42 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends

The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8 in Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters. Burial was in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Billy R. HinsonBilly Ray Hinson Jr., 41, passed

away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in his home.

He was born in Cumberland County on August 15, 1973 to Billy Ray Hinson Sr. and Marilyn Jeffers Hinson. He was the owner of Hin-son Automotive in Fayetteville. He loved his family and friends very

much. He had a passion for music, especially playing the drums. He will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

Survivors include his parents, Billy Ray Hinson Sr. and Marilyn Hinson of Fayetteville; a brother, Christopher Hinson of Fayette-ville; a sister, Belinda Hinson of Ohio; a special nephew, Alanmi-chael Hinson of Fayetteville; a nephew, Christian Hinson of Fay-etteville; a niece, Emily Robinson of Parkton; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

A celebration of life service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at LaFayette Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Isenhour officiating. Burial was in Cumberland Memo-rial Gardens in Fayetteville.

Online condolences may be made at lafayettefh.com.

Virginia M. JohnsonVirginia M. Johnson, 87, of

1206 North Fulton Street died Monday, March 2, 2015.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Anthoni, Cynthia McPhaul, Thomarine Jackson, Terri, Harley, Derwin and Charles; seven sib-lings; and 21 grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in A New Beginning Committed To God’s Purpose Ministries Inc. in Red Springs. Burial was in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake.

Sandy McMillanSandy “Buddy” McMillan, 82,

of 612 Health Drive died Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

Survivors include a son, Alfred; and brothers, Elijah and Douglas.

The funeral was held at noon Thursday, March 5 in Wiseman

Mortuary chapel in Fayetteville. Burial was in Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville.

Barry E. GuinBarry E. Guin of 160 Sandhills

Drive, Aberdeen, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 in FirstHealth Hospice House at the age of 52.

He was born in Cumberland County on July 19, 1962 to the late William R. Guin and Marie Wilson Guin. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Roy (Billy) Guin Jr. He was an excellent husband, father, and brother.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Sandy W. Guin of Aberdeen; his children, Christina Renee Guin (Vance) of Pinebluff, Angela D. Guin (Jamie) of Pinebluff, and Barry E. Guin Jr (Amanda) of West End; his grandchildren, Destiny Steed, Thomas Lerma, Christopher Thompson, Shiann Lerma, Kayley Hubbard, Raul Gonzalez, and Faith Mills; his brothers, Donald R. Guin (Lynn) of Raeford and Timothy M. Guin of Greensboro; two aunts, Jean W. Wade (Jim) of Raeford, and Ester Mae Harris (Bob) of Raeford; and an uncle, Robert Guin of Raeford.

A graveside memorial service

was held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Raeford Cemetery.

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

Barbara Anne WardBarbara Anne McCoury Ward,

74, of Fayetteville passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

She was born August 6, 1940 in Avery County, a daughter of the late Ed and Anne Roth McCoury.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, especially her Bible, working in her yard, word puzzles and playing with her grandchildren.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delmar Ward; brothers, Tommy McCoury, T.Y. McCoury, David McCoury, and Eddie Mc-Coury Jr.; and sister, Colleen Martincak.

She has left to cherish her memory her daughters, Barbara Colson and husband Robert of Raeford, and Annedda Patrie and husband Dave of Spindale; sons, James Ward and wife Donna Schminkey of Harrisonburg, Virginia, John Ward of Hope Mills, and Timothy Ward and wife Shannon of Huntersville; sisters, Rosa King and husband John of Lebanon, Indiana, Mary Etta Perez and husband Roberto of High Point, Bertha Young and husband Dale of Newland, and Shelia Perry and husband Jim of Banner Elk; and eight grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 16 at the St. Lucien Catholic Church with Fa-ther Christopher Gober officiating. Interment was in the McCoury’s Rock Cemetery.

Words of comfort and memo-ries may be shared with the family and viewed at www.rsfh.net.

Billy R. Hinson

Barry E. Guin

The Raeford-Hoke County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual exposition next week, highlighting local busi-nesses and offering a plate sale for the community.

Chamber of Commerce members set up booths and share free samples, information and more with visitors interested in learning about local companies and agencies.

The event is set for Wednes-day, March 18 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is $1 at the door, with all proceeds going to the Raeford-Hoke Museum.

Plates of chicken salad prepared by Judy Pittman will be available for sale for $7 at lunchtime. The plates include

chicken salad, green beans, a roll, dessert and tea. Purchase of a plate includes admission to the expo. The proceeds of the plate sale will go to the North Carolina Poultry Festival. Ad-vance tickets are available from Chamber board members and at The News-Journal office.

The day will include free blood pressure and choles-terol screenings, demonstrations from local businesses and more.

The expo will be held at the N.C. National Guard Amory on Teal Drive in Raeford. For more information, call the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce at 875-5929 or visit the website at www.raefordhokechamber.com.

Chamber holds annual expo

For the fourth year in a row, the Something’s Brewing cof-fee shop on Highway 401 plans to hold a fundraising event to support people with multiple sclerosis. The event will be held Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Parker United Methodist Church.

There will be a hot dog lunch for sale, vendors, activities and more. The proceeds go to the

National Multiple Sclerosis So-ciety, which funds research and programs in the local area. The event is to help raise awareness about multiple sclerosis and encourage people to support efforts to assist those with MS.

The annual multiple scle-rosis walk will be held in Honeycutt Park in Fayetteville next month.

Coffee shop holds MS fundraiser

Make-A-Wish steps inMisty Dial (left) and her children, Kenston and Shayla, along with her mother Lynette Dial, meet with Make-A-Wish representa-tives Cindy McKenzie and Ron Davis about fulfilling Shayla’s special wish. Shayla, 11, suffers from static encephalopathy, a life-threatening condition, and requires round-the-clock care. Make-A-Wish representatives are working with the family to give her a trip to Walt Disney World later this year. Shayla’s favorite Disney movies are Mary Poppins and Mulan. Watching Disney movies together is a way the family enjoys spending time together.

D e t e c -tives with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Of-fice arrested three people last week on multiple drug charges.

Investiga-tors with the Hoke County Special Operations Unit arrested Otis Jay Harris, 43, of the 400 block of Army Road; James Kenneth Harris, 48, of the 400 block of Army Road; and Allen Chandler, 54, of the 1400 block of Loop Road in Raeford. Each suspect was charged with trafficking opiates, felony posses-sion of cocaine, simple possession

of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Har-rises were given $5,000 secured bonds while Chandler received a $25,000 secured bond.

Authorities looking into pos-sible drug activity executed a search warrant and discovered suspected crack cocaine, 26 grams of oxycodone and assorted drug paraphernalia.

Three arrested in drug bust

Harris Harris Chandler

Investigators with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office have charged a man wanted for al-legedly breaking into multiple vehicles and taking items.

Officers charged Robert Mit-chums Rhooms, 22, of the 300 block of Old Sawmill Road in St. Pauls. Rhooms was charged with five counts of felony financial card theft, three counts of felony breaking or entering and one count of misdemeanor larceny. He was held under a $25,000 secured bond.

Rhooms was arrested in Cum-berland County and extradited to Hoke County to face the charges. Rhooms was accused of breaking into multiple vehicles in Hoke County and taking items from victims Anthony Monahan, Heidi Yarbrough and Javon Yarbrough.

Detectives with the sheriff’s office worked with the Hope Mills Police Department during the course of the investigation and allegedly found enough evidence to charge Rhooms with the crimes.

Suspect arrested in break-ins

A man sustained a non-life-threatening injury Monday in a shooting incident that took place at an apartment complex in Raeford.

Investigators with the Raeford Police Department reported that officers were called to the apart-ments on Yadkin Trail around 1:10 p.m. Monday in reference to shots being fired.

“We got there, we observed multiple shell casings on the ground and around several apart-ments and got shell casings from several different caliber weap-ons,” Assistant Police Chief Maj. Marc Godwin said.

Authorities would not release

the name of the person who was shot because the nature of his involvement in the incident is still unclear, Godwin said.

This was the second time in a week that shots were reported fired at the apartments, officials said.

“There were shots fired in the same apartment area last Monday but no one was hit,” Godwin said.

This time, three residences on the 100 block of Yadkin Trail were struck by gunfire.

Police continue investigating the case. At this time, detectives do not yet have a motive in the shooting.

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Police BlotterRaeford Police reported the

following recent incidents:

March 2Breaking and entering of a

motor vehicle, 300 block of Birch Street, victim John Mark Griffies

Obtaining property by false pretenses, 200 block of South Main Street, victim Delana Shef-field Vaughn

March 3Breaking and entering of a

motor vehicle, 300 block of West Edinborough Avenue, victim Valerie Livingston

Larceny, breaking or entering a motor vehicle, 200 block of West 8th Avenue, victim Timothy Ronnie Stewart

Larceny from a motor vehicle, breaking and entering a motor vehicle, 100 block of Credit Union Way, victim Jennifer Lynn Balcom

Larceny (all other larceny), 800 block of East Donaldson Avenue, victim Lula Doris Holt

March 4No operators’ license, East

Prospect Avenue/Forest Street, victim State of North Carolina

Possession of an open contain-er, driving while impaired, North Main Street at Central Avenue, victim State of North Carolina. Police charged Kenneth LaHarold Bettis, 51, of the 500 block of East 5th Street in Raeford.

March 5Larceny (shoplifting), 200

block of South Main Street, victim Family Dollar

March 6Larceny, 400 block of West

Palmer, victim Sheila Anne Griner

March 7Injury to personal property,

breaking or entering of a motor vehicle, 1100 block of Fulton Street, victim Nora Peele Scull

Trespassing agreement, 500 block of East 6th Avenue

March 8Speeding, driving while in-

toxicated (alcohol), 300 block of North Main Street, victim State of North Carolina. Police charged Mark Brett Robertson Jr., 32, of the 100 block of Summerhill Road in Fayetteville.

stuck as authorities tried to locate a ladder truck that could reach them.

A Lumbee Electric bucket truck was reportedly able to reach the soldiers after they’d been stuck for about two hours some

70 feet off the ground, according to Major Freddy Johnson, of the Hoke Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division.

The site was a few thousand feet from the drop zone at P.K. Airpark.

The soldiers were rescued after two hours in the tree. (Photos by Maj. Freddy Johnson)

Adams-Rucci reportedly ran into a school bus at the corner of East Prospect Avenue and Pinewood Avenue. There were four students from Hoke High School on the bus at the time, school officials said. The students and bus driver were not injured in the wreck. The accident happened around 4:15 p.m.

Trooper Alford of the North Carolina Highway Patrol reported that officers received a call in ref-erence to a careless and reckless driver speeding on Highway 401. Investigators spotted the vehicle as it traveled toward Raeford at a high rate of speed, and attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver stopped at Walmart but began making quick turns back into traffic.

When the driver stopped, Trooper Alford approached the

vehicle. However, the driver waited for Alford to approach and then hit the gas, the trooper said.

“He kinda looked at me, smiled, and he took off. He spun off just as I got to the door,” he said.

At that point, it turned into a chase, Alford said.

The driver sped into Raeford with Alford, Highway Patrol Trooper Locklear and deputies with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office attempting to stop him. Authorities put stop sticks on the Highway 401 Bypass bridge that crosses over Prospect Avenue, but the sticks didn’t work.

After racing through town, Adams-Rucci ran into the school bus, which was in motion at the time. The suspect was injured in the wreck but managed to jump out of the car and flee on foot. Of-ficers pursued Adams-Rucci and arrested him at the scene.

fugitive inside the home. About 75 people were in the house at the time of the search.

Officers found 15-year-olds drunk inside the house and found drugs in almost every room of the house, according to Assistant Spe-cial Agent in Charge Jason Locklear.

“This was a very dangerous situation for the party goers, with adult males, intoxicated 15- and 16-year-old females, drugs, alcohol, fugitives of justice and stolen guns,” Locklear said in a statement. “House parties are now being used as mobile nightclubs and we are seeing a serious in-

crease in violence at house parties and illegal nightclubs.”

Among others who were charged at the party included resident Sharon Dobbin Hill, 49, and her two children Eddie Joe Drye, 26, and Keyshanda Drye, 17. Hill was charged with nine counts of aiding and abetting underage persons in the posses-sion of alcohol. Agents charged her children with multiple drug felonies including possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, pos-sessing drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Members of the North Caro-lina Legislative Black Caucus (NCLBC) chaired by Hoke rep-resentative Garland Pierce met with President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate Senator Phil Berger and Speaker of the House Representative Tim Moore recently to discuss priorities of the caucus.

The meeting was to start con-versations around 2015 issues—education, including teacher pay, teacher assistants, health care, economic development, worker protections (e.g. equal pay, minimum wage, “ban the box” for ex-offenders until the interview stage), predatory lend-ing and anti-profiling policies and police cameras.

“We are seeking bipartisan support so we can really work to-gether,” said Rep. Garland Pierce, chair of the NCLBC. “We would like to find some common ground

Garland Pierce (left) talks with Sen. Phil Berger (center) and Speaker Tim Moore (right).

Pierce, caucus meet with legislature leaders

to move North Carolina forward.”“Our initial meeting with

Speaker Moore and Senator Berger allowed us to discuss some of the legislation we would like to introduce this session. This first

meeting included the officers of the Caucus. We look forward to scheduling a follow-up meeting with the entire membership of the Caucus,” he said.

The North Carolina Legislative

Black Caucus is an association comprised of senators and rep-resentatives of African American and Native American heritage.

American Red Cross does not receive government funding and operates solely through donations from the public.

Hoke County is part of the Highlands Chapter of the Ameri-can Red Cross. The chapter cov-ers a wide area of the Sandhills including Cumberland, Hoke, Bladen, Harnett and Sampson counties.

Besides recognizing volun-teers, Red Cross Month is a good time to get the community more involved in emergency prepared-ness and issues like fire safety, Harris said.

“We want to partner with people to get the word out to be better prepared and be safer,” he said.

Some of the upcoming events include a blood drive at Crown Coliseum, a golf tournament at King’s Grant, a Red Cross Youth Club donation drive collecting toiletries and other items for families burned out of their homes and more. The local chapter is also holding a fundraising dinner in Laurinburg this Saturday.

The Red Cross is additionally partnering with some area librar-ies for the “Pillowcase Project.” The idea came from Hurricane

Katrina, when many people threw their belongings into a pillowcase as they rushed to escape the storm. Now that practice has been turned into a learning experience to teach youngsters about emergency preparation, Harris said.

“We’ve taken that to be a preparedness item,” he said. That project will be conducted in the Cumberland County library system.

Among other activities, the Red Cross also conducts CPR and first aid training on request for businesses and organizations and during regular classes. Even though it is based in Fayetteville, it has strong ties with Raeford and

Hoke County. The Highlands Chapter was

formed in 1917 and additionally provides services to armed forces at home and abroad. The chapter provides services for about 25,000 service members every year.

Some of the upcoming events include:

Fundraising dinner in Laurin-burg, March14

Red Cross Blood Drive, Crown Coliseum, March 27

Golf tournament, King’s Grant in Fayetteville, March 26

For more information about these events, contact the Red Cross at 867-8151.

Marriage LicensesRecent marriage licenses

granted by the Hoke County Register of Deeds, by date issued, with date of marital ceremony in parentheses. Marriages per-formed in Hoke County unless otherwise listed:

Jan. 26 (Feb. 28) • Joel Armando Zarate of Wa-

gram and Ana Rosa Francisco of Red Springs

Feb. 11 (Feb. 21)• Elizabeth Elaine Jones and

Blake Edward Skipper, both of Raeford. Married in Cumberland County

Feb. 18 (Feb. 19)• Melissa Leigh Gould of Key

Largo, Fla. and Christopher Mar-cus Chapman of McHenry, Ill.

Feb. 23 (March 4)• Kevin Eugene Gould and

Michelle AmanoM-Rodriguez, both of Raeford

Feb. 26 (Feb. 27)• Mario Antwan Ledbetter

of Raeford and Deasia Shanee McKinnon of Hope Mills

March 2• Roy Eleby Jackson and Crys-

tal Renee McCranie, both of Hope Mills (ceremony on March 3)

• Steve Charles Locklear of Shannon and Francis Ann Oxendine of Raeford (ceremony on March 2)

March 3 (March 3)• Jarvis L. Crockton and Vale-

ria A. Torres, both of Fayetteville

Hope for Hoke has announced its Black History Month essay competition winners, with first place going to Avis Mix and sec-ond place going to Jacob Swinson.

Hope for Hoke sought entries on the topic of “Why I Like Black.”

Mix received a $100 prize for her winning entry.

“I like black because it no lon-ger symbolizes pain, it’s not bold and carries no shame,” she wrote. “I like black because there’s no more excuses for failure, we now can be all we can be. We can move mountains with our mind and sail the deepest sea.”

Swinson received a $75 prize for his second-place winning en-try. Swinson wrote about famous black leaders and innovators, including Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr., W.E.B. DuBois and Booker Washington.

Modern-day African-Ameri-cans are “the product and results of what people worked so hard to accomplish to be able to give to them. They are the ones who can truly appreciate what they were given, something that they deserved from the beginning, their rights and their freedom,” Swinson wrote.

Hope for Hoke, founded and operated by Lynn Baum, has held the contest for the last two years. Among other activities, Hope for Hoke collects blankets and other warm bedding to distribute to needy individuals and families in Raeford and Hoke County every year, and Baum also works to help former offenders reintegrate to society.

Black History Month essay winners awarded

Robert L. “Rob” Thomas has joined FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain as a physician assistant.

He previously served as a physician assistant at FirstHealth Family Care-Troy, a position he had held since 2009.

Thomas received a B.S. degree with a concentration in microbiol-ogy and a minor in chemistry from Methodist College in Fayetteville, where he also earned his Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS).

FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain Centers are located in Raeford, Pinehurst and Sanford.

More information is available at www.firsthealth.org/pain.

Thomas joins FirstHealth clinic

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By hal nunn

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The Hoke County High School Bucks baseball and softball teams now are fully into the season. Last week, the baseball team dropped two games after their come-from-behind win over Union Pines. In their second game, the Bucks fell to South View 2-0. Coach Mike Ray said, “Jamison Cummings played solid for us at third base and Josh Young got the start on the mound and pitched four in-nings, giving up two hits and one earned run.” Mike Acuna pitched three innings with no hits and no earned runs. The Bucks out hit the Tigers 4-2 and Liam Gentry and Mike Acuna were the offensive leaders. In reference to the third game against Jack Britt, Coach Ray said, “We just played a bad game; however, Chase Jackson was a bright spot going 2-2 from the plate.” The Bucks fell to the Buccaneers 16-2. The Bucks will play at South View tonight.

The Lady Bucks got the season started off with a bang as they played Union Pines last Wednes-day and took the lead in the third inning 2-0. Union Pines came back in the top of the fifth and scored three runs to take the lead. The game remained 3-2 after the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Bethany Locklear got on

base and they put a runner in for her, Seressa Carter. When Caleigh Norton came to the plate, she took one pitch and then blasted a home run to left centerfield, which put the

Lady Bucks ahead 4-3. It was Caleigh’s f i r s t h i g h school career home run and

the Bucks held in the top of the seventh to win 4-3. In game two, the Lady Bucks continued their winning ways, beating Jack Britt

in the first game of a doubleheader 6-4. Bethany Locklear got the win on the mound for the Lady Bucks. Leading hitters in the game were Bethany Locklear, Caleigh Norton and Alexis Blackwell. In the sec-ond game against the Buccaneers, the Bucks fell 2-7. The Lady Bucks will play Friday night at home vs Douglas Byrd.

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Fighting Bucks Sports Schedule March 11

Girls JV Soccer at South View 5:30 p.m.

Girls V Soccer at South View 7 p.m.

Boys JV Baseball Home vs. South View 5 p.m.

Boys V Baseball at South View 7 p.m.

March 12Track at Scotland 4 p.m.Boys Tennis Home vs. Scotland

4 p.m.Boys and Girls Middle School

Soccer at East Hoke 4:15 p.m.

March 13Girls JV Soccer at Jack Britt

5:30 p.m.Girls V Soccer at Jack Britt 7 p.m.Girls V Softball Home vs. Doug-

las Byrd 5 p.m.Boys V Baseball Home vs.

Douglas Byrd 7 p.m.March 16

Boys Golf at Hoke 2 p.m.Boys Tennis at Richmond 4 p.m.

March 17Boys Tennis Home vs. Purnell

Swett 4 p.m.Boys and Girls Middle School

Soccer at East Hoke 4:15 p.m.Boys and Girls Middle School

Soccer at Sandy Grove 4:15 p.m.

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Sports writer

The Sandy Grove Middle School boys’ basketball team made it to the championship

game of the Southeastern Middle School Conference in only its sec-ond year of existence. The team did not win the championship but finishing in second place in only its second year is notable.

Sandy Grove basketball team makes championship game

The Sandy Grove Middle School boys’ basketball team made it to the championship game of the Southeastern Middle School Conference. The team includes Shakur Brown (front row, left to right), Javeon Daniels, Elijah Harris, Cameron Ferguson, Ja’heim Horne and Avery Hamilton; back row: Earnest Galloway, Terry Banks, Terence Ellis, Jaleel Prather, Alex Plummer, Jalonte Mc-Donald and Coach Kevin Johnson.

Bucks baseball and softball in full swing

Caleigh Norton got her first high school career home run in the Lady Bucks first win of the season last week. Caleigh hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to secure the 4-3 win over Union Pines.

The Bucks baseball team started off with a win over Union Pines but lost the next two games vs. South View and Jack Britt. Coach Mike Ray said that Jamison Cummings has played strong at third base for the Bucks thus far this season and he was the defensive player of the game against South View.

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Ready…set…go! Jeremy Moore took off from the starting line in the 100 M dash at the 2014 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games. As he raced ahead and the crowd roared, he pushed himself to go faster until he crossed the finish line. After catching his breath, Moore turned around to realize he’d crossed before of all his competitors. He’d won a gold medal!

Eighteen-year-old Moore from Hoke County is gifted when it comes to being an athlete, but growing up, he lacked the con-fidence necessary to share those gifts with the community. But finding Special Olympics 10 years ago changed everything for Moore.

“Jeremy has become more con-fident through Special Olympics. I know that his success in Special Olympics has helped increase his self-esteem and confidence in his own abilities. He believed in himself enough to try out for his high school basketball team! That’s not something he would have done a few years ago,” said Scott Boucher, Special Olympics Hoke County local coordinator.

Moore now competes in bocce, basketball and athletics for Spe-cial Olympics and is a member of Hoke County High School’s varsity football team. His athletic abilities are well-known through-out the school.

“He’s just an amazing athlete and student. The sky is the limit for what he can accomplish because his sports skills have improved so

dramatically. Plus he’s an excel-lent person. He’s just everyone’s friend and treats everyone with great compassion,” continued Boucher.

Moore takes sportsmanship just as seriously as competition.

Boucher explained, “He con-stantly is a huge cheerleader for all his fellow athletes, both in and out of Special Olympics. He’s always encouraging other athletes to branch out and try new things. He does it all so naturally.”

Standing on the awards po-dium, Moore looked around at the crowd. He raised his arms above his head and broke out into a confident smile, sharing with all those around him the confidence of an athlete that had been 10 years in the making.

Moore named Special Olympics NC Athlete of the Month

Jeremy Moore, a Hoke County Special Olympics Athlete, was named Sonic Athlete of the Month for North Carolina for the month of March.

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The Hoke United Fund’s first Spelling Bee for Adults will be held Saturday, March 28. Teams of four are being sought.

The bee will be held at Hoke High’s MacDonald Gym at 7 p.m.

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But Beatty encouraged her to try and get students to attend. It turned out to be a great day for the children and helped with trying to change the nature of the park, Perkins said.

“Martha was an advocate for the community and for the people,” she said.

Beatty wanted better for the community, and pushed for the city to clean up the park. Now, the park features basketball courts, a covered picnic area and more for people to enjoy.

The park was just one of the many causes Beatty championed during her years of volunteer work in the community, Elle Graham said at the dedication. Beatty also started the National Night Out event in Hoke County – which now continues under the direc-tion of the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office – and also worked to assist local homeless individuals and families. She also took part in many other local causes.

Beatty’s children and grand-children attended the dedication ceremony at the park.

“I know my mom is smiling from heaven,” her son George

Beatty said. Now it’s time for others to con-

tinue her work in the community and carry on with it, he said.

“I want to make a change, I want to help them make a change,” Beatty said.

The park was very important to the late Beatty, her daughter Daphne Burt said.

“Anybody who knew Martha knew she was here or the library. This was her home,” she said.

Beatty’s friend and fellow volunteer Tasheka Tucker re-called how much the park has changed since Beatty took it on as a cause.

“I was here when there was nothing here, when the shelter wasn’t here. She was instrumental in getting the shelter put up out here,” Tucker said. “We spent numerous days getting eaten by mosquitoes, her giving her last. She would give her bill money to do things for the people in the community.”

Raeford Mayor John K. Mc-Neill presented the plaque in dedication to Beatty. The park was dedicated to her “diligence and dedication” to improving the park.

the ribbon at the grand opening, marking the start of a new era for Hoke County.

The hospital opened at 7 a.m. Monday for patients going to the emergency department or needing services in the medical/surgical unit. March 9 went down in Hoke County history as the long-awaited day when the second, and larger, of two promised hospitals came online to provide local medical care. Now, residents will no longer have to face a half-hour drive out of the county to seek medical attention and can also choose between two local hospitals for their services.

Cape Fear Valley’s new 41-bed Hoke facility is the county’s largest and “only full-service” hospital, officials said. It includes a 16-bed emergency room, two operating rooms, nine observation beds, an intensive care unit, four birthing suites and a dedicated C-section operating room. All of the inpatient rooms are private and have in-room bathrooms and couches for visitors.

The hospital’s maternity services aren’t open yet but will be ready to provide care beginning in April. The hospital was built with room to expand in the future.

Community members had the chance to take tours of the new facility, enjoy free food and learn about the services offered there at a grand opening celebration Sun-day. The public had the chance to tour the operating rooms, recovery rooms, physical and occupational therapy department, labor and delivery suites, patient rooms and the emergency department, among other areas. Many of the hospital’s staff members provided tours and information about the new facility.

The hospital is the second phase of Cape Fear Valley’s Hoke Health-care campus. Health Pavilion Hoke’s outpatient center opened to patients in 2013. The outpatient facility of-

fers an ExpressCare clinic, family practice medicine, pediatric care, OB/GYN care, diagnostic imag-ing, medical lab testing and a retail pharmacy.

The hospital has features such as separate entrances for emergency visits and for maternity and non-emergency patients in an effort to help keep wait times low.

The hospital is divided into departments on the first floor and the second floor. The first floor includes the emergency department, radiology, two operating rooms, laboratory, admissions and registra-tion, an inpatient pharmacy and the cafeteria, chapel and coffee shop. The inpatient medical/surgical suites are on the second floor along with the birthing center, intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary care, physical and occupational therapy space, medical records and a conference center.

Cape Fear Valley broke ground on the hospital in 2013. The hos-pital system plans to employ ap-proximately 350 employees, who are needed to staff the facility. An estimated 2,000 people attended a job fair held at the Hoke campus last year.

The hospital’s construction was funded through loans from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program. The USDA provided $30 million in a direct loan and over $27.3 million in a guaranteed loan to help with construction of the new hospital. The total project represents an investment of over $100 million, Cape Fear officials reported.

The J.E. Dunn company handled the construction of both inpatient and outpatient facilities.

The Cape Fear Valley Hoke Healthcare campus is located at 300 Medical Pavilion Drive off of Highway 401 across the street from Paraclete XP SkyVenture and the Sky Center office building. Parking is free for patients and visitors.

Robert Williams, director of respiratory care, showed guests around the new equipment at the hospital. (Catharin Shepard photo)

Real Estate TransfersTransfers of area property recorded with

the Hoke County Register of Deeds:

Feb. 23• 3.46 acres titled Strong Gate Retention

Pond in McLauchlin township, from Town-ship Developers LLC and Ventura Properties Group LLC, both of Pembroke, to Hoke Ventura Properties Association of Pembroke

• Lot 13 Country Walk Phase 1B, from Lillian and Kenny Belick of Raeford to Denise Stewart of Raeford

• Lot 2 in Blue Springs township, from Tammy and William Gessler to Sabrina Lynn Gessler of Raeford

• Lot 6 Walta Place Section 2, from Pravin Patel of Palo Alto, Calif. to Patrick Locklear Jr. of Fayetteville

• 1.09 acres near McBryde Lake Road, from Cheryl Gatter and David Reynolds to Carol J. and Jimmy Bunce

• Four tracts on Wayside Road, McLauch-lin township, from Vincent B. McAllister to Jason A., John D. and Orlando T. McAllister and Marverra McAllister Savage

• Property on Stephens Street, from Marverra McAllister Savage, administrator of the Estate of John David McAllister Sr., Jason A. McAllister, John D. McAllister Jr. and Orlando T. McAllister to Marverra McAllister Savage of Raeford

• 22.2 acres around Camden Road, from Jason A. McAllister, John D. McAllister, the Estate of John David McAllister Sr., Orlando T. McAllister and Marverra McAllister Savage to Jason A. McAllister of Raeford

• Tracts in Raeford township, from the Estate of John David McAllister Sr., Jason A. McAllister, Orlando T. McAllister and Marverra McAllister Savage, administrator of the McAllister Estate, to John D. McAl-lister Jr. of Raeford

• Property by Raeford-Vass Road, from the Estate of John David McAllister Sr., Jason A. McAllister, John D. McAllister Jr., and Marverra McAllister and Marverra McAl-lister Savage, administrator of the Estate of John David McAllister Sr., to Orlando T. McAllister of Raeford

• Lot 7 “West Raeford Row” in Blue Springs township, from John H. Kelley, CPA of Sanford to Mary L. Jones and Te’Mara S. Jones, both of Raeford

• Lot 125 Parkers Grove Section 4, Part B, from Danny R. Anderson of Red Springs to Shannon and Christopher Darling of Raeford

Feb. 25• Property on North Main Street, from

Mary Archie McNeill of Greensboro to Melody and Scott Edwards of Raeford

• Property in Raeford township, from Melody W. and Scott L. Edwards of Raeford to Mary Archie McNeill of Greensboro

• 1.31 acres on Andrews Road, from Junius Sapp of Red Springs to Elizabeth Bullard Smith of Raeford

• Property on Balfour Road, Shannon, from Upchurch Milling & Storage Co., Inc. to Jolee Michelle Golan of Shannon

• 4,330 square feet on Walter Gibson Road, from Mary Ann High and Fulton Smith of Red Springs and Jessamyn and Percy Lee Rachels III of Summerville, S.C. to Susan and Charles W. Thompson of Red Springs

• 4,330 square feet on Walter Gibson Road, from Mary Ann High and Fulton Smith of Red Springs and Jessamyn and Percy Lee Rachels III of Summerville, S.C. to Tracy Davis-Gibson and Andrew Gibson of Red Springs

• Lot 4 Pearce’s Farm Phase 2, from Helen T. and Michael J. Austen of Raeford to Svetlana and Rudy A. Griego of Raeford

• Lot 20 Dove Field Section 2, from Ameridream Homes North Carolina LLC of Fayetteville to Marcus Edwards of Fayetteville

Feb. 26• Lot 5 Markus Place Section 2, from

Charlotte D. and Jeremy David Andrews of Colorado Springs, Colo. to Jessica L. Cummings and Justin R. Mullins of Raeford

• Lot 135 Wedgefield Phase 3A, from GMC Construction of N.C. Inc. of Fayette-ville to Joseph W. Powell of Raeford

• 5.27 acres on Shoreline Drive, from Linda D. Vincent of Fayetteville to Andrian Duane Hill Sr. of Raeford

Feb. 27• 0.50 acres by N.C. 211 Bypass, from

Shirley A. and Leon Britt to Barbara and Walter Shaw

• Lot 36 Lindsay Farms Section 2, from Ikeisha N. and Henry O. Thomas III to Henry O. Thomas of Raeford

• 2.88-acre tract in Raeford, from Casey Christensen and Dain Christensen of Idaho Falls, Idaho to Terrie L. and Kirk S. Karg of Raeford

• Lot 33 Summerfield East Section 1, from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., to Michael L. Bate of Fayetteville

• Lot 24 Stone Ridge Section 1, from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., to Stanley Hoffman, trustee of the Stanley Hoffman Revocable Living Trust in Tamarac, Fla.

• Two tracts near N.C. 50, from Howard Neal Melton to Chasity Nicole and Jamie Richard Melton and Howard Neal Melton

• Lot 7 metes and bounds, from a map for Ballard Farms, from Ernest Ross to Larry Malloy of Fayetteville

• 110 N. Jackson St., from J.P. Morgan Chase, National Associates of Columbus, Ohio, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.

• Lot 16 Forest Creek Acres, from Patricia A. Thomas of Raeford to Round-point Mortgage Servicing Corporation of Charlotte

• Lot 16 Forest Creek Acres, from Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corpora-tion of Charlotte to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C.

• Lot 2156 Riverbrooke Section 1, from H&H Onsite Homes LLC of Fayetteville to Dometrius L. Williams of Raeford

• Lot 319 Somerset Section 6, Part 1, from Anna M. and Ernest Martin Labelle of Sanford to Martina L. Price of Raeford

• Lot 6 Markus Place Section 2, from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Associates, to Tracy and Aaron Chase of Sanford

• Lot 199 Wedgefield Phase 1A, from Thomas Family Business Inc. of Fayetteville to H&H Constructors Inc. of Fayetteville.

Thursday wreckOne person was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries following this wreck Thursday in front of Andy’s restau-rant on Laurinburg Road. The car struck a ditch hard enough to rip off its front wheel before flipping. (Ken MacDonald photo)

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