<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/25-weld.html" dsn="news"><title>New Welding Program Offered on Saturdays at the Hoke Center</title><item_date>04/17/2025 11:07:12 AM</item_date><listing_image><img src="/news/_images/25-welding.jpg" alt="From left to Right: Tess Regan, Director, Advanced Manufacturing at SCC; Royce Bernhardt, Welding Instructor for SCC; Dr. Dana Chavis, Hoke County Schools CTE Executive Director; and Jason Levister, Director of WCE CCP Programs &amp; Experiential Learning at Sandhills Community College."/></listing_image><summary>A powerful collaboration is bringing valuable new skills to the adult population of Hoke County. Hoke County Schools' Career and Technical Education (CTE) department has joined forces with Sandhills Community College to offer evening and weekend welding classes, providing accessible pathways to in-demand career skills.</summary><categories/><featured/><lead_image><img src="/news/_images/25-welding.jpg" alt="From left to Right: Tess Regan, Director, Advanced Manufacturing at SCC; Royce Bernhardt, Welding Instructor for SCC; Dr. Dana Chavis, Hoke County Schools CTE Executive Director; and Jason Levister, Director of WCE CCP Programs &amp; Experiential Learning at Sandhills Community College."/></lead_image><lead_caption/></item>