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US House passes Lumbee recognition bill
The US House passed the Lumbee Recognition Act that would grant full federal recognition to the NC tribe. Now it's up to the ...
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Journalist Heidi Perez-Moreno joins Border Belt Independent
The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter.
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Divided visions stall progress at Elizabethtown Industrial Park
Bladen County wants Elizabethtown to return $100,000 the county gave for a master plan for a mixed-use project at an ...
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What we’ve learned about the federal probe in Columbus County
Federal investigators demanded that the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office turn over extensive information about its finances ...
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Category: Recent Stories
Rural southeastern North Carolina matters. That’s why we dig deep into the power and people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties.
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‘Worst’ year ever for farms in North Carolina
Tropical Storm Helene terrorized Western North Carolina’s farms in late September. Recovering is no easy task. And Helene was the not the first calamity that farmers across the state faced in 2024.
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How Republicans gained ground in rural North Carolina
This story is co-published by The Assembly and the Border Belt Independent. There was never any doubt Charles Ray Peterson would be a Democrat. His parents, grandparents—everyone he knew in Bladen ...