Border Belt Independent
By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Voter turnout in rural southeastern North Carolina was lower this year than it was in the 2020 general election, unofficial results show. All of the Border Belt counties — Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland — saw fewer voters than in 2020 and lagged behind the statewide turnout rate of 73% ...
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Donald Trump Jr. will make campaign stop in Robeson County. Border Belt Independent receives $110,000 to boost reporting staff. Kamala Harris launches radio ad targeting rural North Carolina voters. Political signs target Whiteville Democrats. They say it’s voter intimidation. Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election. Search.
Incumbents in NC’s Border Belt keep seats in NC General Assembly
Nov 6, 2024 · Republican state Sen. Brent Jackson kept his seat in District 9, which includes Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender and Sampson counties. Jackson won nearly 60% of the vote to defeat Democratic challenger Jamie Campbell Bowles. Republican state Sen. Danny Britt Jr. will keep his seat in District 24, which includes Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties.
In major shift, Republicans gain majority on Scotland County …
Nov 8, 2024 · For the first time in modern history, Republicans will hold a majority of the seats on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners. Democratic incumbents John Alford and Darrell “BJ” Gibson lost their seats on Election Day to Republican challengers Tanya Edge and Jeff Shelley, respectively. An ...
News - Border Belt Independent
Rural southeastern North Carolina matters. That’s why we dig deep into the power and people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties.
Government - Border Belt Independent
Nov 5, 2024 · October 30, 2024. By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Republican David Rouzer, who has represented North Carolina’s 7th Congressional district since 2014, is running for another term in office. Rouzer is a staunch conservative who has criticized President Joe Biden’s policies and expressed doubts about the fairness of the 2020 ...
Robeson County, home to Lumbee tribe, sees small voter turnout …
Nov 6, 2024 · The campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris courted Lumbee voters ahead of the election, with both pledging support for full federal recognition for the Native American tribe. As polls closed Tuesday night, tribal members in Robeson County had spoken: Trump, a Republican, won 63.3% of the vote ...
Check out what’s in new NC budget for Bladen, Columbus, …
Sep 25, 2023 · By Ben Rappaport. [email protected]. After a nearly three-month delay that included squabbles over Medicaid expansion and casinos, North Carolina lawmakers passed a $30 billion budget Friday.
About the Border Belt Independent
We are a North Carolina nonprofit corporation founded in April 2021 that was initially funded by a three-year, $495,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of North Carolina. The grant renewed for another three years in 2024. The North Carolina Local News Lab provided a $10,000 grant to fund a feasibility study before the BBI was ...
Health - Border Belt Independent
Jun 18, 2024 · August 1, 2024. By Rachel Baldauf [email protected] When Brenda Hunt helped start the Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team in 1996, the small nonprofit was the only place in Robeson County for people living with HIV or AIDS to get support and connect to resources. Hunt, who now serves as the BART director, would drive clients to Laurinburg ...