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网页The abandoned pools of Columbus County. By Ben Rappaport benrappaport@borderbelt.org This story is published in partnership with The Assembly. It was a sight that ruined Lauren Cole’s childhood memories: cracked concrete filled with murky green water, overgrown weeds, and hundreds of waterbugs. “This is hard to look at,” said Cole, now 71.
About the Border Belt Independent
网页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 ...
Business is booming along future I-74 in NC's Border Belt. What's …
网页2023年8月18日 · Columbus County Economic Development Director Gary Lanier said there’s plenty of demand at the International Logistics Park. The park currently leases space to Lowe’s, Tri-Tech Forensics of Brunswick County and Precision Swiss of California.
Health - Border Belt Independent
网页2024年6月18日 · August 1, 2024. By Rachel Baldauf rachelbaldauf@borderbelt.org 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 …
Government - Border Belt Independent
网页August 5, 2024. By Sarah Nagem sarahnagem@borderbelt.org This story is published in partnership with The Assembly. Brandy Locklear Alvarez took her 8-year-old twins to a newly unearthed burial site in Carteret County to pray. They were awed by their ancestors’ bones poking out of the dirt, a reminder that Indigenous people inhabited the ...
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网页2024年9月20日 · Border Belt Independent wins 5 awards from NC Press Association. The Border Belt Independent won five awards at the North Carolina Press Association’s annual ceremony on Thursday. Editor Sarah Nagem and reporters Rachel Baldauf and Ben Rappaport won individual awards. So did Ivey Schofield, who left the BBI last year to attend law school, and ...
Here are some economic development projects to watch for in …
网页2024年1月29日 · Here’s a look at some of the region's biggest economic development projects announced since 2022, along with future projects and the impact beyond dollar signs.
Welcome to the Border Belt Independent, 'Journalism serving …
网页2021年5月16日 · Les High is the publisher of the Border Belt Independent. Today’s launch of the Border Belt Independent reflects the work of a lot of people who are concerned about the future of journalism and democracy.. I’ve spent my 36-year career at my family’s newspaper, The News Reporter in Whiteville, as photographer, reporter, editor, and publisher, though technically I started working summers ...
Border Belt Independent wins 5 awards from NC Press Association
网页2024年9月20日 · The Border Belt Independent won five awards at the North Carolina Press Association’s annual ceremony on Thursday. Editor Sarah Nagem and reporters Rachel Baldauf and Ben Rappaport won individual awards. So did Ivey Schofield, who left the BBI last year to attend law school, and Kerria Weaver, who was an intern at BBI before accepting a job ...
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网页Recent Posts. Border Belt Independent wins 5 awards from NC Press Association; CDC unveils strategic plan aimed at combating rural health issues; Scenes from Columbus County, where heavy rain caused flooding