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Going in depth into the stories that touch the lives of people in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties in southeastern North Carolina. https://nitter.cf/t.co/IJCzrulvTm

Joined April 2021
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UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers ift.tt/HRzfE28
UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers

UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers

The UNC System issued new requirements for campuses using tools like Flock cameras as the technology faces increased scrutiny.

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Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race ift.tt/2fICBXc
Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race

Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race

The group's only candidate-focused effort of 2026 targets the House majority leader from Columbus County. He says it's "dark money."

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Timothy Jacobs, Who Took Hostages at N.C. Newspaper to Protest Corruption and Racism, Dies ift.tt/yqKiHoT
Timothy Jacobs, Who Took Hostages at N.C. Newspaper to Protest Corruption and Racism, Dies

Timothy Jacobs, Who Took Hostages at N.C. Newspaper to Protest Corruption and Racism, Dies

Jacobs was 19 when he and another local Native American man occupied The Robesonian in Lumberton for 10 hours in 1988.

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Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Reverses Decision to Halt Pre-K Funding  ift.tt/78xloZi
Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Maintains Pre-K Funding

Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Maintains Pre-K Funding 

The Robeson County Partnership for Children voted to continue its relationship with the local school district for the Shining Stars program.

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A Taxing Proposal ift.tt/pRwGAjT
A Taxing Proposal

A Taxing Proposal

Republican leaders say proposed constitutional amendments will save taxpayers money, but critics warn of long-term consequences.

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Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt ift.tt/NOnV9kb
Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt

Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt

The number of reported crimes in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties fell from 2019 to 2025.

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St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal ift.tt/JQUbFOE
St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal

St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal

The Scotland Development Corporation will hand over the campus to creditors who will likely put the property up for sale.

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Local Government Commission Takes Over Rowland’s Finances ift.tt/nusRMrz
Local Government Commission Takes Over Rowland’s Finances

Local Government Commission Takes Over Rowland’s Finances

The watchdog group said the Robeson County town did not have a strong enough long-term plan to fix its money troubles.

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Columbus County Educators Want to Help Public School Students Through New Tax Program ift.tt/B4OTZlm
Columbus County Educators Want to Help Public School Students Through New Tax Program

Columbus County Educators Want to Help Public School Students Through New Tax Program

The Columbus County Educational Opportunity Foundation hopes to garner donations so students can access tutoring and other services.

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Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets ift.tt/pTb6SnC
Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets

Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets

The county will receive federal funding to help homeless residents struggling with substance use disorders.

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National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina ift.tt/8akG7Hd
National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina

National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina

The CDC will collect data from residents in Scotland, Richmond, and Hoke counties as part of an annual health and nutrition survey.

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Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C. ift.tt/OFgN1am
Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C.

Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C.

Areas like Robeson County face some of the greatest climate risks, but have fewer resources to cope with extreme heat and flooding.

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New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern North Carolina ift.tt/uUmMwG3
New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern N.C.

New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern N.C.

Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties are working together on regional solutions to the crisis.

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Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint ift.tt/YCRu5lq
Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint

The sheriff's office said deputies arrested two people on drug charges. An immigration advocacy group says more people were detained.

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Columbus County Considers a Moratorium on Data Centers  ift.tt/FjEbLfl
Columbus County Considers a Moratorium on Data Centers

Columbus County Considers a Moratorium on Data Centers 

County commissioners will host a public hearing on October 5 as more North Carolina communities weigh potential regulations.

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East Arcadia Residents Oppose Potential Sale of School Building ift.tt/7vzgGji
East Arcadia Residents Oppose Potential Sale of School Building

East Arcadia Residents Oppose Potential Sale of School Building

The Bladen County school board voted to sell East Arcadia School, which it closed in June. But the community is pushing back.

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Data Point: Dolly Parton’s Legacy Lives on Through Imagination Library ift.tt/GvqwXYz
Data Point: Dolly Parton’s Legacy Lives on Through Imagination Library

Data Point: Dolly Parton’s Legacy Lives on Through Imagination Library

More children in the Border Belt signed up for the free book program after the country music star died in August.

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Robeson County Parents Say Teacher Threw Objects at Students ift.tt/RJjl8Yg
Robeson County Parents Say Teacher Threw Objects at Students

Robeson County Parents Say Teacher Threw Objects at Students

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two parents say a fifth-grade teacher at Pembroke Elementary acted aggressively.

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How the Border Belt Will Use Millions of Dollars from Chemours Settlement ift.tt/qkmxvzY
How the Border Belt Will Use Millions of Dollars from Chemours Settlement

How the Border Belt Will Use Millions of Dollars from Chemours Settlement

Chemours will pay Bladen, Columbus, and Robeson counties and the city of Lumberton at least $66.4 million over the next decade.

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