By Heidi Perez-Moreno Life-size replicas of the United States’ founding documents are coming to Bladen County. Copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights will be permanently displayed outside the Bladen County government office in Elizabethtown. The Civil Rights Amendments will also be on display. Bladen County officials collaborated with […]
Heidi Perez-Moreno
Heidi Perez-Moreno covers education and more at the Border Belt Independent. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and previously worked at The Washington Post.
Posted inEducation
Some charter schools in the Border Belt are whiter and wealthier than public schools
Two charter schools in the Border Belt enroll a significantly higher percentage of white and wealthier students than the public school districts where they are located, according to a report from Public Schools First NC.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Domestic violence organizations in the Border Belt brace for federal cuts
Families First and the Southeastern Family Violence Center say they are already hurting from funding cuts. More could be on the way.
Posted inHealth
Inclusive Playground in Scotland County Set to Unveil by End of This Year
A wave of inclusive playground construction across rural southeastern North Carolina looks to make recreation available to all.
Posted inHealth
Possible Federal Cuts to HIV Program Worry Patients and Medical Providers in N.C.
Potential federal cuts to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program could affect patients in North Carolina, especially amid Medicaid uncertainty.
Posted inHealth
New health care center will offer eye care services with UNC Pembroke
A new medical center in Robeson County will offer optometry services through a partnership with The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Posted inHealth
Possible cuts to Medicaid and food stamps raise concerns in rural southeastern NC
More than 118,000 residents in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties—about half the population—receive Medicaid services.
Posted inCourts & Justice
NC Innocence Commission exonerates man convicted of Robeson County murder 8 years ago
A three-judge panel voted unanimously on Wednesday to clear Clarence Roberts, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2017.
Posted inNews, Courts & Justice
Robeson County bridge honors Highway Patrol trooper killed in 1964
A new bridge on N.C. 130 over I-95 honors James H. Marshburn, an N.C. Highway Patrol trooper who was killed in the line of duty.
Posted inNews
Bladen and Columbus counties are set to grow by 2030, state projections show
Bladen and Columbus counties are expected to see significant growth in the next five years, newly released projections show.