Building Bridges After School, an educational program for kids, has returned to Fair Bluff, signaling progress in the flood-battered NC town.
Ivey Schofield
Ivey Schofield is a staff writer at Border Belt Independent.
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Major expansion planned for business park in southeastern North Carolina
The developer of International Logistics Park at the Brunswick-Columbus county line, plans to add 134,000 square feet, paving the way for more companies to move in.
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Ms. Black North Carolina, a Columbus County native, shines light on health disparities
Tatyana Faulk-Frink, who grew up in the town of Chadbourn, is Ms. North Carolina 2023.
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Columbus County Republican Party calls for DA’s removal following sheriff controversy
The Columbus County Republican Party is calling for the removal of District Attorney Jon David, who led a months-long effort to get the county’s controversial sheriff out of office.
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Bladen County farmers market is missing one thing: farmers. But that could change
Organizers of the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in the Bladen County town of Elizabethtown are planning upgrades.
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‘It’s not sexy,’ but town’s sewer upgrades could help Bladen County grow
Elizabethtown is using federal and state money to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility – a project that could help all of Bladen County.
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In a rural NC county rife with turmoil, voters elect first Black woman to county board
Barbara Featherson, who was sworn into office this month, is the first Black woman to serve on the Columbus County Board of Commissioners.
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NC elections director denies protests of Columbus County sheriff’s race
The director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections has denied two protests of the Columbus County sheriff’s race.
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Bladen County town hopes to revitalize a Black neighborhood with new community center
Elizabethtown plans to build a community center in New Town, a predominantly Black neighborhood.
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Swearing-in delayed for NC sheriff-elect under fire for racism and other allegations
A North Carolina sheriff-elect who made racist comments about Black deputies won’t be sworn into office on Monday as scheduled.