About 60 people hiked 1.5-mile at Lake Waccamaw State Park in Columbus County on January 1 to start the new year.
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Dec. 31 Is Last Day To Have Contributions Matched
If you donate before Dec. 31, your tax-deductible contribution up to $1,000 will be doubled by NewsMatch, a journalism philanthropy group.
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Local Black inventors find the path to riches and fame is tough
Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.
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Annual fund drive begins; donations matched through Dec. 31
Stories with impact. That’s the mission of the Border Belt Independent as we write about the challenges and triumphs of the people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. But we need your help to continue the kind of reporting you’ve come to expect from our dedicated journalists. NewsMatch, a national journalism philanthropy, will match […]
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Scenes from the Special Olympics in Scotland County
By Les High If only most sporting experiences could be as carefree and joyful as the Special Olympics Scotland County— an event where placing first usually comes second to cheerful high fives from volunteers, sharing joy with classmates, and snack time. That’s not to say the athletes don’t try their hardest. It’s easy to see […]
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2023: The year in pictures in North Carolina’s Border Belt
Carol Williams goes over the day’s activities at the Building Bridges after-school program in Fair Bluff. Fair Bluff has struggled to recover after losing a significant portion of its population and its business district following hurricanes Floyd, Matthew and Florence. The small Columbus County town is adjacent to the Lumber River. Photo by Les High […]
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Donate to the Border Belt Independent; contributions matched until Dec. 31
By Les High Since founding the Border Belt Independent in the spring of 2021, we’ve produced in-depth coverage of the issues that impact the livesof people in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. And we know that journalism like ours is more important than ever. As a nonprofit newsroom, we can’t do this critical work […]
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Tar Heel Bus Tour makes stop at The News Reporter, Border Belt Independent
By Justin Smith Publisher, The News Reporter A Carolina blue bus filled with more than three dozen faculty members and senior administrators from UNC Chapel Hill stopped at The News Reporter Wednesday to learn about community journalism. The group, joined by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, was part of the multi-day Tar Heel Bus Tour, which sends […]
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Support the trusted journalism you’ve come to expect; donate today
Help the Border Belt Independent kick off our 2022 fundraising campaign on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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Journalists hear that people want better access to local news and more stories that focus on solutions
Daria Parker, a UNC Pembroke journalism student, at one of the roundtable sessions A group of Border Belt-area residents and UNC Pembroke students told journalists Thursday evening that reliable news is hard to come by. Organizers say the forum helped them understand how people get their news, what the barriers are, and what types of […]