Voters in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties will decide this fall who will serve as mayor and on governing boards in local municipalities. The candidate filing period ended July 18, so the final list of candidates is set. Election Day is Nov. 4. Eligible voters must be registered to vote at least 25 days […]
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Who is running in 2025 municipal elections in Columbus County?
Columbus County voters will decide this fall who will serve as mayor and on governing boards in local municipalities.
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Who is running in 2025 municipal elections in Scotland County?
Scotland County voters will decide this fall who will serve as mayor and on governing boards in local municipalities.
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Who is running in 2025 municipal elections in Robeson County?
Robeson County voters will decide this fall who will serve as mayor and on governing boards in local municipalities.
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Who is running in 2025 municipal elections in Bladen County?
From staff Bladen County voters will decide this fall who will serve as mayor and on town governing boards in several municipalities, including Bladenboro and Elizabethtown. The candidate filing period ended July 18, so the final list of candidates is set. Election Day is Nov. 4. Eligible voters must be registered to vote at least […]
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More than 1,500 ballots in Border Belt challenged in NC Supreme Court race
More than 1,500 voters in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties had their votes challenged in the disputed election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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How Republicans gained ground in rural North Carolina
By Ben Rappaport and Sarah Nagem benrappaport@borderbelt.org This story is co-published by The Assembly and the Border Belt Independent. There was never any doubt Charles Ray Peterson would be a Democrat. His parents, grandparents—everyone he knew in Bladen County, really—were Democrats. Peterson, 70, served on the Bladen County school board for 12 years and has been a county […]
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Democrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count
By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court expanded a very small lead over her Republican challenger as the last counties worked late Monday to complete their official tallies from the Nov. 5 election. Associate Justice Allison Riggs had trailed on election night by roughly […]
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In major shift, Republicans gain majority on Scotland County Board of Commissioners
By Ben Rappaport benrappaport@borderbelt.org For the first time in modern history, Republicans will hold a majority of the seats on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners. Democratic incumbents John Alford and Darrell “BJ” Gibson lost their seats on Election Day to Republican challengers Tanya Edge and Jeff Shelley, respectively. An open at-large seat vacated by […]
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Rural southeastern NC gets more red, even as Democrats win key state races
By Ben Rappaport benrappaport@borderbelt.org Democrat Josh Stein trounced Mark Robinson in the North Carolina governor’s race, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at unofficial results in rural southeastern North Carolina. Voters in Bladen, Columbus and Robeson counties picked Robinson, the Republican candidate whose campaign took a huge hit in September when CNN reported that […]