Border Belt Independent
网页By Rachel Baldauf rachelbaldauf@borderbelt.org When Brenda Hunt helped start the Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team in 1996, the small nonprofit was the only place in Robeson County for people living with HIV or AIDS to get support and connect to resources. Hunt, who now serves as the BART director, would drive clients to Laurinburg or …
About the Border Belt Independent
网页We are a North Carolina nonprofit corporation founded in April 2021 that was initially funded by a three-year, $495,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of North Carolina. The grant renewed for another three years in 2024. The North Carolina Local News Lab provided a $10,000 grant to fund a feasibility study before the BBI was ...
CDC unveils strategic plan aimed at combating rural health issues
网页6 天之前 · The Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled a new strategic plan last week aimed at combating health issues in rural areas across the country. The new plan, which was developed alongside local partners like the N.C. Office of Rural Health, outlines a vision for the next five years to combat health ...
Why we're suing Columbus County - Border Belt Independent
网页22 小时之前 · The complaint filed Sept. 13 in Columbus County Superior Court argues that the county government’s response “evinces a pattern of ongoing and willful defiance of our state’s transparency laws in Columbus County.”. North Carolina’s public records law requires government agencies to respond “as promptly as possible.”.
Trump promises full recognition for the Lumbee. He'd still have to …
网页12 小时之前 · At a rally in Wilmington on Saturday, Republican Donald Trump said he would sign legislation granting the Lumbee tribe full federal recognition if he is elected president. “The Lumbee tribe has been wrongfully denied federal recognition for more than a century,” Trump told the crowd. “Today I ...
Topics - Border Belt Independent
网页The abandoned pools of Columbus County. Rural North Carolina hospitals say recruiting surgeons is key to long-term success. How young entrepreneurs and town leaders are revitalizing downtown Fairmont. Two flood-prone NC towns rebuilt downtown districts on higher ground. Did it work? Debby could bring more flooding to southeastern North Carolina.
Business is booming along future I-74 in NC's Border Belt. What's …
网页2023年8月18日 · Columbus County Economic Development Director Gary Lanier said there’s plenty of demand at the International Logistics Park. The park currently leases space to Lowe’s, Tri-Tech Forensics of Brunswick County and Precision Swiss of California.
News Archives - Border Belt Independent
网页2024年8月27日 · By Rachel Baldauf rachelbaldauf@borderbelt.org After Hurricane Florence pummeled Bladen County in 2018, Amanda West had to start over. West, the owner of Over Yonder Coffee, Teas, & Creamery in Bladenboro, said flood waters were 3 feet deep inside her store. The cooler and refrigerator were destroyed, along with 42 …
Border Belt Independent wins 5 awards from NC Press Association
网页5 天之前 · The Border Belt Independent won five awards at the North Carolina Press Association’s annual ceremony on Thursday. Editor Sarah Nagem and reporters Rachel Baldauf and Ben Rappaport won individual awards. So did Ivey Schofield, who left the BBI last year to attend law school, and Kerria Weaver, who was an intern at BBI before accepting a job ...
Health - Border Belt Independent
网页2024年5月7日 · August 1, 2024. By Rachel Baldauf rachelbaldauf@borderbelt.org When Brenda Hunt helped start the Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team in 1996, the small nonprofit was the only place in Robeson County for people living with HIV or AIDS to get support and connect to resources. Hunt, who now serves as the BART director, would drive clients to …