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Going in depth into the stories that touch the lives of people in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties in southeastern North Carolina. https://teapaw.org/t.co/IJCzrulvTm

Joined April 2021
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Robeson County Election Results ift.tt/Yhta7kn
Robeson County Election Results

Robeson County Election Results

See the latest election results from Robeson County.

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Scotland County Election Results ift.tt/lLJWQi0
Scotland County Election Results

Scotland County Election Results

See the latest election results from Scotland County.

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Columbus County Election Results ift.tt/d5QiV0x
Columbus County Election Results

Columbus County Election Results

See the latest election results from Columbus County.

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Bladen County Election Results ift.tt/cjQDbfR
Bladen County Election Results

Bladen County Election Results

See the latest election results from Bladen County.

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Columbus County Voting Site to Extend Hours Due to Computer Issue ift.tt/0t4GiXK
Columbus County Voting Site to Extend Hours Due to Computer Issue

Columbus County Voting Site to Extend Hours Due to Computer Issue

Computers were down for less than 90 minutes at the Tabor City Courthouse, officials said.

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Poll Worker Printed Wrong Ballots in Bladen County, Officials say ift.tt/6PZ05C2
Poll Worker Printed Wrong Ballots in Bladen County, Officials say

Poll Worker Printed Wrong Ballots in Bladen County, Officials say

Election officials said an “administrative error” forced them to replicate 29 early-voting ballots that listed an incorrect precinct.

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UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers ift.tt/HRzfE28
UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers

UNC System Enacts Restrictions on Automatic License Plate Readers

The UNC System issued new requirements for campuses using tools like Flock cameras as the technology faces increased scrutiny.

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Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race ift.tt/2fICBXc
Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race

Why Patriotic Millionaires Went All-In on a Columbus County State House Race

The group's only candidate-focused effort of 2026 targets the House majority leader from Columbus County. He says it's "dark money."

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Timothy Jacobs, Who Took Hostages at N.C. Newspaper to Protest Corruption and Racism, Dies ift.tt/yqKiHoT
Timothy Jacobs Was Known for Taking Hostages in 1988 Protest. His Legacy Is Bigger.

Timothy Jacobs Was Known for Taking Hostages in 1988 Protest. His Legacy Is Bigger.

Jacobs, who occupied The Robesonian newspaper office in Lumberton in 1988, died October 21. He was 58.

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Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Reverses Decision to Halt Pre-K Funding  ift.tt/78xloZi
Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Maintains Pre-K Funding

Facing Backlash, Robeson County Group Maintains Pre-K Funding 

The Robeson County Partnership for Children voted to continue its relationship with the local school district for the Shining Stars program.

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A Taxing Proposal ift.tt/pRwGAjT
A Taxing Proposal

A Taxing Proposal

Republican leaders say proposed constitutional amendments will save taxpayers money, but critics warn of long-term consequences.

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Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt ift.tt/NOnV9kb
Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt

Data Point: Reported Crimes in the Border Belt

The number of reported crimes in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties fell from 2019 to 2025.

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St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal ift.tt/JQUbFOE
St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal

St. Andrews University Campus Can Be Sold Under Bankruptcy Deal

The Scotland Development Corporation will hand over the campus to creditors who will likely put the property up for sale.

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Local Government Commission Takes Over Rowland’s Finances ift.tt/nusRMrz

Local Government Commission Takes Over Rowland’s Finances

The watchdog group said the Robeson County town did not have a strong enough long-term plan to fix its money troubles.

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Columbus County Educators Want to Help Public School Students Through New Tax Program ift.tt/B4OTZlm

Columbus County Educators Want to Help Public School Students Through New Tax Program

The Columbus County Educational Opportunity Foundation hopes to garner donations so students can access tutoring and other services.

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Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets ift.tt/pTb6SnC
Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets

Robeson County Gets $3 Million to Bring Addiction Treatment to the Streets

The county will receive federal funding to help homeless residents struggling with substance use disorders.

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National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina ift.tt/8akG7Hd
National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina

National Health Survey Comes to Southeastern North Carolina

The CDC will collect data from residents in Scotland, Richmond, and Hoke counties as part of an annual health and nutrition survey.

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Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C. ift.tt/OFgN1am
Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C.

Climate Change’s Compounding Pressures on Rural N.C.

Areas like Robeson County face some of the greatest climate risks, but have fewer resources to cope with extreme heat and flooding.

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New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern North Carolina ift.tt/uUmMwG3
New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern N.C.

New Collaboration Hopes to Tackle Opioid Epidemic in Southeastern N.C.

Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties are working together on regional solutions to the crisis.

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Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint ift.tt/YCRu5lq
Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint

Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Says it Worked with ICE on Traffic Checkpoint

The sheriff's office said deputies arrested two people on drug charges. An immigration advocacy group says more people were detained.

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