News

Attorney Marvin Horton on IBP Slaughterhouse

Advocacy, Environmental, Outreach, Tar-Pamlico Watershed

Posted on December 18th, 2024

Sound Rivers would like to acknowledge the passing of Attorney Marvin Horton, whose work to stop an IBP slaughterhouse from being built in rural Edgecombe County was crucial to protecting the land, air and water in the Tar-Pamlico watershed. He, with the grassroots group Citizens for Responsible Zoning, was responsible for an environmental win that has echoed through the decades. Thank you, Marvin, for your legacy.

The video below was posted by filmmaker Frederick DeShon Murphy, who filmed the 25th-anniversary documentary about the IBP slaughterhouse and the community that rallied to stop it.

Related News

Data Center report delivered to Edgecombe commissioners June 25th 2026
Slocum sampling comes with wild wildlife encounter June 25th 2026
Convening highlights environmental justice, greater impact June 25th 2026
Stormwater projects get warning signs June 25th 2026
Riverkeeper on the Ratepayer Protection Act: ‘Bad outweighs the good’ June 18th 2026
Rocky Mount Water Watch training nets new volunteers June 18th 2026