Voters cast ballots at the Lumberton Recreation Department on March 3. (Photo by Morgan Casey) The Robeson County Board of Commissioners will get a new member after Pauline Campbell lost the ...

The state budget Republican leaders released Tuesday includes millions of dollars for programs and initiatives in Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, and Scotland counties. Lawmakers plan ...

A new state law that mandates a one-year moratorium on property tax rate increases in some counties has led to budget uncertainty.

Officials say a state grant will help the county handle emergency calls for behavioral health issues, including overdoses.

Some community members say they want the town manager to quit or be fired and the police chief to return.

District Attorney Jon David launched a treatment court in Columbus County. (Photo by Les High) The day after Sheila Hammonds graduated from Robeson County’s family treatment court in 2011, she took ...

East Columbus Jr.-Sr. High School teacher Martin Dee Migue goes over chemistry problems with students Ian Martin and Alejo Pena-Garcia before exams. (Photo by Les High) Martin Dee Migue had been ...

St. Andrews was acquired by Webber International University in 2011. (Julia Wall for The Assembly) The nonprofit organization that owns most of the land once belonging to St. Andrews University, which ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Garrison Project. In February and early March, a Johnston County Superior Court judge held an evidentiary hearing related to a claim filed by Hasson ...

The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter. Perez-Moreno is a graduate of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. As a ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, Eastern North Carolina’s top federal prosecutor, Michael Easley Jr., announced his resignation as part of the Trump administration transition. Easley, who President Joe Biden appointed ...