Samuel Croom, who previously served as deputy county manager in Pitt County, became the Bladen County manager in September.

The Border Belt Independent was recognized during the North Carolina Press Association’s annual awards banquet on Thursday.

Jarrod Lowery, a Republican who has represented Robeson County in the N.C. House since 2022, said he is leaving the state ...

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke took further action this year to comply with the UNC System's anti-DEI policy.

The Robeson County landfill has more PFAS than any other in North Carolina, according to the sampling data from the state.

This story is republished from Inside Climate News. The Trump administration has canceled a $417,000 federal grant that would have funded research on the social and economic impacts of biogas ...

When Scotland County Schools’ leaders put together a budget last spring, they knew that laying off even one teacher or staff member would be detrimental. In one of the poorest school districts in ...

When the state Supreme Court took up the case of Maurice Devalle, a state trooper-turned-Columbus County sheriff’s deputy accused of dishonesty, it seemed like the justices were primed to upend ...

A man who sustained a traumatic brain injury and broken bones while held in the Columbus County jail settled a lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Rogers, former Sheriff Jody Greene, and several deputies for ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. The Border Belt Independent is part of The Assembly’s statewide network of local news outlets. For decades, drivers turning from U.S. 401 onto the campus of ...

Sonya Hillburn used three decades of retirement and personal savings to open Above & Beyond Wellness & Medical Spa in Elizabethtown in 2021. Local banks refused to give her a business loan, she said, ...

The candidate filing period for the November municipal elections began Monday. Those seeking elected office have until noon on July 18 to register their candidacy with their local board of elections.