The Robeson County Board of Commissioners is now ruled by Republicans for the first time after three members switched ...

Town officials call say a power surge an "Act of God." But lost home appliances and municipal financial documents suggest ...

Two local charter schools have a significantly higher percentage of white and wealthier students a report from Public Schools ...

If Richard Sceiford ever dreamed of donning a hard hat, it would have been for a stage role as a construction worker. But the lifelong thespian now spends much of his day in a work zone in downtown ...

Life-size replicas of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights will be installed in ...

By Ben Rappaport The Border Belt Independent and local news partners hosted a listening session for young people at The News Reporter office in Whiteville on Thursday. More than a dozen teenagers ...

By Heidi Perez-Moreno Scotland County is the latest in the Border Belt region to secure funds to build a playground to accommodate children with a range of developmental and neurological needs.

Now 73, he said he continued to eschew racist ideologies—at the tobacco markets where he befriended Tuscarora residents, in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and at the General Assembly in Raleigh ...

After about a dozen people spoke for more than an hour, the board voted unanimously to delay action on the proposal until September to explore ways to conduct more PFAS testing. Toxic chemicals are ...

By Heidi Perez-Moreno Phyllis Williams was devastated when doctors diagnosed her with HIV in 2015. She had contracted the virus during a blood transfusion, and she felt her life would never be the ...

By Heidi Perez-Moreno Beth has always enjoyed cooking. But the kitchen at the home she shared with her ex-boyfriend for 10 years had become a war zone. He would criticize her every move, said Beth, ...

By Ben Rappaport and Heidi Perez-Moreno This story was produced with The Assembly. As the owner of a small business, Bree Sanders is in a tough spot. The prices of ingredients for the protein shakes ...