About 50 people gathered in Laurinburg on Saturday for a demonstration organized by Young Democrats of Scotland County.

The Summer Literacy Initiative from The Duke Foundation added two more sites in Robeson County this year to help more kids ...

It’s been more than 600 days since the state Supreme Court heard arguments in the latest round of legal wrangling over funding for public schools.

It’s been more than 600 days since the state Supreme Court heard arguments in the latest egal wrangling over funding for ...

By Ben Rappaport benrappaport@borderbelt.org Republicans who represent rural southeastern North Carolina in the state legislature have raised significantly more money than their Democratic challengers ...

Schools in Bladen, Columbus and Scotland counties referred only Black students to police for disorderly conduct for the past six years, a report shows.

Two months after Pembroke’s mayoral election, Greg Cummings refuses to give up his seat despite losing by 19 votes to challenger Allen Dial.

The average wait time after check-in at the Bladen County DMV office is three and a half hours, according to a new report.

The Robeson County Republican Party's executive committee unanimously voted to recommend John Lowery to the governor for ...

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