Tropical Storm Helene was the not the first calamity that North Carolina farmers across the state faced in 2024.
Whooping cough cases in North Carolina have risen sharply in 2024. There have been 6.4 times more than last year at this time ...
This story is co-published by The Assembly and the Border Belt Independent. There was never any doubt Charles Ray Peterson would be a Democrat. His parents, grandparents—everyone he knew in Bladen ...
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 13-year-old Hania Aguilar in Robeson County in 2018 pleaded guilty on Friday, according to local District Attorney Matt Scott and Lumberton police. Michael ...
ProPublica identified 39 likely “segregation academies” in NC that are still operating and that have received school voucher ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court expanded a very small lead over her Republican challenger as the last counties worked late Monday to complete their ...
That’s the mission of the Border Belt Independent as we write about the challenges and triumphs of the people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. But we need your help to continue the ...
Editor’s Note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is ...
Bladen County and Elizabethtown have worked together for years to spur economic development with help from a local nonprofit aimed at bringing jobs and increasing the local tax base. But new plans for ...
For the first time in modern history, Republicans will hold a majority of the seats on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners. Democratic incumbents John Alford and Darrell “BJ” Gibson lost their ...
Below are the election results in North Carolina, including the races for president, governor and other statewide seats as published by the Associated Press. Included are races that are relevant in ...