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

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 ...

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

By Heidi Perez-Moreno Two charter schools in the Border Belt enroll a significantly higher percentage of white and wealthier students than the public school districts where they are located, according ...

The Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina serves several counties, including Bladen and ...

By Sarah Nagem Kathleen DuVal has a lot to say about early American history. Her latest book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America, spans more than 700 pages and walks readers through early ...

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 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, ...