A report from the Department of the Interior encourages the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to continue seeking recognition ...

Southeastern Community College in Columbus County will break ground on a STEM facility focused on careers in automotive ...

The North Carolina Board of Elections has identified more than 3,000 people in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties who must update their voter information. The statewide Registration ...

Developers plan to build more than 10,000 new homes in southern Columbus County over the next decade. But there are growing pains.

Lumberton is seeing downtown revitalization. But there are roadblocks to progress in the Robeson County town.

The proceedings are in Johnston County, but the legacy of former Roberson and Scotland County prosecutor Joe Freeman Britt hangs over them.

Last winter, as the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) considered a new permit for a Robeson County plant that generates electricity by burning poultry waste and wood, it turned to the ...

Following the sudden closure of St. Andrews University, Laurinburg grapples with the fallout and the now-empty campus property.

Robeson County commissioners voted to delay a decision on a potential landfill expansion amid concerns about PFAS.

The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter.