Since founding the Border Belt Independent in the spring of 2021, we’ve produced in-depth coverage of the issues impacting ...

Robeson County schools came close to getting off the state’s low-performing list last year, a sign of academic improvement ...

Sen. Thom Tillis is holding up Mississippi’s nominations for federal judgeships and U.S. attorneys as leverage for the Lumbee ...

Facing cuts, Legal Aid of North Carolin shuttered an office in Rocky Mount and announced plans to close another in Pembroke.

The NC Local News Lab Fund’s second round of 2025 grants supports a wide range of trusted communicators working in North ...

No big surprises emerged from Tuesday's election in Bladen County, where voters picked mayors and board members in seven ...

Nearly 2,900 voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election for mayors and board members in many Robeson County towns.

Sen. Thom Tillis is holding up Mississippi’s nominations for federal judgeships and U.S. attorneys as leverage for the Lumbee Tribe.

More than 1,800 Scotland County residents voted in Tuesday’s municipal elections. Below are the unofficial election results ...

Without a state budget, North Carolina reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates. Hard-hit rural hospitals now brace for federal budget cuts.

The shortcomings of the economic distress tier system used to promote economic development in NC are rooted in its convoluted ...