The Border Belt Independent and local news partners aim to shape coverage and bolster news and information through a ...

Families First and the Southeastern Family Violence Center say they are already hurting from funding cuts. More could be on ...

Scotland County is the latest in the Border Belt region to secure funds to build a playground to accommodate children with a range of developmental and neurological needs. Playgrounds must be built ...

Phyllis Williams was devastated when doctors diagnosed her with HIV in 2015. She had contracted the virus during a blood transfusion, and she felt her life would never be the same. Hurtful comments ...

Ed Goodwin quickly took a liking to Leon Locklear when the two men met more than a decade ago. It might have seemed an unlikely friendship: Goodwin, a Chowan County native, was an up-and-coming ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. As the owner of a small business, Bree Sanders is in a tough spot. The prices of ingredients for the protein shakes and tea bombs she sells at Whiteville ...

A new medical center in Robeson County will offer optometry services through a partnership with The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The Robeson Health Care Corporation will break ground on ...

A Columbus County Superior Court judge issued an order Monday requiring the county and the sheriff’s office to release additional public records to The Assembly and Border Belt Independent concerning ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. Ruth Letizia wept as the St. Andrews Pipe Band played the final notes of “Amazing Grace.” Graduation day was supposed to be a happy occasion. But to the ...

It was a familiar scene along Interstate 95: A construction crew was toiling into the early-morning hours on March 28, 2019, and local law enforcement officers helped guide drivers through the work ...

This story was originally published by CityView. Bills aimed at addressing water contamination in the Cape Fear River Basin have been filed in the North Carolina General Assembly. The bills contain ...