Now that a new school year is underway, we looked at what it takes to transport thousands of Border Belt students.

The attorney for a video sweepstakes operator says the state Court of Appeals was wrong to ban kiosks in Robeson County.

Some say a pact between the state and Smithfield Foods “failed miserably.” Those who worked on the agreement explain why.

The Robeson County town of Rowland has 30 days to establish a viable long-term financial plan or risk a takeover from the state, the Local Government Commission said Tuesday. Rowland, home to about ...

Bladen Community College President Amanda Lee in the atrium of the school's book store, student center and coffee shop on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Les High) Bladen Community College is training ...

The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded the Border Belt Independent a $5,000 grant to fund Data Point, a concise feature that focuses on numbers and statistics highlighting an issue or trend ...

Voters in Columbus and Scotland counties won’t get to cast ballots on Sunday ahead of the November election. The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Thursday considered early-voting schedules ...

East Columbus Junior-Senior High School teacher Martin Dee Migue goes over chemistry problems with students. (Photo by Les High) Martin Dee Migue had been teaching high school chemistry in the ...

Robeson Career and Technical Education Center and Robeson Planetarium and Science Center opened Monday. (Photo from Public Schools of Robeson County) When Herman Locklear dreamed up plans for a new ...

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 ...