Jarrod Lowery, a Republican who has represented Robeson County in the N.C. House since 2022, said he is leaving the state legislature.

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke took further action this year to comply with the UNC System's anti-DEI policy.

The Robeson County landfill has more PFAS than any other in North Carolina, according to the sampling data from the state.

The research would have provided data on the burgeoning industry’s impact on predominantly Black, Indigenous, and Latino ...

School districts in the Border Belt had dozens of teacher vacancies when they welcomed students back to classrooms last month.

The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine is expected to welcome its first class of 64 students in ...

Uncertainty surrounding federal money for schools has led to sleepless nights and contingency plans for school leaders in ...

When the state Supreme Court took up the case of Maurice Devalle, a state trooper-turned-Columbus County sheriff’s deputy accused of dishonesty, it seemed like the justices were primed to upend ...

A man who sustained a traumatic brain injury and broken bones while held in the Columbus County jail settled a lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Rogers, former Sheriff Jody Greene, and several deputies for ...

This story was produced with The Assembly. The Border Belt Independent is part of The Assembly’s statewide network of local news outlets. For decades, drivers turning from U.S. 401 onto the campus of ...