Morgan Casey, Author at Border Belt Independent

Scotland County Improves Vaccination Rates Against Measles

As neighboring South Carolina deals with an outbreak, local health officials are working to get more children vaccinated.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.

Ralph Carter and Kirk Lowery both say they can defeat Garland Pierce, a Democrat who has represented Scotland and Hoke counties for years.

There aren’t enough physicians to treat the nearly 3 million people who live in rural communities. Can this program help?

A 95% vaccination threshold is necessary to protect against the highly contagious disease, according to the CDC.

Below-normal temperatures are expected to linger in the Border Belt for at least the next week, forecasters say.

State officials are urging residents to stay off the roads. Shelters and warming centers will open across the Border Belt.

Local health officials say updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put babies at risk.

Residents of Red Springs Assisted Living say they are hesitant to vote after being questioned by investigators, according to the facility’s director.

Shawn Tobin Locklear Jr. was out on bond when investigators say he shot two deputies and commandeered an ambulance.