New affordable housing is going up in Lumberton, a Robeson County city devastated by hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
Sarah Nagem
Sarah Nagem is editor of the Border Belt Independent. She previously worked for The News & Observer and currently attends graduate school at Duke University.
Posted inPolitics & Government
North Carolina is expanding Medicaid. What does that mean in the Border Belt?
Rural regions, including Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties, are expected to particularly benefit from Medicaid expansion in NC.
Posted inEducation
How do NC’s Border Belt counties rank for school funding? New report shows challenges
Robeson and Columbus counties rank among the lowest in North Carolina when it comes to funding local schools, a new analysis shows.
Posted inNews
Judge gives plans for controversial drug-treatment center green light in Robeson County
Hope Alive, a nonprofit that plans to open a drug-treatment center in Robeson County, got a victory in court.
Posted inEducation
How a high school dropout is leading a rural NC community college through major growth
Melissa Singler leans on her experiences as a high school dropout who later earned a master’s degree as she leads Robeson Community College.
Posted inEducation
Arrest in series of sexual assaults roils a North Carolina private university
The arrest of a convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting three women in three months at St. Andrews University in North Carolina is raising questions about how the private school handles safety concerns.
Posted inUncategorized
He occupied an NC newspaper 35 years ago to protest corruption. Now he has more to say
Thirty-five years ago, on Feb. 1, 1988, Eddie Hatcher and Timothy Jacobs took over the newspaper in Robeson County to protest corruption.
Posted inNews
Jails in North Carolina’s Border Belt failed nearly every inspection, new report shows
Jails in North Carolina’s Border Belt have repeatedly failed state inspections, an investigation by Disability Rights North Carolina shows.
Posted inCulture
65 years after Battle of Hayes Pond: Lumbees recall fight that pushed out Ku Klux Klan
The Lumbee tribe in North Carolina marked the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Hayes Pond, where Native Americans pushed back the Ku Klux Klan.
Posted inNews
Housing plan could ease shortage in Scotland County – and help a neglected neighborhood
An ambitious plan to create more affordable housing in Scotland County could help low-income residents and revitalize a languishing neighborhood.