A 14-year-old Lumbee from Robeson County is a plaintiff in a case accusing N.C. DHHS of of unfairly housing children with disabilities who are in the foster care system. Read more Continue reading Robeson County teen in foster care part of new lawsuit against NC’s top health agency

Elizabethtown plans to build a community center in New Town, a predominantly Black neighborhood. Read more Continue reading Bladen County town hopes to revitalize a Black neighborhood with new community center

A North Carolina sheriff-elect who made racist comments about Black deputies won’t be sworn into office on Monday as scheduled.Read more Continue reading Swearing-in delayed for NC sheriff-elect under fire for racism and other allegations

Kelvin Sampson, a Lumbee from Robeson county, reached a new high this week in his career as a college basketball coach. Read more Continue reading Kelvin Sampson, a North Carolina Lumbee, reaches new high: No. 1 in college hoops

Help the Border Belt Independent kick off our 2022 fundraising campaign on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29.Read more Continue reading Support the trusted journalism you’ve come to expect; donate today

Kaliyah Harrington, 11, and her family have a lot to be thankful for this year. Kaliyah saved them from a house fire in Scotland County in late October. Read more Continue reading Scotland County family thankful for 11-year-old who saved them from house fire

A Lumberton police officer dropped off Timmy Ledwell, who was drunk, at his ex-girlfriend’s house in November 2018. An hour later, Pamela Roberts was dead. Read more Continue reading Police took a drunken man to ex-girlfriend’s NC home. Then he killed her