A finance officer for the Scotland County town of East Laurinburg used more than $11,000 in taxpayer money for personal utility bills and other “questionable expenses,” according to the state auditor. Read more Continue reading Finance officer stole thousands of dollars from small NC town, state auditor says
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Fair Bluff, NC, has been mapping out what it hopes will be a more hurricane-resistant future after hurricanes Matthew and Florence.Read more Continue reading This North Carolina town is mapping a more hurricane-resistant future, brick by brick
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Laurinburg, NC, wants to build a new fire station after its North Side Station was damaged by Hurricane Florence. But the rising cost of building materials is yet another barrier. Read more Continue reading Laurinburg’s quest for a new fire station after Hurricane Florence still isn’t over
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By Sarah Nagem sarahnagem@borderbelt.org COVID-19 cases are falling across southeastern North Carolina, and fewer people are hospitalized with the virus. But now is not the time to stop taking precautions, health officials say. “I don’t believe for a minute we can let our guard down,” said Renae Taylor, vice president and chief nurse executive at UNC Health Southeastern in Robeson County. “The last thing I …Read more Continue reading Don’t let your guard down as COVID cases drop in southeastern NC, health experts say
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Charles Graham, a Democrat running for NC’s 9th congressional district, gaining attention for a campaign video in which he recalls the night in 1958 when the Ku Klux Klan planned a rally in Robeson County, where he grew up in a Native American community. Read more Continue reading Candidate for NC’s 9th congressional district recalls KKK rally – and Jan. 6 riot
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Doctors and nurses who are members of the Lumbee tribe are urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and some are evoking faith and science in their message.Read more Continue reading ‘Lean on God, but lean on science as well.’ Lumbee medical workers push for vaccine
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The Fore family knew it was risky to open a restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic. But they took a chance, like many new businesses owners have done recently – and it paid off. Read more Continue reading How one family’s entrepreneurial spirit endures in Scotland County. ‘We’re overflowing’
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Parts of southeastern North Carolina saw a spike in homicides and other violent crimes in 2020, while fewer property crimes were reported. Read more Continue reading Murders increased across southeastern North Carolina in 2020. Here are the numbers
Matthew Oxendine, who was shot and killed by a Robeson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, sustained “multiple” gunshot wounds, autopsy results show. Read more Continue reading Robeson County man in distress was shot ‘multiple’ times by SWAT team, autopsy shows
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Resilient Columbus, part of the Columbus County Partnership for Children, works to help communities better understand trauma. Read more Continue reading Teaching resilience in hurricane-battered southeastern North Carolina
