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The Border Belt Independent is a nonprofit newsroom serving Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties in North Carolina.

29/04/2025

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke could face budget cuts after UNC System President Peter Hans said schools need to limit administrative costs.

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke could face budget cuts as the UNC System looks to reduce administrative costs.

25/04/2025

The private liberal arts college in Laurinburg, which has been in rural southeastern North Carolina since 1958, has long faced an uphill battle to survive. After the college lost its accreditation in the late 2000s, a 2011 merger with a Florida-based college, Webber International University, was the school’s saving grace.

The small private school in Laurinburg has faced the threat of closure for decades. On Friday, school officials told faculty the university will cease operations in less than two weeks.

23/04/2025

The deadline is this week for U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to submit a report outlining potential paths for the Lumbee tribe to get full federal recognition.

The Lumbee tribe in NC has partial federal recognition. Full recognition would bring money for education, health care and more.

08/04/2025

Dust containing "forever chemicals" has been detected in homes in Bladen and Cumberland counties near the Chemours factory, according to researchers.

Dust containing PFAS has been detected in homes in Bladen and Cumberland counties near the Chemours facility.

07/04/2025

At least four Scotland County teens have died this school year as a result of gun violence.

The Scotland County Stop the Violence Community Coalition hosted a forum to address youth violence following a fatal shooting.

04/04/2025

The Lumbee tribe will protect nearly 1,400 acres of wetlands and forest in Robeson County.

The Lumbee will protect nearly 1,400 acres of wetlands and forest in Robeson County through a land donation to the tribe.

03/04/2025

A Superior Court judge heard arguments in the case on Monday at the Scotland County courthouse, ahead of a jury trial that is set for June.

A judge heard oral arguments in a case alleging that St. Andrews University in NC mishandled a r**e investigation.

28/03/2025

Bladen County’s population is projected to grow 5.7% by 2030 — and 45.5% by 2060.

Bladen and Columbus counties are expected to see significant growth in the next five years, newly released projections show.

26/03/2025

James H. Marshburn had worked as a trooper for the North Carolina Highway Patrol for less than two months when he was shot and killed on Sept. 19, 1964.

A new bridge on N.C. 130 over I-95 honors James H. Marshburn, an N.C. Highway Patrol trooper who was killed in the line of duty.

24/03/2025

Scores of other Black inventors, including men with local ties like the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding, may have been close to making it big, but like many others, they found the road to riches fraught with peril.

Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.

21/03/2025

Poor, rural school districts in counties that do not have large tax bases typically rely more heavily on federal money to make up for gaps in local spending.

Federal funding is especially crucial for low-income schools like those in rural southeastern North Carolina.

17/03/2025

Xylazine, a drug approved only for veterinary care, has increasingly been found in street drugs like fentanyl and he**in.

Researchers are trying to recruit 900 people across North Carolina who misuse drugs to study the impact of xylazine.

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