The US House passed the Lumbee Recognition Act that would grant full federal recognition to the NC tribe. Now it's up to the ...

Bladen County wants Elizabethtown to return $100,000 the county gave for a master plan for a mixed-use project at an ...

The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter.

Rural southeastern North Carolina matters. That’s why we dig deep into the power and people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties.