Some say a pact between the state and Smithfield Foods “failed miserably.” Those who worked on the agreement explain why.

Voters in Columbus and Scotland counties won’t get to cast ballots on Sunday ahead of the November election. The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Thursday considered early-voting schedules ...

The Robeson Career and Technical Education Center opened Monday in Pembroke, marking the county’s first new school in more ...

A Wilmington attorney wanted to know who was accessing surveillance footage on the college campus. The answer surprised him.

The new Wire Pasture access point in the Lumber River State Park is now open–with a visitors’ center that honors Lumbee ...

Jillian McPherson-Edge, chair of the Columbus County Board of Elections, suggested during a meeting in May that the county reduce its number of early-voting sites from five to one ahead of the ...

Angie Lowery, a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe, stands outside her home in Robeson County. (Andrew Jones/KFF Health News) This story is republished from KFF Health News. Soybean fields surround Angie ...

Robeson Career and Technical Education Center and Robeson Planetarium and Science Center opened Monday. (Photo from Public Schools of Robeson County) The Columbus County Community Foundation awarded ...

Darryl Ford, chief deputy of the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, talks about staffing shortages at the local jail. (Photo by Tony Wooten) For three months last year, C.C. shared a small cell with ...

Sara Graham's cousin, Sheron Moore, and grandmother, Helen Eller, attend vigil in Lumberton on Monday, August 10, 2026. (Photo by Heidi Perez-Moreno) Kirsten Locklear Oxendine was working her shift as ...

Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers won the Republican primary on Tuesday, which almost assuredly means he will serve for the next four years. Rogers, who has been sheriff since 2023, won 42.57% of ...