Two Bladen County school board members, including the chairman, lost in Tuesday’s primary election. Board Chairman Mackie Singletary lost to Walter Hester in the Republican primary for the District 2 ...

Here are the results for Columbus County's 2026 primaries, including Sheriff and County Comissioners. This page will update regularly after polls close.

St. Andrews was acquired by Webber International University in 2011. (Julia Wall for The Assembly) The nonprofit organization that owns most of the land once belonging to St. Andrews University, which ...

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the primary election in which voters will cat ballots in federal, state, and local races.

The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter. Perez-Moreno is a graduate of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. As a ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Garrison Project. In February and early March, a Johnston County Superior Court judge held an evidentiary hearing related to a claim filed by Hasson ...

District Attorney Jon David was prepared to argue in court that Greene should be stripped of his position due to “repeated acts of willful misconduct or maladministration while in office,” including ...

Elizabethtown has plans for four major projects that could help transform the small Bladen County community into a hub for growth and innovation. Home to about 3,200 people in southeastern North ...

When the Columbus County sheriff resigned for the second time in early 2023 amid mounting allegations of misconduct, county commissioners had to act quickly to appoint his replacement. The small, ...

Here are the results for Robeson County's 2026 primaries, including Board of Education and County Comissioners.

More voters turned out for the 2026 primary in Columbus and Scotland counties than in 2022. But Bladen and Robeson counties saw decreases.