County Commissioners voted in 2022 to move the monument from the courthouse in Lumberton, where it has stood for 119 years.

The Ministers for Justice group says the courthouse monument should not be in a highly visible location.

Isn’t weed illegal? What products are available now in N.C.? Hemp and marijuana are products of the same plant, but they differ in the amount of THC or Tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound that gives a ...

The North Carolina State Board of Elections will set the early-voting schedule in Columbus County, after the local board failed to agree on whether to have Sunday voting ahead of the 2026 primary ...

Free photo from vecteezy.com. Candidate filing is underway for the 2026 election, when Scotland County voters will cast ballots in national, state, and local elections. The filing period began ...

This story was co-published by the Border Belt Independent and The Assembly. The aroma of cigarettes, coffee, and Snickers bars fills the air outside of Fowler’s Supermarket on a rainy Sunday morning.

This story is a collaboration between the Border Belt Independent and The Assembly. Eddie Hatcher insisted he had proof of corruption in the sheriff’s office he wanted to bring to light. Timothy ...

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 launched a treatment court in Columbus County. (Photo by Les High) The day after Sheila Hammonds graduated from Robeson County’s family treatment court in 2011, she took ...

Ed Goodwin quickly took a liking to Leon Locklear when the two men met more than a decade ago. It might have seemed an unlikely friendship: Goodwin, a Chowan County native, was an up-and-coming ...

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 ...