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 ...

Dr. Ahmed Ahmed is a third-year internal medicine resident at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton. (Les High for Border Belt Independent) When Dr. Ahmed Ahmed clocks out after a 12-hour hospital ...

Ralph Carter and Kirk Lowery both say they can defeat Garland Pierce, a Democrat who has represented Scotland and Hoke counties for years.

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 ...

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 ...

Four Republicans and one Democrat want to replace Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey, a Republican who isn’t running for a fourth term. The Republicans—Jason L. Butler, Ronnie Ivey, David Monte, and ...

A Confederate monument stands in front of the Robeson County Courthouse in Lumberton. Watch this documentary that accompanies our story about racial tensions in Robeson County. Tyrone Watson ducked as ...

East Columbus Jr.-Sr. High School teacher Martin Dee Migue goes over chemistry problems with students Ian Martin and Alejo Pena-Garcia before exams. (Photo by Les High) Martin Dee Migue had been ...

As state lawmakers continue to work toward a budget deal, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke hopes for money for two major projects. The school stands to get millions over the next two years ...