Schools in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties could lose more than $6 million as part a freeze on federal funding.

Candidate have until noon on July 18 to file for municipal elections in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties.

Some counties in the Border Belt are tightening their spending as pandemic-era federal relief money runs out and costs for ...

A 12-year-old girl was injured by an alligator in the Columbus County lake in June. But Wildlife officials say alligators ...