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belt election guide september 9 2026 october 7 2026 k 12 education columbus county educators want to help public school students through new tax program october 7 2026 october 7 2026 health robeson county gets 3 million to bring addiction treatment to the streets october 6 2026 october 6 2026 recent stories national health survey comes to southeastern north carolina the centers for disease control and prevention will collect data from residents in scotland richmond and hoke counties as part of an annual health and nutrition survey by morgan casey october 5 2026 october 5 2026 climate change s compounding pressures on rural n c areas like robeson county face some of the greatest climate risks but have fewer resources to cope by melba newsome october 1 2026 october 6 2026 new collaboration hopes to tackle opioid epidemic in southeastern n c bladen columbus cumberland richmond robeson and scotland counties are working together on regional solutions to the crisis by morgan casey september 29 2026 october 2 2026 columbus county sheriff s office says it worked with ice on traffic checkpoint a sheriff s spokesperson said deputies arrested two people on drug charges on september 24 an immigration advocacy group says more people were detained by heidi perez moreno september 28 2026 september 30 2026 columbus county considers a moratorium on data centers county commissioners will host a public hearing on october 5 as more north carolina communities weigh potential regulations by morgan casey september 23 2026 september 23 2026 east arcadia residents oppose potential sale of school building the bladen county school board voted to sell east arcadia school which it closed in june but the community is pushing back by heidi perez moreno september 22 2026 data point dolly parton s legacy lives on through imagination library more children in the border belt signed up for the free book program after the country music star died in august by heidi perez moreno september 21 2026 september 21 2026 robeson county parents say teacher threw objects at students the robeson county sheriff s office is investigating after two parents say a fifth grade teacher at pembroke elementary acted aggressively by heidi perez moreno september 17 2026 september 17 2026 politics government state supreme court hears arguments in robeson county sweepstakes case the attorney for a video sweepstakes operator says the state court of appeals was wrong to ban kiosks in robeson county by sarah nagem september 9 2026 september 17 2026 preventing youth crime in robeson county the sheriff s office launched a program over the summer aimed at helping young people make good decisions and understand consequences by morgan casey september 8 2026 september 8 2026 two former columbus county sheriff s deputies file discrimination complaints their attorneys say the allegations highlight ongoing racial inequities at the department by sarah nagem september 3 2026 september 8 2026 state issues warning to rowland over finances the robeson county town has been on the local government commission s watch list for years by heidi perez moreno september 2 2026 september 3 2026 education data point wheels on the bus go round now that a new school year is underway we looked at what it takes to transport thousands of border belt students by heidi perez moreno september 9 2026 september 17 2026 robeson county schools are off state s low performing list for first time in years the public school district improved its state test scores and graduation rate other districts in the border belt also saw improvements by heidi perez moreno september 2 2026 september 3 2026 make or break ninth graders in n c are held back more often than students in other parts of the country how can schools ensure they re ready to move by carli brosseau august 26 2026 august 27 2026 new school teaches robeson county students job skills the robeson career and technical education center opened monday in pembroke marking the county s first new school in more than 40 years by heidi perez moreno august 24 2026 august 24 2026 health how north carolina wasted the chance to fix hog pollution some say a pact between the state and smithfield foods failed miserably those who worked on the agreement explain why by lisa sorg august 31 2026 september 3 2026 the lumbee tribe wants better health care it may be on its own researchers and health care providers say money from the indian health service won t be enough to meet the tribe s needs by andrew jones august 3 2026 august 3 2026 scotland county nonprofit coalition gets new life the group is in a new era but has the same goal to improve the county s poor health and economy by maximizing collaboration between local by morgan casey july 31 2026 july 31 2026 new work rules could drop thousands of sick n c residents from medicaid people with serious illnesses will need a doctor to verify twice a year that they re too sick to work or they risk losing their health by 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