Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties are working together on regional solutions to the crisis.
Morgan Casey
Morgan Casey covers health care in southeastern North Carolina for The Assembly Network. She is a Report for America corps member and holds a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University. You can contact her at morgancasey@borderbelt.org.
Posted inEnvironment
Chemours to Pay $455 Million for Fayetteville Works Contamination
The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties.
Posted inHealth
North Carolina’s Newest Medical School Officially Opens in Fayetteville
The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine is ready to welcome its inaugural class of 64 medical students on July 20.
Posted inAgriculture
Drought, Rising Fuel Costs Strain North Carolina Farmers
Despite recent rainfall, the state is experiencing the worst drought in nearly two decades.
Posted inHealth Care
North Carolina’s Medical School Boom
New schools in Charlotte and Fayetteville—and soon Wilmington—could help ease the state’s doctor shortage.
Posted inHealth
Cape Fear Valley Health Wants to Move Operating Rooms to Meet Rising Demand
Cape Fear Valley Health is asking the state’s permission to relocate all 11 operating rooms at its Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center to its main campus.
Posted inEnvironment
Proposed State Rules Won’t Curb Pollution in Cape Fear River, Environmentalists Say
At a meeting in Fayetteville, 13 people urged state environmental officials to set clear limits on discharges of PFAS and other chemicals.
Posted inHealth
Cape Fear Valley Health Names Daniel Weatherly as New CEO
After a five-week search, the Cape Fear Valley Health System Board of Trustees named Daniel Weatherly as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday.
Posted inCourts & Justice
Fayetteville Leads with Diversion Program to Get People Help Instead of Jail
State officials want to replicate the Fayetteville Police Department’s law enforcement-assisted diversion program across North Carolina.
Posted inPolitics & Government
New SNAP Requirements Could Stress County Budgets
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.
