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Gravestones line a cemetery surrounded by trees and well-manicured grass.

Report: “Deaths of despair” decline nationwide, but still more prevalent in Appalachia

by Daily Yonder May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

A group of local officials, health care workers, and community members stand outside a building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new behavioral health urgent care center. A banner above the entrance reads “Welcome” with Southeastern Integrated Care and Trillium Health Resources logos, as several people hold green ribbon and scissors at the entrance.

Behavioral health urgent care set to open in Robeson County

by BorderBelt April 26, 2026April 24, 2026

A woman stands at a microphone reading from a paper during a public meeting, while three officials sit at a table facing the audience; several attendees are seated in the foreground, and a row of international flags lines the wall behind the panel.

Proposed industrial wastewater rules ‘completely inadequate’

by Coastal Review Online April 19, 2026May 6, 2026

Two water utility workers in safety gear stand on a platform at a treatment facility, reviewing information on a laptop.

EPA launches a ‘back-to-basics’ blueprint to help rural drinking water systems

by Daily Yonder April 11, 2026April 9, 2026

A blonde woman, representing rural hospital system FirstHealth, speaks with NC lawmaker at the General Assembly.

Rural hospitals face federal funding cuts, look to NC lawmakers for support

by Ashley Fredde April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Martin County manager Dexter Batts stands to the left of ECU Health chief operating officer Brian Floyd during the 2026 Rural Summit in Raleigh. Batts is a white man with short brown hair in his early 40s wearing a suit with a solid red necktie. Floyd is a bald, white man wearing eyeglasses and a suit with a patterned red necktie.

ECU Health’s plan to reopen hospital offers hope to Martin County

by Jaymie Baxley April 6, 2026April 6, 2026