Two local charter schools have a significantly higher percentage of white and wealthier students a report from Public Schools ...

The Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina serves several counties, including Bladen and ...

UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won a Pulitzer Prize for her book "Native Nations: A Millennium in North America." ...

The Border Belt Independent and local news partners hosted a listening session for young people at The News Reporter office ...

Families First and the Southeastern Family Violence Center say they are already hurting from funding cuts. More could be on ...

Phyllis Williams was devastated when doctors diagnosed her with HIV in 2015. She had contracted the virus during a blood transfusion, and she felt her life would never be the same. Hurtful comments ...

“Me and him just clicked,” Goodwin said in a recent interview. “I thought the world of him, and he did me.” When Goodwin was elected to the state House in 2018, he made Locklear a promise: He would do ...

Scotland County is the latest in the Border Belt region to secure funds to build a playground to accommodate children with a range of developmental and neurological needs. Playgrounds must be built ...