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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Ed Goodwin quickly took a liking to Leon Locklear when the two men met more than a decade ago. It might have seemed an unlikely friendship: Goodwin, a Chowan County native, was an up-and-coming ...