The Border Belt Independent and local news partners aim to shape coverage and bolster news and information through a ...

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

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 ...

Potential federal cuts to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program could affect patients in North Carolina, especially amid Medicaid ...

Sgt. Maurice Devalle was listed as on duty in the North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s dispatch system when a captain knocked on his front door one evening in late 2016. Devalle came to the door in a ...

In Judaism, l’dor v’dor means passing history and lessons from generation to generation. It’s a core value about carrying traditions and honoring a shared past. So when the opportunity came for Ricky ...

This story was originally published by CityView. Bills aimed at addressing water contamination in the Cape Fear River Basin have been filed in the North Carolina General Assembly. The bills contain ...

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 ...

This story is co-published with The News & Observer and The Assembly. Jarrod Lowery remembers the frustration in his grandmother’s voice as they waited in line to receive her updated enrollment card ...

Grace Gerberry has been riding horses since she was big enough to sit up on one. When it came time to choose a college, a Google search led her to St. Andrews University in North Carolina. After ...

Tyrone Watson ducked as rocks and bottles arced over his head. It was June 2020 and Watson, president of the Robeson County chapter of the NAACP, gathered among a crowd of about 150 in Pembroke, North ...

The Border Belt Independent is proud to announce Heidi Perez-Moreno has joined the staff as a full-time reporter. Perez-Moreno is a graduate of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. As a ...