Town officials call say a power surge an "Act of God." But lost home appliances and municipal financial documents suggest ...

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

Life-size replicas of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights will be installed in ...

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

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

By Ben Rappaport. The Border Belt Independent and local news partners hosted a listening session for young people at The News Reporter office in Whiteville on Thursday.. More than a dozen teenagers ...

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 ...