Hurricane Ian is bringing rain to southeastern North Carolina on Friday, along with wind and the potential for power outages.
September 2022
Posted inEducation
This Columbus County charter school faces unique challenges to meet state standards
Thomas Academy serves students who are in the custody of the Department of Social Services or who have been suspended or expelled.
Posted inNews
Inflation pinches this Columbus crab shack
De’Maya Berry expanded her home business into a building in Riegelwood, then into a food truck that traveled across southeastern North Carolina. By Ivey Schofield iveyschofield@borderbelt.org At 18, De’Maya Berry started selling seafood from home to earn money before pursuing graduate school. At 26, she has expanded, turning her dream into a restaurant in southeastern […]
Posted inNews
Ask Us: Have a question about NC’s Border Belt? We’ll find the answer for you.
At the Border Belt Independent, we want to hear your questions. Then we will find the answers and publish them on our website as part of our new project, “Ask Us.”
Posted inNews
Lumbee NFL player Keenan Allen inspires Native American kids to follow their dreams
Keenan Allen, a Lumbee, is a star in the NFL. His heritage is important to him as he inspires Native American kids to follow their dreams.
Posted inCulture
It’s fall festival season. Check out these events in North Carolina’s Border Belt
Fall is quickly approaching, and we all know what that means in southeastern North Carolina: festival season.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
How a Bladen County coffee shop is brewing the next generation of workers
Barefoot Brew and Barefoot Sandwich Shoppe in Elizabethtown employs about 75 Bladen County students who learn job skills.
Posted inCourts & Justice
As North Carolina courts work through backlog, some counties don’t have enough lawyers
Some NC counties are so short on lawyers that they’ve become “legal deserts” – and state officials have few plans to fill the void.
Posted inEducation
Here’s how UNC Pembroke fared in latest US News college rankings
UNC Pembroke ranked in the top half in a new list of best regional universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
Posted inNews
Is your neighborhood getting high-speed internet access in NC’s Border Belt?
Two companies will receive millions of dollars in grants to bring high-speed internet access to more people in North Carolina’s Border Belt region.