Today the Border Belt Independent highlights staff writer Ivey Schofield, who majored in languages but has found her calling in journalism. She splits her time between The News Reporter in Whiteville and the BBI. Q. Tell us a little about yourself. I grew up in a small town in South Carolina called Eastover. After […]
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UNCP hub builds the business of farming
Ellery Locklear started selling watermelons in high school. He got an old tractor running and used an acre of his family’s land to create a business for himself — hawking the summer fruits from the back of his pickup truck. Ellery Locklear in one of his greenhouses where flowers and flowers for baskets are grown. […]