- 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. Read more - Lumbee tribe is on a home-building spree in a region that desperately needs housing
The Lumbee tribe in North Carolina will receive an additional $4 million in federal money this year for its robust housing program. Read more - Bringing southeastern North Carolina back to life, one downtown at a time
Many towns in southeastern North Carolina are investing in their downtown districts, hoping to jumpstart their economies. Read more - Need help feeding your family? Here are some resources in North Carolina’s Border Belt
Here is a list of organizations in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties that operate food pantries. Read more - Pain at the pump – and at the grocery store – hits hard in southeastern North Carolina
North Carolina families are feeling the effects of inflation and high gas prices. Here’s how they’re getting by. Read more
Border Belt Independent
Journalism For The Greater Good in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson & Scotland Counties
