“The Navigator” newspaper produced by NewBernNow.com features local, state, and national stories about the Industrial Revolution, The Mechanical Man, Municipal Utility Revenue Bonds, Rezoning 1,245 acres, datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, LNG “Peak Shaving” facility, Duke Energy’s merger of two subsidiary utilities; […]

Early voting for the Statewide General Election started began on Oct. 15, 2026, and runs through Oct. 31! Election Day is Nov. 3. Craven County voters may cast a ballot at the following in-person early voting sites: Craven County Board of Elections […]

Dear aldermen Trey Ferguson, Sharon Bryant, Bobby Aster, Lainy White, Barbara Best, and Dana Outlaw, Most of us have known each other for several years and I have promoted the City of New Bern’s efforts since founding NewBernNow.com in 2009 on the […]

Craven County Schools are waiting for federal funding allotments to drop. CCS Chief Finance Officer Heidi Daly told Craven County Board of Education members Lee Kirkman (District 2), Lori Spiece (District 3), Jennifer Dacey (District 4), Amy Davis (District 5) and Darlene […]

A new U.S. Navy aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility opened in Kinston on Sept. 17, 2026. The Navy selected the North Carolina Global TransPark as the site for a new facility that expands Fleet Readiness Center East’s MRO capabilities for […]

New Bern City Hall courtroom and overflow seating area were at capacity during Planning and Zoning Board meeting Thursday due to safety regulations, according to the Fire Marshal. Roughly 30 property owners and residents stood outside City Hall waiting for an opportunity […]

The public will have an opportunity to weigh-in on the proposed rezoning of 1,245 acres of land from agricultural and low-density residential districts to high-intensity commercial and high-density residential zoning districts in New Bern’s ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. […]