Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Craven County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat

By WSCard | October 10, 2025 | Comments Off on Craven County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat

County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat. The Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Oct. 15, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. to interview candidates for the District 1 vacancy in the Craven County Administration Building, […]

Polling place in New Bern, NC on Oct. 7, 2025 (Photo by Wendy Card)

Updated: Unofficial elections results are in for New Bern

By WSCard | October 8, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: Unofficial elections results are in for New Bern

The unofficial results are in. Unofficial results show over 25 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots for candidates running for the mayor and city council, known locally as the Board of Aldermen in New Bern, NC, according to unofficial results […]

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Downtown New Bern from Lawson Creek Park. (Photo by Wendy Card)

It’s Election Day in New Bern

By WSCard | October 7, 2025 | Comments Off on It’s Election Day in New Bern

It’s Election Day, and voters in New Bern will decide who will run the city. Election Day is Tuesday, October 7, 2025 for City of New Bern Municipal Elections for mayor and aldermen. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. and until […]

New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting (Photo by Wendy Card)

Early voting in New Bern ends Saturday afternoon

By WSCard | October 3, 2025 | Comments Off on Early voting in New Bern ends Saturday afternoon

Registered voters can cast their ballots early through October 4, or vote on Election Day, October 7. Early voting will take place at the Stanley A. White Recreation Center at 603 Third Avenue in New Bern, NC on October 4 from 8 […]

Early voting site in New Bern, NC on Sept. 26, 2025 (Photo by Wendy Card)

Where New Bern mayoral candidates stand on vacancies

By WSCard | September 29, 2025 | Comments Off on Where New Bern mayoral candidates stand on vacancies

Mayoral candidates weigh in on future vacancies. Three of the four candidates running for mayor (listed in alphabetical order by last name) — Scott Andrews, Gregory Ryan Fahy and Holly Raby — shared their thoughts on Board of Aldermen vacancies after Ward […]

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Photo of Great Lakes Fire in Croatan National Forest taken on April 22, 2023. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Updated: Crews battle several wildfires in North Carolina

By WSCard | March 3, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: Crews battle several wildfires in North Carolina

Updated on March 4 The US Forest Service fire crews have contained all reported wildfires across the National Forests in NC, according to a press release from National Forests in NC Public Affairs. The Falls Dam Fire burned approximately 505 acres in the […]

Fort Totten Park in New Bern, NC (Photo by Lucas Seijo)

N.C. Board of Elections responds to voter eligibility ruling pertaining to Supreme Court seat race

By WSCard | February 26, 2025 | Comments Off on N.C. Board of Elections responds to voter eligibility ruling pertaining to Supreme Court seat race

Updated on April 5, 2025 The North Carolina State Board of Elections issued a statement on April 4, 2025 after a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals ruled on Jefferson Griffin’s petition for writ of prohibition. Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs and […]