Public housing authority chairman says she wants the commissioners to schedule a meeting without a quorum “to create a plan to go against the negative narrative.” The City of New Bern Housing Authority Board of Commissioners approved a contract to redevelop Phase […]
Land use, riparian rights, electric rates, licensing agreement, municipal elections, street closures, city-owned property and more, on Tuesday night’s city council meeting agenda. The New Bern Board of Aldermen will receive input from the public, consider approving changes to a mutual aid […]
Public input, parking, property, housing, transportation, property taxes, financial report and audit, outsourcing, appointments and more. The newly elected New Bern Board of Aldermen received public input and approved several items during their first full regular meeting on Jan. 13, 2026 at […]
The New Bern Board of Aldermen and mayor ranked their preferences for ten potential projects via an electronic survey. On February 12, 2026, we reported that the City Manager Foster Hughes said during the Jan. 7 retreat, that the Board of Aldermen […]
The New Bern Police Department is selling raffle tickets for the North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics North Carolina. First and second prize winners will be able to participate aboard Fin Planner II for a day during the […]
Tryon Palace will host a naturalization ceremony Wednesday, June 7, at 11 a.m. inside Cullman Performance Hall at the North Carolina History Center in downtown New Bern. Presented by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, this ceremony will include the Oath of Allegiance, […]
Gretchen C. Deters Receives Four Year Scholarship The New Bern Historical Society presented its Harriett Marks Scholarship for 2017 to New Bern High School senior Gretchen C. Deters at the New Bern Historical Society’s annual Awards Banquet on June 1. Miss Deters […]