Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting in New Bern, NC.

Updated: Tim Mason appointed to Craven County commissioner seat

By WSCard | November 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: Tim Mason appointed to Craven County commissioner seat

Craven County has a new county commissioner. The Craven County Board of Commissioners appointed Tim Mason to fill the vacant District 1 commissioner seat during a work session on Oct. 20, 2025, in New Bern, NC and he was sworn on Nov. […]

Trent River in New Bern, NC (Photo by Wendy Card)

November happenings in New Bern

By WSCard | November 6, 2025 | Comments Off on November happenings in New Bern

Looking for something to do in New Bern, NC and surrounding communities? Here’s a list of upcoming events and things to do. Veterans Join the Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden and Craven NC Works Employment Center on Nov. 7, 2025, […]

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West New Bern Recreation Center (Photo by Wendy Card)

Unofficial runoff election results in New Bern

By WSCard | November 4, 2025 | Comments Off on Unofficial runoff election results in New Bern

Jeffey Odham and Lainy White projected winners of runoff races in New Bern, according to unofficial election results. The voter turnout increased by two percent since the October municipal election. Unofficial results that were available at 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025 […]

Photo of the Board of Aldermen meeting taken on Sept. 9, 2025 at City Hall in New Bern, NC. (By Wendy Card)

Updated: Trey Ferguson appointed to vacant Ward 1 alderman seat

By WSCard | November 3, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: Trey Ferguson appointed to vacant Ward 1 alderman seat

The Ward 1 alderman resigned his seat in October, and a new alderman was appointed to fill the vacant seat in November. Aldermen Rick Prill of Ward 1 notified the Board of Aldermen during a meeting on Oct. 28 that he was […]

Early voting site in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Updated: It’s time to vote again

By WSCard | November 1, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: It’s time to vote again

Tuesday is the last day to vote for the mayor and Ward 4 alderman runoff races. If you haven’t voted again for New Bern’s mayor and Ward 4 alderman races, you can vote on Tuesday, which is the Runoff Election Day in […]

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Ed Hughes, right, and Danny Elzie, Army veterans who served in the Vietnam War, sit near a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse helicopter Wednesday's Vietnam War Veterans Day recognition event at Union Point Park. Photo by Todd Wetherington.

A war remembered; a military honored during New Bern’s Vietnam War Veterans Day event

By WSCard | March 30, 2023 | Comments Off on A war remembered; a military honored during New Bern’s Vietnam War Veterans Day event

Ed Hughes, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, knows that real combat is far different than what’s all too often portrayed in movies. “Yeah, I want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger actually fly a UH-1 with a handheld rocket on […]

Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County. (Todd Wetherington)

ENC Home & Outdoor Living Expo featuring the Artisan Market

By Becky Wetherington | March 29, 2023 | Comments Off on ENC Home & Outdoor Living Expo featuring the Artisan Market

Located at the Riverfront Convention Center, the Home & Outdoor Expo will offer over 110 indoor and outdoor exhibitors showcasing their products and services on April 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]