Photo of the former Firemen's Museum taken on Nov. 14, 2025 in New Bern, NC. (By Wendy Card)

Updated: City of New Bern to lease property

By WSCard | November 16, 2025 | Comments Off on Updated: City of New Bern to lease property

City agrees to lease Hancock Street property for a children’s museum and related activities. The New Bern Board of Aldermen has approved an agreement to lease city-owned property at 408 Hancock Street for $1 a year for five years to the We […]

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. […]

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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, […]

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 […]

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After years of frustration, the New Bern Housing Authority says the process to demolish buildings at the Trent Court apartment complex that were condemned after Hurricane Florence may finally be back on track. Photo by Todd Wetherington.

Consultant says Trent Court demolition, funding efforts hitting reset after ‘mixed up and misconstrued’ process

By WSCard | February 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Consultant says Trent Court demolition, funding efforts hitting reset after ‘mixed up and misconstrued’ process

Nearly four and a half years after Hurricane Florence flooded New Bern’s Trent Court apartments, efforts to demolish the complex’s flood damaged buildings and procure funds for rebuilding efforts appear to be back at step one. During the New Bern Housing Authority […]

D.A.R.E. to Slime fundraiser to benefit law enforcement and school community

By Becky Wetherington | February 24, 2023 | Comments Off on D.A.R.E. to Slime fundraiser to benefit law enforcement and school community

The Craven County Sheriff’s Office is currently deploying the D.A.R.E. program in 14 of Craven County’s elementary schools during the 2022-23 school year. The partnership between the Craven County ABC Board, Craven County Partners In Education, and Craven County Sheriff’s office has […]