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 […]
We are happy to announce that the October – December Quarterly Ledger publication is available online, in color! Hardcopies will be distributed throughout the Greater New Bern area next week. Some people think that New Bern Now is staffed with a lot […]
Update: Thankfully, Abigale Levers was found safe in Florida and Timothy Newman was apprehended. The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for Abigale Lefevers, a white female born on 12-01-1999. Abigale is 5’4 and weighs 90 pounds. She has […]