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 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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thea Kincaid of Thea’s Ideas and I had another fun learning experience at the Colonial Capital Humane Society’s (CCHS) “No Kill Cat Shelter”. This was our second visit in a little over a year, as CCHS won New Bern Now’s “Favorite Charity” Blog […]
>Thea Kincaid of Thea’s Ideas (the face of New Bern Now) and Greg Smith of Mitchell Hardware helped celebrate our 1st year Anniversary of Video Spotlights on New Bern Now! They also welcomed visitors to the great city of New Bern, NC! […]