Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Craven County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat

By WSCard | October 10, 2025 | Comments Off on Craven County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat

County Commissioners to interview candidates for vacant District 1 seat. The Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Oct. 15, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. to interview candidates for the District 1 vacancy in the Craven County Administration Building, […]

Polling place in New Bern, NC on Oct. 7, 2025 (Photo by Wendy Card)

Unofficial elections results are in for New Bern

By WSCard | October 8, 2025 | Comments Off on Unofficial elections results are in for New Bern

The unofficial results are in. Over 25 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots for candidates running for the mayor and city council, known locally as the Board of Aldermen in New Bern, NC, according to unofficial results on the NC […]

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Downtown New Bern from Lawson Creek Park. (Photo by Wendy Card)

It’s Election Day in New Bern

By WSCard | October 7, 2025 | Comments Off on It’s Election Day in New Bern

It’s Election Day, and voters in New Bern will decide who will run the city. Election Day is Tuesday, October 7, 2025 for City of New Bern Municipal Elections for mayor and aldermen. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. and until […]

New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting (Photo by Wendy Card)

Early voting in New Bern ends Saturday afternoon

By WSCard | October 3, 2025 | Comments Off on Early voting in New Bern ends Saturday afternoon

Registered voters can cast their ballots early through October 4, or vote on Election Day, October 7. Early voting will take place at the Stanley A. White Recreation Center at 603 Third Avenue in New Bern, NC on October 4 from 8 […]

Early voting site in New Bern, NC on Sept. 26, 2025 (Photo by Wendy Card)

Where New Bern mayoral candidates stand on vacancies

By WSCard | September 29, 2025 | Comments Off on Where New Bern mayoral candidates stand on vacancies

Mayoral candidates weigh in on future vacancies. Three of the four candidates running for mayor (listed in alphabetical order by last name) — Scott Andrews, Gregory Ryan Fahy and Holly Raby — shared their thoughts on Board of Aldermen vacancies after Ward […]

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Terrific Aerial Photographs of New Bern

By WSCard | January 25, 2010 | Comments Off on Terrific Aerial Photographs of New Bern

A “faithful viewer” recently sent me some incredible aerial photographs of New Bern and after I received permission from the photographer, Mr. Joe Hughes, they are now posted on New Bern Now’s Photo Gallery. Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for sharing these spectacular […]

Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event for Haiti

By WSCard | January 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event for Haiti

>Garber United Methodist Church is inviting the community to join Garber’s congregation in a special Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event on February 6th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Morris Hall in Garber’s Ministry Center, located at 4202 Country Club […]