City Hall in downtown New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Rezonings, property sales, among items on Board of Aldermen meeting agenda – Nov. 25

By WSCard | November 24, 2025 | Comments Off on Rezonings, property sales, among items on Board of Aldermen meeting agenda – Nov. 25

Board of Aldermen to consider several items on Tuesday, including public hearings on rezonings, update on new utility bill printing services and other items. The New Bern Board of Aldermen will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. in the second-floor […]

Photo of the New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting taken at City Hall on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Editorial: And the motion was?

By WSCard | November 24, 2025 | Comments Off on Editorial: And the motion was?

Did the New Bern Board of Aldermen decide to meet once or twice a month? The Board of Aldermen met at City Hall on Oct. 28, 2025, which was during the early voting period for the November Runoff Election for mayor and […]

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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. […]

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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Craven County Commissioner Mtg - Screenshot from May 2 2022

Public Comment, Budget, Among Many Items on Commissioners’ Meeting Agenda — August 1, 2022

By WSCard | July 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Public Comment, Budget, Among Many Items on Commissioners’ Meeting Agenda — August 1, 2022

Monday, August 1, the next regular session meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Craven County Administration Building, 406 Craven St., New Bern. Should you wish to petition the Board please make sure that you arrive by 5:30 p.m. to […]

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Open Letter to the Citizens of the Greater New Bern Area — Petition for New Library

By WSCard | July 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Open Letter to the Citizens of the Greater New Bern Area — Petition for New Library

The Problem:  The 26,200-square feet New Bern-Craven County Public Library facility was last expanded in 1992 when the population of the Greater New Bern area (New Bern, Bridgeton, River Bend, Trent Woods, Township 2, Township 7 and Township 8) was 64,683 according […]