Wild turkey crossing the NC 43 Connector near the US 70 interchange in the West New Bern area. (NBN Photo)

New Bern Board of Aldermen postpones decision to support naming a section of the N.C. 43 Connector

By WSCard | May 15, 2024 | Comments Off on New Bern Board of Aldermen postpones decision to support naming a section of the N.C. 43 Connector

The New Bern Board of Aldermen voted to table a decision to support naming a portion of the NC 43 Connector for the late Marvin L. Raines, Jr. On April 9, Kevin Roberts, Charles Cushman and Marvin’s son Michael Raines asked the […]

New Bern City Hall (NBN Photo)

Budget, Sudan Temple, Bayberry Park development, among topics on public meeting agendas

By WSCard | May 13, 2024 | Comments Off on Budget, Sudan Temple, Bayberry Park development, among topics on public meeting agendas

Three public meetings will be held this week at City Hall in downtown New Bern, NC. The New Bern Board of Aldermen, New Bern Planning and Zoning Board and New Bern Historic Preservation Commission will meet this week in the courtroom on […]

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New houses on Walt Bellamy Drive in New Bern. (NBN Photo)

New Bern Redevelopment Commission puts properties up for sale

By WSCard | May 6, 2024 | Comments Off on New Bern Redevelopment Commission puts properties up for sale

The “Walt Bellamy Project” properties were added to the New Bern Redevelopment Commission’s Sellable Lots List today. The Redevelopment Commission voted to list the properties for sale during their meeting on April 10, 2024. They were added to the list on May […]

Site of proposed healthcare clinic on Third Avenue in New Bern, NC. (NBN Photo)

CarolinaEast plans to build a health care clinic in the Five Points area of New Bern

By WSCard | April 25, 2024 | Comments Off on CarolinaEast plans to build a health care clinic in the Five Points area of New Bern

Plans are in the works for CarolinaEast Health System to build a health care facility in the Five Points area of New Bern, NC. The site of the proposed clinic is 727 Third St., between the new Stanley White Recreation Center and […]

Proposed site of Broad Street Fishing Pier in downtown New Bern, NC. (NBN Photo)

City approves funding to build a fishing pier in downtown New Bern

By WSCard | April 17, 2024 | Comments Off on City approves funding to build a fishing pier in downtown New Bern

The city is working on plans to build a fishing pier at the end of Broad Street on the Neuse River in downtown New Bern, NC. Foster Hughes, the city manager, presented a concept plan for the Broad Street Pier Project to […]

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Ring-neck dove on log. (NBN Photo)

Letter from the Editor: Keep independent journalism alive in New Bern and Craven County

By WSCard | February 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Letter from the Editor: Keep independent journalism alive in New Bern and Craven County

New Bern Now has been the only local, independently owned news source for the past 15 years. Although we have a large audience, only a small number of readers understand that news can’t be free. We can no longer continue unless more […]

Ballfield at Historic Kafer Park. (NBN Photo)

City of New Bern gives new baseball team exclusive use of Kafer Park and concession stand

By WSCard | January 30, 2024 | Comments Off on City of New Bern gives new baseball team exclusive use of Kafer Park and concession stand

Updated on Jan. 31 at 12:35 a.m. with a comment from the East Carolina Amateur Baseball League. Jan. 30 article: The New Bern Board of Aldermen granted New Bern Baseball, LLC, the exclusive use of Kafer Park and the concession stand for […]