While Craven County’s industrial business infrastructure continues to expand, the county is facing a looming crisis — a shortage of land readily available for commercial development. During a recent meeting of the Craven County Board of Commissioners, County Manager Jack Veit […]
A group of local Marines and out-of-state volunteers came together this week to help make the dream of homeownership a reality for three New Bern families. Twenty-five members of the Single Marine Program (SMP) from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in
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Resurrection. That’s the word Vann Spivey, lead pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church, uses to describe the mission of My Sister’s House, a new two-story home in New Bern that will serve as a lifeline for women recently released from prison. Spivey
Questions concerning what would become of the real estate in downtown New Bern known as the “Talbots Lots” have finally been answered. According to a press release from the Tryon Palace Foundation, the property located at the corner of South Front Street
The Craven County Board of Education is considering a plan to repurpose J.T Barber Elementary School for use as a kindergarten and pre-K facility. Under the plan, the school’s grade 1-5 students would be reassigned to other Craven County elementary schools. During
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The Duffyfield Phoenix Project will hold its annual Duffyfield community cleanup on May 5 and 6. The cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. both days at the large picnic shelter at Henderson Park, located at 901 Chapman Street, and will cover the
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The City of New Bern has approved a thirteenth leave day for employees that can be used on Juneteenth or other days of the year. Following a lengthy discussion during their April 11 meeting, the New Bern Board of Aldermen voted to
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A new apartment complex under development near New Bern High School will provide much-needed affordable housing options for city residents. The new 3.7 acre Palatine Meadows development, which began construction in January, will feature 60 units when completed, according to Denis Blackburne,
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The New Bern Police Department is partnering with the FBI to provide enhanced violent crime protection locally. As part of a memorandum of understanding approved by the New Bern Board of Aldermen this week, the New Bern PD will join the
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The New Bern Board of Aldermen have agreed to seek nearly a million dollars in grant funding to go towards the creation of a state of the art Pepsi Museum in downtown New Bern. The move is the first step in what