The City of New Bern is requesting statements of qualifications to provide general on-call engineering services for the city from qualified Engineering Firms. Firms that serve North Carolina local government entities are encouraged to respond. Services typically conducted by the selected firm include […]
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During his first full meeting as New Bern’s Mayor, the board of aldermen recused Jeffrey Odham from voting on a rezoning application made by McCullough Farms, LLC, a land development company, on Sept. 13, 2022. At the time he told the BOA
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For the second year in a row, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking for the public’s assistance in helping them track chipmunks east of I-95 in North Carolina. While biologists have long known chipmunks were found in the state
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The May 23, 2023 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. in New Bern, N.C. Read the packet with background information on the agenda here. 1. Meeting opened by Mayor Odham.
The history of our nation’s flag will again be the centerpiece of the Salute to the Flag, presented by New Bern Elks Lodge # 764 on June 10 at the Gazebo in Union Point Park. Starting at 11 a.m., the Salute follows
New Bern Now is back after taking time to evaluate processes. We are determined to figure out how to continue providing in-depth, local news to you without creating a paywall. We have a small newsroom with two reporters committed to covering issues
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Members of the Fairfield Harbour community began tree and debris removal after a severe thunderstorm caused damage on May 9. Steven Smith and “Bear” were on one of the teams’ clearing trees on May 15. NBN received initial reports of a tornado
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Dear Readers, We asked for your help to continue providing in-depth news coverage to New Bern and surrounding communities last week. In the article, we explained why local independent newsrooms are in crisis. Our small team works at least 140 hours a
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at about 2:45 a.m., a lone gunman entered the Speedway on Highway 17 in Bridgeton and robbed the clerk of money and cigars. The suspect is described as a black male. If you have any information, please get
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The wildfire that started in the Great Lake area in the Croatan National Forest on April 19 is still burning. It’s not a surface fire, instead it’s burning vertically deep into the ground. It was contained at 30% on April 27 and