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A total of $8.6 million has been approved for an upcoming project to expand Craven County’s Department of Social Services building. A budget ordinance for the project in the amount of $8,681,861 was given the green light by the Board of Commissioners […]
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A section of New Bern highway and a waterline damaged during Hurricane Florence will receive a unique form of protection from a $200,000 state grant. During the December 4 meeting of the Craven County Board of Commissioners, Chad Strawn, director of Planning
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A contract to complete Phase 1 of the ongoing Duffyfield Stormwater Enhancement Project has been approved by the New Bern Board of Aldermen. According to George Chiles, director of Public Works for the City of New Bern put the work out for
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Wreaths Across America event is set for Dec. 16 at New Bern National Cemetery, located at 1711 National Ave. The ceremony will begin at 12 p.m. The name of each veteran buried at the cemetery will be read aloud, with a wreath
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The City of New Bern is seeking grant funding to study a flood-prone portion of the city’s railroad corridor. Once the study is complete, the plan calls for a further grant application for construction work to improve the flow of stormwater in
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The New Bern Police Department is partnering with a state task force to help combat counterfeiting crimes in the area. Appearing before the New Bern Board of Aldermen during their November 14 meeting, New Bern Police Chief Patrick Gallagher said over the
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Plans to build new houses off of Eubanks Street in New Bern have been pushed back until after the New Year, according to Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Zeb Hough. In July, Tracey Lilly, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Craven County,
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The Craven Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) is facing an uncertain financial future due to changing population numbers and increased operation costs, among other factors. According to information presented by Transportation Director Kelly Walker-Cuthrell at the Board of Commissioners October 16 work
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City of New Bern officials were on hand Friday morning at the official groundbreaking for a new housing development that will be located on joined lots at the corner of Walt Bellamy Drive and Jones Street. The New Bern Redevelopment Commission’s Walt
A New Bern man is dead following a shooting at the Trent Court apartment complex on Nov. 2. New Bern Police Officers were dispatched to a shots fired call near the P building in Trent Court at 3:48 p.m. They found Devaughn
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