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City attorney talks about extending ‘city limits out to the center of each river’ in New Bern. New Bern Board of Aldermen adopted an additional article to Chapter 86 — “Waterways” of the Code of Ordinances on June 9, 2026, that “establishes […]
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City of New Bern 2029 municipal election canceled; aldermen and mayor terms extended by one year, according to Session Law 2026-18. Four months after being seated, the New Bern Board of Aldermen voted on a measure that asked legislators to give them
Editor’s note: The article was updated to include comments from the Craven County Schools Director of Information and Communication Jennifer Wagner. Local government disables public comments; moves some citizen comments to the end of meetings. The New Bern Board of Aldermen and
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Two federal grants will be used to design the Williams Road realignment and the pavement rehabilitation of the taxi lane at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN). The Craven County Board of Commissioners accepted two Federal Aviation Administration design grants for the Coastal
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Craven County Board of Elections has launched a new interactive polling site map for the upcoming election. Deputy Director of Elections Gregory Carroll told Craven County Board of Commissioners — Tim Mason (District 1), Jason Jones (District 2), Etteinne “ET” Mitchell (District
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Is it possible for two aldermen and a mayor to outvote New Bern’s six-member Board of Aldermen? After two elected officials — who live in Ward 6 — and the Ward 3 alderman voted to appoint former Alderman Jameesha Harris to the
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The New Bern Board of Aldermen and mayor voted on a motion to raise the city manager’s salary on Tuesday night. City Manager Foster Hughes’s salary was raised to $208,000 after New Bern’s city council, known locally as the board of aldermen
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attended an American First Speaker Series event in New Bern, NC on July 14, 2026. A c-span.org video shows Secretary McMahon and Laurie Buckout, a congressional candidate, fielding questions from reporters at Baker’s Kitchen. Someone asked
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Requests and petition of citizens, Fiber optic installation, sale of city owned property, development, and more on aldermen meeting agenda. The New Bern Board of Aldermen will receive public input and an update on the fiber installation in the downtown area; consider
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City of New Bern Planning and Zoning Board to review rezoning requests and make recommendations to the city council. The Planning and Zoning Board will review four requests to rezoning property on July 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor courtroom
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