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The meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Craven County Commissioners Meeting Room at the Craven County Administration Building in New Bern. If you want to petition the board, you’ll need to sign up between […]
New Bern Now (NBN) is excited to announce that we will be printing a local newspaper to serve New Bern, NC and surrounding areas. NBN was founded in 2009 and our mission remains the same — to inform our community. We connect
Letter from the Editor: New Bern Now to Print a Local Newspaper Read More »
The Anonymous Trust trustees have generously awarded the Tryon Palace Foundation with a generous charitable grant of $170,000 for their Palace Scholars program and for a new educational outreach program. Additionally, the Anonymous Trust has approved two challenge grants that have the potential
Palace Scholars Program Receives Generous Award from The Anonymous Trust Read More »
The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced its award of $50,000 to the New Bern Preservation Foundation for the Preservation of King Solomon’s Lodge, North Carolina’s oldest African American Masonic Lodge.
New Bern Preservation Foundation Receives Two Prestigious Grant Awards Read More »
The City of New Bern has partnered with CivicReady to implement a mass notification and emergency messaging solution called “New Bern Alerts.” This platform is free to subscribers and is available as a mobile app for Android and iOS users called “myAlerts.”
New Mass Notification & Emergency Messaging Platform Available to Subscribers Read More »
We were out and about this morning checking on New Bern’s streets, Neuse and Trent Rivers, and tributaries. When we left the house around 7 a.m., today, Sept. 30, 2022, Category 1 Hurricane Ian was located over 100 miles off the coast
Footage Taken Around New Bern this Morning as Hurricane Ian Nears Read More »
Falling temperatures telltale that autumn has arrived. October brings many fabulous events to Tryon Palace, from a week of spinning and weaving demonstrations to the traditional trick or treat shenanigans of All Hallows’ Eve. This month welcomes our annual Fall Heritage Plant
Fabulous Fall Events at Tryon Palace Read More »
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at approximately 8:29 p.m., a pedestrian was struck by a 2003 Dodge Dakota near the intersection of Neuse Boulevard and Helen Avenue. The pedestrian was airlifted to ECU Health in Greenville, NC, where he is being treated
Do You Have Information — Motor Vehicle Crash Involving an Unidentified Pedestrian Read More »
The 1845 Firefighters Foundation, in conjunction with New Bern Fire-Rescue is selling pink Breast Cancer Awareness shirts. A portion of the proceeds will go to cancer research and the rest will stay with the nonprofit 1845 Firefighters Foundation, to assist with needy
No One Fights Alone T-Shirt Fundraiser Read More »
New Bern is already seeing the effects of Category 1 Hurricane Ian around 7:30 p.m. tonight, Sept. 29, 2022. We haven’t received any updates from the City of New Bern yet but will keep you posted if we do. In the meantime,
Union Point Park is Closed Due to Flooding from Hurricane Ian Read More »