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Construction of a new apartment complex near New Bern High School is expected to be completed by this winter, according to developers. Work on the new 60-unit Palatine Meadows development, which began construction in January, is expected to be finished next February, […]
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The Sept. 12, 2023 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. in New Bern, NC. 1. Meeting opened by Mayor Odham. Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Brinson. Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Roll
The New Bern branch of the Craven-Pamlico Regional Library System will be temporarily relocating to allow for critical repairs to the building’s aging infrastructure. The New Bern branch, located at 400 Johnson St., will temporarily move to the site of the former
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Updated on Sept. 8 Around Town Friday night high school football: West Craven Eagles at Havelock Rams, 7 p.m. and New Bern Bears at Knightdale Knights, 7 p.m. New Bern Farmers Market on Saturday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 421
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Economic Development Director Jeff Wood delivered both good news and a sobering message to Craven County Commissioners this week — while businesses continue to expand their reach, the land to accommodate that growth is quickly being depleted. Appearing before the board at
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Craven County has been awarded just over $1 million in grant funding for the development of commercial aerospace at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN). The North Carolina Department of Commerce awarded Craven County $1,077,694 to construct a road to the airport’s Corporate
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The New Bern Board of Aldermen held a strategic planning work session on Aug. 30 at the Pleasant Hill Community Center. Lydian Altman, UNC School of Government faculty member, facilitated the meeting with Mariah Canup, graduate assistant. The second day of the
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On Sept. 1, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m. the Craven County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a gunshot victim located in a residence at 411 Butler Ford Road. Upon arrival Deputies discovered the body of a deceased male with an apparent
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Swim Guide came to an abrupt end with the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia this week. The recreational water-quality testing program runs from Memorial to Labor Day each year, but potentially unsafe conditions on Thursday prompted environmental nonprofit Sound Rivers to cut
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Photos of flooded areas in downtown New Bern were taken this morning. Tropical Storm Idalia made landfall in western Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Aug. 30 and traveled off the North Carolina coast and out to sea. By Todd Wetherington,
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