Learn about 300+ years of history in New Bern, North Carolina!
New Bern City Hall courtroom and overflow seating area were at capacity during Planning and Zoning Board meeting Thursday due to safety regulations, according to the Fire Marshal. Roughly 30 property owners and residents stood outside City Hall waiting for an opportunity
Three weeks before the Wall Street crash of 1929, Brevard News Editor James F. Barrett wrote: “Let the child die for want of attention” “Once upon a time in a community not so far from here, there lived a family of three—the
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Looking for something to do in New Bern? 5: Bops & Bangers – A Broadway Rave at the New Bern Civic Theatre, 414 Pollock St. (NewBernCivicTheatre.org) 12: Sisterhood Par-Tea, 2-4 p.m. at the Harrison Center on Middle Street. (www.triedbyfire.net/events) 12: Boomermania 1.5
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Due to expected excessive heat and seeking the safest and best experience for both visitors and participants, the date for Living History Day has been changed from Sept. 5 to Oct. 3, 2026. Have you ever wondered what life was like in
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New Bern annexed land into the city limits, approved a $5 million financing agreement for vehicles and equipment, talked about a no-wake zone, and approved several items on June 9. The New Bern Board of Aldermen rezoned property; initiated the upset bid
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City of New Bern, New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will commemorate America’s 250th Anniversary with the Patriot Square project at the City Hall Flagpoles on
The city of New Bern obtained a hotel market study that proposes a 135-unit hotel with a restaurant, bar, garage, and other things on a lot that’s currently owned by Craven County. The Craven County Board of Commissioners and city of New
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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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City to consider closing streets in Ward 2 to accommodate drainage improvements. City of New Bern aldermen to consider adopting an ordinance to closing portions of Biddle Street, F Street, Fowlers Lane and K Street during their meeting on July 14, 2026,
Landmark structure was bought and demolished in three-and-a-half years. Craven County government purchased the Sudan Shriners complex (parking lots, the building, and the grassy parcel extending to the riverfront) for $6 million to be used for parking for the County Administration, Court
Then and Now: Former site of Sudan Shriners complex Read More »