Enjoy the great outdoors – boating, fishing, golfing, hunting, swimming, camping, and much more in and around New Bern, North Carolina!
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 […]
New Bern aldermen to meet on July 14, 2026 Read More »
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
Requests to rezone properties in New Bern Read More »
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,
Sound Rivers announced on July 10, 2026, that four sites failed to meet recreational water-quality standards on the lower Neuse this week: Lawson Creek in New Bern, Brices Creek in James City, Trent Woods on the Trent River and Slocum Creek in
Four sites fail weekly water-quality test on the lower Neuse Read More »
City of New Bern Board of Adjustment to consider changes to certificate of appropriateness and other items on Wednesday. The New Bern Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing and consider amending the approved certificate of appropriateness for a planned 3-story
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in New Bern, Havelock, and River Bend NC. New Bern Enjoy the Glorius Fourth celebration, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Tryon Palace in New Bern. New Bern’s Independence Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Pollock Street
July 4th activities in New Bern, Havelock and River Bend Read More »
A deer, wild turkeys, a rabbit…and a bobcat, oh my! Several animals were spotted during a short trip to the Croatan National Forest in Craven County, North Carolina on July 2, 2026. The deer and bunny were camera shy, but the bobcat
Photos: Back to nature Read More »
The National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City, NC warned of “dangerous heat by this weekend” during a briefing on June 29, 2026. On Tuesday, the NWS announced a hazardous weather outlook for Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-Southern Craven and Inland Onslow on Wednesday through
Region faces risk of dangerous heat by this weekend Read More »
Work is underway to develop land with hundreds of acres off County Line Road in Eastern North Carolina. Construction is underway on the Bluewater Rise and Magnolia Reserve planned unit developments and the Brices Creek Nature Park off County Line Road —
Work continues on developments off County Line Road Read More »
The New Bern Board of Aldermen met for an all-day retreat on June 16, 2026, in the Stanley A. White Recreation Center at 601 Third Ave., New Bern, NC. The board of aldermen talked about feral cats, potential $148 million municipal revenue