Enjoy the great outdoors – boating, fishing, golfing, hunting, swimming, camping, and much more in and around New Bern, North Carolina!
Sixteen of the eighteen sites in the lower Neuse River met recreational water quality standards this week, according to Sound Rivers. A Sound River press release said the following sites in the Lower Neuse River are tested weekly: “Lake Wilson in Wilson; […]
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 »