City Hall’s courtroom was packed during the New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting on July 11. Many in attendance were there in opposition to a rezoning request. The request was made by Stars & Stripes 4F, LLC to rezone 20.44 acres of […]
Residents oppose rezoning, New Bern Board of Aldermen denied request Read More »
Local Taekwondo competitors bring home 13 medals from the 2023 AAU Taekwondo National Competition held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 2 – 8. The Craven County athletes from Empower Taekwondo competed among 4,000 athletes from around the United States. “Our team earned
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While the City of New Bern has set aside more than half the money needed for construction of the new Stanley White Recreation Center, an additional $6.3 million will be necessary to complete the project, according to information presented at the board
The Craven Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) will hold a ribbon cutting next week to celebrate the opening of its new facility at 1106 Clarks Road in New Bern. The $1.8 million building, which broke ground last October, is located across from
Craven CARTS to open new facility next week, will make way for DSS expansion Read More »
The War in Ukraine rages and history repeats itself. Nermina is a refugee of an almost forgotten war in 1990s’ Bosnia. NERMINA’S CHANCE tells a story of resilience and rebirth that is equally urgent today. Following the author’s 2022 Book tour in
Local bookstore to host book signing for Author Dina Greenberg Read More »
Craven Smart Start was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Harold H. Bate Foundation, earlier this year to fund a project which will help to open three new Family Child Care Homes (FCCH’s) in Craven County. For some time, Craven Smart Start
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One of the country’s most popular and fastest growing sports will be coming to Creekside Park this summer. A total of six new pickleball courts are planned for the park, according to Billy Wilkes, Craven County parks and recreation director. Construction of
Pickleball is coming to Creekside park, six new courts planned Read More »
Five sites on the Lower Neuse failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week, and two of them failed spectacularly. Pierce Creek and Midyette Street had extremely high levels of the fecal bacteria enterococci at 24,196.6 MPN/mL (most probable number per 100
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During an emotion-filled press conference Friday, local law enforcement officials pleaded with citizens to come forward with information regarding the July 4 shooting that led to the death of a 19-month old child. Speaking at the Abundant Life Miracle Center in the
Police chief says ‘silence is complicity’ in New Bern murder investigation Read More »
Stars and Stripes 4F, LLC owns approximately 20.84+/- acres of land located next to the intersections of Washington Post and Olivia Roads in front of Lake Tyler subdivision. During the New Bern Planning and Zoning Board on June 6, the developer applied
Public Hearing on rezoning of land located off Washington Post Road set for Tuesday Read More »