Join us for an in-person community meeting on the evening of April 27 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Creekside Elementary School. The school is located at 2790 Landscape Drive in New Bern. This meeting will also be hosted virtually on […]
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The National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators (NAFEPA) recently recognized Mr. Jason Griffin for his outstanding work in Federal Programs. He received the 2023 Federal Programs Leadership Award for the state of North Carolina at a ceremony in Washington, DC on
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After approximately two hours of debate Monday night, the Craven County Board of Education failed to reach a final decision on a proposal to repurpose J.T. Barber Elementary as a pre-K center. The board voted instead to hold a public input meeting
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Scottish folk musician Alan Reid will be performing in New Bern at the Civic Theatre on April 30 at 5:00 PM. The Encore Series show will offer tickets starting at $18. Reid, a folksinger, musician, and songwriter, is known for his extensive
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The First Capital Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) is seeking vintage vehicles that are at least 25 years old for its 30th Annual Spring Antique Automobile Show to be held in historic downtown New Bern on May 13.
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Craven Community College’s (Craven CC) new training program, Renewable Energy, will help community members develop the knowledge needed to keep up with North Carolina’s growing clean energy initiative. The class will begin on May 22 at the Volt Center. “We are excited
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The Southern Area Red Team joined the U.S. Forest Service and N.C. Forest Service last night. As a unified command, they announced in a press release tonight, the fire is “32,400 acres in size and 30% contained. More accurate acreage data was
The incident referred to as Great Lakes Fire is a wildfire located in the Croatan National Forest which is a 160,000-acre national forest of which a portion is in southeastern Craven County. The US Forest Service website contains a map to show the
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By Saturday morning West Craven High School FFA had sold its entire inventory of geraniums. Hanging basket planters and ferns also proved to be popular. Even with the ash falling from the sky from the Great Lake wildfire, there was a steady
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New Bern’s only independent bookstore, The Next Chapter Books & Art, is planning a day of fun and games for National Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29. The store will offer a storewide discount of 10% all day, as well as
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