Craven County Schools receive Blue Ribbon Awards

Craven County Schools Earns Statewide Recognition for Excellence in Communication

 The North Carolina School Public Relations Association has honored Craven County Schools for excellence in communications. Craven County Schools earned a total of five Blue Ribbon Awards for outstanding and effective communication. NCSPRA presented the awards during a special ceremony held in […]
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New Bern Fire-Rescue responds to gas leak

At 1:48 p.m. on Feb. 14, New Bern Fire-Rescue responded to a call of a smell of natural gas outside at 1401 Tatum Drive. Crews arrived within 3 minutes and began investigating. They discovered the source of the leak which was a […]
New Bern Police Department (Todd Wetherington)

Accreditation agency seeks community input on New Bern Police Department performance

New Bern residents will have a chance to sound off on whether the city’s police department is serving their needs as the agency seeks an important public safety certification. The NBPD is seeking re-certification through the Commission on Accreditation For Law Enforcement […]
Trent Woods Garden Club visits Homeplace photos by Kathy Marty

Trent Woods Garden Club Visits Homeplace of New Bern

The Trent Woods Garden Club is committed to bringing garden and nature beauty, education, and civic development to the greater New Bern area. The TWGC is a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc and The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc […]
Faith Connection Meeting with My Sister's House

Learn about My Sister’s House during Faith Connection’s meeting on Feb. 16

Faith Connection is an interfaith partnership of local congregations working together for the betterment of our community. Our next Faith Connection meeting is this Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. (sharp). Our host will be Rev. Charlie Davis and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship located […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport receives funds for 90-acre Corporate Aerospace Development

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport — EWN recently received $753,700 in funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation as part of its Community-Based Grants Initiative. The funding will be used to extend public utilities and prepare land to serve a 90-acre Corporate Aerospace Development site […]
Screenshot of video taken during Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 6, 2023

Craven Tax Administrator announces valuations increase by 36 percent, requests tax lien advertisement date

Craven County Tax Administrator Leslie Young presented an update on the 2023 revaluation process to the Board of Commissioners during their meeting on Feb. 6. She also addressed unpaid 2022 taxes and requested approval of the tax lien advertisement date in the […]