Ben Watford still marvels at the scene he came across four years ago near the gates that lead into Fairfield Harbour, a short distance from his home. There stood a man, a white man, holding a Black Lives Matter sign.  “I couldn’t […]

Updated on November 20: Plans to resurrect the historic Elks Temple building in downtown New Bern as a boutique hotel appear to have been abandoned. On November 20, Mark Kessler, the president and COO of the building’s owner, the Kessler Collection, confirmed […]

The New Bern Police Department is partnering with a state task force to help combat counterfeiting crimes in the area.  Appearing before the New Bern Board of Aldermen during their November 14 meeting, New Bern Police Chief Patrick Gallagher said over the […]

Plans to build new houses off of Eubanks Street in New Bern have been pushed back until after the New Year, according to Redevelopment Commission Executive Director Zeb Hough. In July, Tracey Lilly, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Craven County, […]

The Craven Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) is facing an uncertain financial future due to changing population numbers and increased operation costs, among other factors. According to information presented by Transportation Director Kelly Walker-Cuthrell at the Board of Commissioners October 16 work […]

City of New Bern officials were on hand Friday morning at the official groundbreaking for a new housing development that will be located on joined lots at the corner of Walt Bellamy Drive and Jones Street.  The New Bern Redevelopment Commission’s Walt […]

Plans for the opening of a new private school that was announced last year for the West New Bern community have been pushed back, according to a school representative. In July 2022, Thales Academy announced that it planned to open a campus […]