The New Bern Breakfast Rotary Club will host the 11th annual B/S/H/ Oktoberfest, beginning at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Union Point Park in New Bern. Big changes are in the works for this year’s event, according to Bill Stafford, […]

Craven Arts Council is proud to present their biennial exhibition, The Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition in the Main Gallery this July and August. This exhibit is Craven Arts Council’s signature exhibition featuring over 100 artworks out of 440 entries. […]

Early planning efforts and long-range strategic plans were key to New Bern’s successful revitalization effort. Over the 40-year downtown revitalization effort, strategic plans created a vision and consensus among community members and guided the decision making for unified public/private development in the […]

Starting today, people in mental health crisis can dial 9-8-8 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and get immediately connected to trained crisis counselors 24/7. The new three-digit number provides a faster, easier way to get the help already available at […]

Upper Neuse Two sites in the Upper Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds sites failed the Swim Guide test this week: Buffaloe Road and Smithfield Town Commons. Lower Neuse Four sites failed in the Lower Neuse this week: Slocum Creek in Havelock, Midyette Street […]

When I tried to access the Odham for Mayor’s Facebook page on July 13, 2022, I was surprised that he not only deleted my response to a post about city business (dated June 29), but he also blocked a citizen (me, also […]

On June 2, 2022, the Havelock Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by the City of Havelock and Craven 100 Alliance, launched The Havelock App, a new community resource for the Havelock area. The Havelock App includes a map, directory, events, resource, and news/blog […]