Just released, minutes from the New Bern Board of Alderman (BOA) meeting with Richard Kessler and his team of the Kessler Collection that took place in a closed session on October 26, 2021 were unsealed and we received the copy from a […]

The June 24 run-off debate between the two candidates for Alderman for Ward 1, incumbent Sabrina Bengel and Rick Prill, a retired career city manager, was sponsored by the Ghent Neighborhood and hosted by the YMCA. Watching New Bern Now’s video clip […]

Craven Community College (Craven CC) will host an Open House on Thursday, July 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Ward Hall on the New Bern campus. Open House provides new or returning students the opportunity to visit the campus and […]

What a fabulous event we had Sunday evening as part of our new Encore Series. The show was Jazz Sessions in the Studio with Ben Sparrow and Friends and featured New Bern’s own well-known vocalist, John Van Dyke! The drizzly weekend weather did not put a […]

As I finish uploading the video from today’s meeting of the Board of Aldermen meeting, I reflect on the day’s events. For me, it was a regular workday until I heard the news of a shooting near the courthouse in downtown New […]

UPDATE: July 12, 2022 at 3:55 p.m. On July 12, 2022, police arrested and charged Dakota Wright, 19 of Vanceboro, NC with Murder in connection with the shooting death of Jordan Andre McDaniels, 23 of Bayboro, NC. The second shooting victim was […]

The first thing I’ll say about passwords is they are no longer enough, and you should always implement multi-factor authentication (i.e., receiving a code via text or email) as a secondary way of securing your accounts. However, just about everything you log […]