NC Sons of the American Revolution - New Bern Chapter

248th Anniversary Observance of the New Bern Resolves

At 9:45 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2022, the New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host a ceremony commemorating the 248th Anniversary of the 1st North Carolina Provincial Congress, which was held in the Craven County Court House, […]
Kids and Teachers in front of bright yellow Stuff the Bus bus

Craven PIE Announces “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Donation Event

BSH Home Appliances is passionate about starting our students back to school with the school supplies needed to start them on the road to success. PIE president Jason Jones and BSH Home Appliances Vice President Andy MacLaren announced that BSH Home Appliances […]
Craven County Administration Building in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Postage Increases for First Class Mail

Postage Cost Increases for Absentee-by-Mail Voters Beginning July 10, the U.S. Postal Service is increasing the price of a First-Class Mail stamp from 58 cents to 60 cents. Accordingly, absentee-by-mail voters should place 60 cents in postage or one Forever stamp on […]
Jeffrey Odham in front of US Flag and New Bern flag

Alderman Odham Publicity Stunt Leads to Potential Violation of § 160A-169 — Now What?

If politicians ran clean campaigns, we wouldn’t be where we are today. The campaign for Odham for Mayor has been boasting about having the backing of “the vast majority of all New Bern Police Department personnel” on their social media, in press […]
new bern yard sale

Help Us Help Others – Yard Sale

Reviving Lives Ministry (RLM) is holding a yard sale on July 16 at 810 Broad Street in an area where lower income families can take advantage of the very fair prices. We will take anything you no longer want. Call if you need […]
Alderman Odham with New Bern Police Officers in front of Police Station

Really? Alderman Odham Claims to Have Backing of “Vast Majority of all…Police Department”

Alderman Jeffrey Odham sent a press release to New Bern Now on July 3, 2022. We normally only publish candidate endorsements who have lost the initial election, announcing they are backing someone for the runoff (example: Mayoral candidate Tim Harris backed Toussaint […]
New Bern Board of Aldermen -- April 26 2022

Citizen Comment Period, ARP Funding, CDBG Action Plan Among Items on BOA Meeting Agenda — July 12, 2022

The Tuesday, July 12 meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. You can also watch live on the City of New Bern’s Facebook page or watch later on City 3 TV. 1. Meeting […]