Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement: “For 50 years, women have relied on their constitutional right to make their own medical decisions, but today that right has been tragically ripped away. That means it’s now up to the states to […]

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified by testing at the State Laboratory of Public Health. Monkeypox is a rare, but potentially serious, viral illness […]

The Ghent Neighborhood Association held a Runoff Debate for New Bern Alderman of Ward 1 between Sabrina Bengel (I) and Rick Prill at the Twin Rivers YMCA on June 22, 2022. Watch here: Runoff elections for New Bern’s Mayor and Alderman Ward […]

Around Town Jack “Cheddar” Durham, member of the Trent Woods Garden Club, presented 20 exotic pepper plants to Town Clerk Holly Willis for First Responders. Music and Nightlife Thursday: – Adam Hill Band at Bootleggers and Barrels, 417 S Front St. – […]

Members of the community joined the Sampson family to celebrate Craven County Commissioner Johnnie Sampson, Jr. Day on May 28, 2022, at Union Point Park in New Bern, NC. Commissioner Sampson’s wife, the Rev. Ethel Belle Sampson presented the Spoken Word: Alderwoman […]

Glorious Fourth will be celebrated at Tryon Palace on Monday, July 4th, in honor of Independence Day. The celebration begins at 9:00 a.m. on the grounds of the Palace. The event offers a wonderful opportunity to experience a live reading of the Declaration of Independence signed by our forefathers in 1776 to unify the thirteen colonies […]

A Response to Susan Moffat-Thomas’s article in New Bern Now (June 2022) Susan Moffat-Thomas’s thoughtful article in June 2022 New Bern Now provides a very helpful framework for a detailed public conversation about the future of downtown New Bern. Among many points […]