The City of New Bern is seeking grant funding to study a flood-prone portion of the city’s railroad corridor. Once the study is complete, the plan calls for a further grant application for construction work to improve the flow of stormwater in […]

The Craven County Board of Commissioners have declined an offer from the county Board of Education to purchase the former F.R. Danyus Elementary School, a historic New Bern site that played an important role in the education of Black students in the […]

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 […]