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New Bern Yacht Club presents The Fish-Eye View of Carolina Shipwrecks

New Bern Yacht Club’s next General Membership Meeting will be Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. Social Hour, 7:30 p.m. Program and Business Meeting. Divin’ Dawgs Scuba will present “The Fish-Eye View,” a diver’s perspective on the coastal shipwrecks along the Eastern North […]
Craven County Administration Building in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

NC Board of Elections to Randomly Select Precincts for Post-Election Audits

The day after the May 17 primary, the State Board of Elections will randomly select precincts, early voting sites, and absentee-by-mail ballots to be counted by hand in each county to confirm accuracy of the results counted by machine. The random selection […]
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New Bern Mayor, Aldermen, and Craven County Commissioner Primary Election Results

Note: Updated May 27, 2022 The results are in for the City of New Bern Municipal Election and the Primary Election for Craven County Commissioners! Bob Brinson for Alderman Ward 6 was the only clear winner of the contested races. Barbara Best […]
Lily Unleashed by Author Jo Anna D. Kloster

“Lily Unleashed” Novel Seeks to Create Ripple Effect to End Puppy Mill-To-Pet-Store-Pipeline

Local New Bern author and former elementary teacher, Jo Anna Dressler Kloster, is taking her novel, Lily Unleashed, on the road around North Carolina. She is coordinating with local rescues and shelters to spread the word about the cruel industry of commercial […]
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NCWorks Weekly Job Board for May 17, 2022

Alion Science & Technology – Drafter/Technical Writer [JO #12220452] AMC Theatres – Crew [JO #12200701] Blue Arbor – Paint Technician [JO #12206581] Blue Rock Structures – Assistant Project Manager [JO #12217916] Broad Street Take Out – Line Cooks [JO #12207679] Cherokee Services […]
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Recommendations for Families During Infant Formula Shortage

Amidst the nationwide infant formula shortage, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is connecting families with resources and sharing recommendations to help navigate supply issues safely. NCDHHS is also broadening access to formula for families who use the federal […]
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Hepatitis Awareness Month – Get Screened, Tested, and Vaccinated

It is estimated there are more than 227,000 people living with viral hepatitis in North Carolina, and approximately half of people with chronic hepatitis are unaware of their infection. Long-term viral hepatitis infection raises the risk of liver cancer and end stage […]