Property at 907 North B Street in Bridgeton, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Site of old Bridgeton Elementary School among items on Craven County Commissioners meeting agenda – Nov. 18

The Craven County Board of Commissioners will consider purchasing property from the Board of Education tomorrow, according to the meeting agenda. The Craven County Board of Commissioners will discuss several items during the Nov. 18, 2024 meeting at 8:30 a.m.in the county’s […]
Notice of Public Hearing signs posted on Hwy 55. One was posted on Oct. 31 and the other was posted sometime after that. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Are “notice of public hearing” signs causing confusion?

The City of New Bern posted two “Notice of Public Hearing” signs for one application to rezone 597 Washington Post Road, but they show different dates. Two “Notice of Public Hearing” signs were posted in reference to an application to rezone 6.96 […]
Mayor Jeffrey Odham and Sabrina Bengel talk about the empty Ward 6 alderman seat in New Bern, NC.

What’s behind the vacant New Bern alderman seat?

Two city officials spread disinformation about the majority of New Bern’s Board of Aldermen after vote to fill vacant alderman seat didn’t go their way. Mayor Jeffrey Odham and Sabrina Bengel, the chairman of the city’s Municipal Services District and a commissioner […]
Meeting of the New Bern Housing Authority Board of Commissioners (Photo by Wendy Card)

Fraudulent theft reported on audit of New Bern Housing Authority

An audit of the New Bern Housing Authority identified material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, which included an act of fraudulent theft, among other issues. Ben Karlin, senior manager with Rubino, presented an audit to the New Bern Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners […]
Board of Aldermen meeting in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Updated: Accusations fly at New Bern’s City Hall

New Bern’s mayor uses city resources to make misleading statements about three members of the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Jeffrey Odham used the city’s resources to accuse three members of the Board of Aldermen of having “better things to do this evening […]
Craven County Administration Building in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

On the agenda: Oct. 7 Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting

A public hearing, short-term lease agreements and appointments are among items on the Board of Commissioners meeting agenda. The Board of Commissioners will meet on Oct. 7, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Administrative Building at 406 Craven St. in New Bern, […]
City Hall in downtown New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

City of New Bern collecting supplies for victims of Helene

The City of New Bern is collecting items for victims of Tropical Storm Helene. The city will be collecting supplies for victims of Tropical Storm Helene in the western part of North Carolina beginning on Oct. 1, 2024 at several locations around […]