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Town of Pine Knoll Shores will Host 15th Annual Kayak for the Warriors

Registration is now open for the 15th Annual Kayak for the Warriors hosted by the Town of Pine Knoll Shores. The three-day event features a gala and silent and live auction, golf tournament and 3.2-mile kayak and paddle board race, and barbecue […]
Twin Rivers YMCA

Twin Rivers YMCA Kicks Off Summer with Healthy Kids Day

The Twin Rivers YMCA is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day® on April 30th encouraging families to take a moment to help kids be kids and set them up for a summer of success. Sponsored by CarolinaEast Pediatrics and nationally sponsored […]
Craven County Board of Education Brent Manning

Craven Board of Education Announces Brent Manning will Serve as District One Representative

The Craven County Board of Education announced Mr. Brent D. Manning will serve as the new board member representing District One on April 14, 2022. Mr. Manning was one of four candidates that interviewed for the vacant seat during the Board Work […]
Bear Plaza in Downtown New Bern

Retired Swiss Bear Executive’s Perspective on Proposed Social District in New Bern

In New Bern, the public-at-large recently began to hear about the establishment of a social district in the downtown and Five Points area that a Downtown Social District Committee composed of members of Swiss Bear, Chamber of Commerce, Craven County Tourism Development […]
Craven Smart Start's Executive Director Pat Morrow

Executive Director Pat Morrow is Retiring from Craven Smart Start

Executive Director Pat Morrow will be retiring from her 21-year career with Craven Smart Start. During these years, Ms. Morrow worked as a Parent/Provider Specialist, a Quality Enhancement Coordinator, the Child Care Resource and Referral Director, and the Executive Director, starting in […]
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New Bern Police Department Investigates Cedar Grove Cemetery Vandalism

On Monday, April 25, 2022, at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers were dispatched to Cedar Grove Cemetery, 602 George Street, in New Bern, in reference to several headstones that had been vandalized. A city employee who was working in the cemetery witnessed a […]
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International Film Series Wraps Up with “Come What May”

Craven Community College’s Lifetime Learning Center (LLC) will wrap up Explorations: The International Film Series 2021-22 with “Come What May” this Friday, April 29. This annual film series is offered by the Craven CC Foundation. “Come What May” is a film that shares […]