Do you know the CCC? It was an important program for many of our grandparents! During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps was started as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. It began as a means to provide educational, recreational […]

The Craven Arts Council is seeking artists for their upcoming biennial exhibition, the Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition. This biennial exhibition is Craven Arts Council’s signature exhibition with over 130 artworks and over 600 entries in the 2020 Bank of […]

On Saturday evening, May 7th, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore will host their first “UpScale ReSale & Live Auction” at the Elks Club on Pinetree Drive in New Bern from 5:30 p.m. to whenever the fun runs out! The event will feature […]

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 […]

New Bern Now is looking forward to providing a unique opportunity for New Bern’s Voters and Candidates for Mayor: Tim Harris, Alderman Jeffrey Odham, and Toussaint Summers, Jr. We reached out to Max Oglesby, but we haven’t received a response. Kathy Adolph […]

On each Tuesday during the month of May, the CarolinaEast Foundation will be hosting “Dining Out Against Cancer” at various local restaurants in New Bern. During this community-wide fundraising event, a portion of the sales at participating restaurants will be donated to […]

Spring brings our lawns and gardens alive from the winter. Spring is also an excellent time to submit your soil samples to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services soil testing lab for lime and fertilizer recommendations. “Soil testing helps protect […]