Community Artists Gallery will celebrate April with “ It’s a Spring Thing.” Our featured Artists are Jeff Sherman, photography; Chris Provard, watercolor artist; and Kimberly Daugherty, knitting one-of-a-kind handbags. Music will be provided by “The Craven Consort,” live chamber music from Renaissance […]

Craven Community College (Craven CC) received a first-place Paragon Award from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR), which was announced during the 2022 NCMPR national conference in Denver on March 25. The college received gold in the category of […]

During our Sunday morning coffee and eggs, my buds and I vented about our well-loved but aggravating annoyances. One is a spouse who ignores doctor’s orders; he figures they are like speed limits – suggested and for everyone else. Another is a […]

State Veterinarian Mike Martin announced today that all North Carolina poultry shows, and public sales will be suspended due to the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza. This includes all exhibitions, farm tours, shows, sales, flea markets, auction markets, swaps and meets […]

Join us for our Grand Opening of Community Connections on Monday, April 25th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., featuring live musical guests “Boomerang” who will be performing music from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. After the show, meet the band and […]

This week, county boards of elections across North Carolina began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested them for the May 17 primary and certain municipal elections. The following are 10 things to know as the 2022 mid-term primary election approaches. […]

The Stanly-Spaight Duel. One of New Bern’s most compelling stories. A younger man goads an older statesman. The older man insults the younger. All in public. In newsprint. Add the story of Sarah Rice, a favored slave of the Spaights, who struggles […]