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Grand Opening of Community Connections Features “Boomerang”

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 […]
Craven County Administration Building in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

10 Things to Know for NC Primary Election

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. […]
Honour The Musical

The Story of Stanly-Spaight Duel

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 […]
Grover C. Fields Problem 3 OM Team

Help Local Students Compete at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

The Grover C. Fields Problem 3 OM team is eligible to compete at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Iowa State University May 25th – 28th, 2022. The team of 6th, 7th, 8th, and one 1st grader from Brinson Memorial […]
Craven County Farm to School Week

Craven County Schools Celebrates Farm to School Week

Craven County Schools celebrates North Carolina locally grown produce and produce by creating the second annual farm-to-table event. This special week was conceived by the School Nutrition Department and is being conducted in collaboration with the Career and Technical Education Department as […]
bird artwork

Student Art Show Returns to Tryon Palace

Craven County’s annual Student Art Show returned to Tryon Palace on April 2, 2022. Tryon Palace is thrilled to be able to showcase the creativity of our Eastern North Carolina students within our Duffy Gallery at the North Carolina History Center. The […]

New Bern 9/11 Memorial Monument Dedication

A dedication was held on Sunday, April 3, for the September 11, 2001, Memorial Monument presented by the New Bern Firemen’s Museum with David Finn, Chairman of the Board, as Master of Ceremonies. Sam Lewis closed out the ceremony singing “I’m Proud […]