Playground at Glenburnie Park

Weekend Happenings in New Bern: March 10 – March 13, 2022

Around Town Let’s Talk About Social Issues — Public Forum and Candidate Forum hosted by The New Bern People’s Assembly, Saturday, March 12, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Omega Center, 800 Cedar St. ALL are welcome! With elections upon us […]
Faith Connection Board Members group photo

Faith Connection Elects New Board of Directors Members

Faith Connection of New Bern has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors. They are Brenda George, Amanda Norwood, and Rev. Garry Slade. The announcement was made at the February Board meeting. Ms. Brenda George is a […]
Rachel Eure on green top

Rachel Eure Selected for Assistant Principal Accelerator Leadership Program

Craven County Schools is very proud of Mrs. Rachel Eure, Instructional Coach at JT Barber Elementary, for being selected for this leadership opportunity. Twenty-five school leaders from across North Carolina have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Assistant Principal (AP) […]
Boy and 2 girls in colonial attire

Palace Presents New Youth Program — Colonial for a Day

Tryon Palace is launching a new youth program for those who wish for a first-hand experience of how youngsters would have dressed and lived during the time of George Washington and Governor Tryon in Colonial America. Colonial for a Day, debuts on […]
New Bern Board of Aldermen Meeting - March 8 2022

New Bern Board of Alderman Meeting Recap: March 8, 2022

Correction to the record: “as of 4:34 today, the meeting was only available on the City of New Bern’s Facebook page.” Per email from Colleen Roberts, Public Information Officer, “Our Board of Aldermen meeting videos are available on the website within hours […]
Alpha Phi Nu members in front of equipment

Craven CC’s Phi Theta Kappa Donates VR Equipment to Godwin Memorial Library

Members of Alpha Phi Nu (APN), Craven Community College’s (Craven CC) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society, recently donated two virtual reality (VR) sets that will allow students to check them out from the college’s Godwin Memorial Library. The funds […]
Black Bear Cub

Find a Bear Den, Do Not Disturb

Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission say if you find a bear den, leave it alone. Black bears are very resourceful in finding places to shelter late December through April as cold weather lingers and cubs are born. Dens may be […]