Senior volleyball poster

Senior Chair Volleyball Begins in March

New Bern Parks and Recreation presents Senior Chair Volleyball, a free program for adults 55 and older that has been adapted for less strenuous inside play. This fun and active program will be held at two different locations! The Jasper G. Hayes […]
PHoto of Edwin Vargas with diplomas on wall

Edwin Vargas Seeks Election for Craven County Commissioner District 4

I am announcing my candidacy for Craven County Commissioner District 4. For residents of River Bend, Trent Woods and Spencer Ave., my campaign will be about you and your neighborhoods. I come with 40 years of federal service, 24 years of military […]
Jeffrey Odham in front of US Flag and New Bern flag

Jeffrey Odham Seeks Election for Mayor of New Bern

Citizens of New Bern, Earlier today, February 24, 2022, I officially filed my candidacy for mayor of my hometown, the City of New Bern. There is no other place that I would want to live my life, raise my family, and one […]
Bear Plaza in Downtown New Bern

Weekend Happenings in and around New Bern: February 24 – February 27, 2022

Around Town Check out the Twin Rivers Quilting Guild Exhibit at the North Carolina History Center, 529 S Front St. Did you know The Garage, 1209 US Hwy 70 E, has Wednesday night game nights? Grab your pals, grab a card game […]
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Pitt English Professor Heads Up Nexus March Open Mic

Poet Regina YC Garcia is the Featured Poet at the Nexus Poets’ First Tuesday Poetry Open Mic at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday night, March 1st. The Open Mic is now an in-person meeting with plenty of room for social distancing and it will […]
New Bern Board of Aldermen

Revised Memorandum of Understanding between City of New Bern and New Bern Historic, LLC

NORTH CAROLINA  CRAVEN COUNTY                                                                       MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) is made and entered into this 22nd day of February 2022 by and between the City of New Bern, a North Carolina municipal corporation, and NEW BERN HISTORIC, LLC […]
Gary Smith and Keiana

National Kidney Month: Dialysis Patient Highlights Importance of Getting Tested

COVID-19 shouldn’t be the only thing people are getting routinely tested for these days. March is National Kidney Month and a perfect time to highlight the importance of getting tested for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Kidney disease is often called a “silent […]