Local Candidates Running for Office
According to the Craven County Board of Elections (BOE) website, Primary Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 — Current candidates that have filed their Notice of Candidacy on December 6 – 8, 2021 will not have to refile. Filing for […]
Nature Park Coming to Brice’s Creek
The Coastal Land Trust recently announced the purchase of 105 acres of land along Brice’s Creek in Craven County for the creation of a new nature park. The purchase was made possible by generous contributions from the Coastal Land Trust’s Croatan internal […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]