Rubbish overflowing from a trash container

Help Clean Up New Bern Streets and Waterways

Craven County Clean Sweep sponsors four annual cleanup events on the first Saturdays of February, May, August, and October to help keep New Bern streets and waterways free of litter. The upcoming one will be Saturday, February 5th, but if that day […]
Photo of Wade Sokolosky speaking

Historian Wade Sokolosky Presentation: “To Prepare for Sherman’s Coming”

On January 29, 1865, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of the Union army, arrived at the Morehead City Harbor. Grant’s purpose in visiting the coast centered on a broadening military strategy for North Carolina, which in the coming weeks would transform […]
Photos of abducted juvenile Olivia Venters and her boyfriend, Tripp Wynne, and his mother Rebecca Lynn Caton

Help Sheriff’s Office Locate Abducted Juvenile from Vanceboro, N.C.

UPDATE 1/10/2022 4:15p.m. – Juvenile Located Olivia Venters has been located and is safe. Venter’s family has been notified and Craven County Deputies are on the way to pick her up to reunite her with her family. The investigation is ongoing. — […]
Ceramic bowl and bird

New Bern Parks and Recreation Offers Ceramic Classes

Do you enjoy doing Ceramics or have you ever wanted to learn? Then join New Bern Parks and Recreation as we explore this art form. The classes are designed for beginners to advanced participants, learning fundamental and advanced techniques at their own […]
New Bern Breakfast Rotary Club

New Bern Breakfast Rotary Raised $1,720 during End Polio Walk

In recognition of World Polio Day, the New Bern Breakfast Rotary held its annual End Polio Walk. Starting at Union Point Park, eight enthusiastic Rotarians and friends walked approximately three miles along the river and through our beautiful downtown. We had a […]
New Bern Board of Aldermen Meeting photo taken on July 13 2021

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction & Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Among Topics on BOA Meeting Agenda — January 11

The Tuesday, January 11th meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. You can also watch live on the City of New Bern’s Facebook page or watch later on City 3 TV. Agenda: Meeting […]
Auburn Banks at pottery store

Parents Ask Community to Join Auburn’s Army of Encouragement

Local teenager, Auburn Banks (15), was diagnosed Saturday, December 11th with an inoperable Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) Brain Stem Tumor. This type of tumor is rare, with only 200-300 cases diagnosed each year in children in the United States. DIPG are […]