Woman at pottery wheel

Potters’ Throwdown for Empty Bowls

Craven Arts Council & Gallery and Religious Community Services are proud to present the Annual Potters’ Throwdown on January 14, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Bank of the Arts and Harrison Center in downtown New Bern. This annual […]
Display of Pepsi related items

New Pepsi Collection in the North Carolina History Center

Last week, a small sample of the extensive collection of Pepsi-related items donated to Tryon Palace in November 2020 by the late Mitchell Slotnick was placed on exhibit at the North Carolina History Center. Mr. Slotnick was a financial management consultant with […]
Christopher Straight police photo

New Bern Police Investigate Sexual Assault

On Monday, December 13, 2021, a Craven County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment of Second-Degree Forcible Sexual Offense against Christopher Paul Straight, 39 years old, formerly of New Bern for a crime alleged to have occurred in 2019. This matter came to […]
Bear Town Academy students

Bear Town Academy Expands to Welcome More Students

Bear Town Academy (BTA), a local private school serving Kindergarten through fifth-grade students, recently moved to 1909 B South Glenburnie Road, New Bern. The new location provides larger classrooms and meeting spaces, allowing more students to attend the school and giving staff […]
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4th Annual New Year’s Eve Block Party Returns to New Bern

The City of New Bern is pleased to announce the 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Block Party is returning to downtown New Bern! The block party will be held on Friday, December 31. This event will be held downtown at the intersection […]
Toussaint E Summers Jr launches Mayoral Campaign

Toussaint Summers Launches New Bern Mayoral Run

Toussaint E. Summers, Jr. officially launched his Mayoral Campaign on December 17, 2021, at the Carolina Colours Pavilion. Note: This video was taken by Wendy Card, Editor/Producer, New Bern Now as a newsworthy event and is not a paid promotion.  Summers had […]
Valentine's cards made by students

Craven County Students’ Valentine’s Day Cards Sale

The Craven Arts Council and the Twin Rivers Artists Association are proud to present the 2021 Craven County Students’ Valentine’s Day Card Sale in the Main Gallery for the month of January 2021. Created by students in all grades in Craven County […]