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Experience Tryon Palace’s Candlelight Holiday Celebration

Tryon Palace invites you to the Governor’s Palace to experience the beauty, joy, and magic of the season at North Carolina’s first State Capitol. Tickets are on sale now for Tryon Palace’s Candlelight Holiday Celebration on two consecutive Saturdays in December, the […]
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Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group® Opens New Office in Havelock

On Thursday, December 2 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group’s® latest expansion office in downtown Havelock. Atlantic Bay, who received the 2021 “Silver Lender of the Year: North […]
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Call for Vendors: Show Off Your Small Business During Black Friday Shop Local Event

The Business Connect has partnered with The Greer VA Agency LLC, to bring our local small business together. We want to give small business owners the opportunity to get in front of more people. It’s also an opportunity for you to decide […]
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New Bern Woman’s Club Baxter Clock Holiday Note Cards Are Back

Once again the New Bern Woman’s Club is selling beautiful holiday note cards as a fundraiser. There are 10 blank cards and envelopes in each package for $12. They are great as Christmas Cards, Thank You Notes, Stocking Stuffers, and Hostess Gifts. […]
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Celebrate Community Relations Day with Duffyfield Residents

Update from Get Happy: Craven County’s Habitat for Humanity Neighborhood Revitalization program are in partnership with North Carolina Central University and Get Happy are working together to create a series of programs to encourage community health and wellness for the residents of the […]
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Peace by Piece Raffle to Benefit Art in Public Places

The Craven Arts Council & Gallery is hosting a raffle to benefit our latest Art in Public Places project, Peace by Piece. Peace by Piece will be a long-term installation featuring spiraling cranes suspended from a 35’ pole behind Crema Brew in […]
Where to eat on Thanksgiving in New Bern

New Bern Area Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving

If you’re looking for somewhere to eat on Thanksgiving Day, the following restaurants will be open. – Baker’s Kitchen, 227 Middle St. Open 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. for breakfast only. Open until noon for Thanksgiving pickup orders (pre-ordered). – Blackbeard’s Restaurant […]