This essay contest for students in grades 6-8 encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme. $1.2 million in […]

Extra safety measures are being installed to reduce crashes on roads across Division 2, which includes Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, and Pitt counties. Recently, N.C. Department of Transportation crews installed rumble strips down the center and on both edges […]

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present the work of Ni Zhang in the Director’s Gallery at Bank of the Arts for the month of November. Ni is a portrait artist who is influenced by Chinese GongBi drawing, impressionism and […]

Join us for the annual Gift Expo and Home Expo (formerly known as The Home & Holiday Gift Show), December 11 & 12, 2021, 10 am – 4 pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Admission $3 per person. The Convention […]

Update: In an email between Richard and David Williamson and New Bern Now, they said, “‘Lawson’s on the Creek’ just seemed to jump out at us since we are right on Lawson’s Creek. it was just too good to pass up.” The […]

In support of Operation Stop Arm week, the State Highway Patrol will be aggressively enforcing stop arm and other traffic violations in and around school zones and school bus stops. The operation will run daily from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18 through 5:00 […]

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present “At the Gallery: Peggy Lee” performed by John Van Dyke at the Bank of the Arts on November 20th. Norma Deloris Egstrom, known as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz musician, singer and […]