Walking up to Pollock-Best Funerals & Cremations the first sign that things were amiss was the notice on the door stating they were closed due to COVID. According to an inside source, “Nobody had COVID.” They shuttered their doors on October 12, […]

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $964,806 to help the city of New Bern acquire, demolish and remove eight residential structures that were flooded after Hurricane Florence in 2018. “The City of New Bern has been on a long […]

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present “Critters” in the Main Gallery at Bank of the Arts for the months of November and December. This exhibition features local artists and will display artwork where the subject is animals of all […]

The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), through the Craven Community Foundation, recently awarded Craven County Partners In Education $5,906.27 for a grant for Havelock High School for graphing calculators and $5,000 for a grant for West Craven High for band equipment. These […]

Around Town We wish Todd and Shannon Burlingame of Gina’s Pizza the best as they start their next chapter in life. Congratulations to the new owners, Daniel Hand and Marisol Schultz, Brandon Shaver and Tia Shaver. The Schultz’s own The Garage and […]

Local blues legend Jim Kohler and his wife, Kathleen, will perform a free concert in the Fellowship Hall of Riverside United Methodist Church, Sunday afternoon October 24. Big Jim Kohler is one of this area’s foremost Blues performers, playing Chicago-style Blues on […]

Have you ever wondered what life was like in your great-grandfather’s time? Here is an opportunity to find out.  Re-enactors from the 5th and 7th NC Infantry Regiments will set up a full period camp at New Bern Battlefield Park Saturday, Nov. […]