Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern, N.C.

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport awarded $5 million for terminal expansion project

New Bern’s Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) has received a sizable federal grant that will go towards its ongoing $26 million terminal expansion project.  Airport Director Andrew Shorter appeared before the Craven County Board of Commissioners on July 17 to request the […]
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Schedule for Craven County Board of Education meetings

The Board of Education holds two regularly scheduled meetings each month and special called meetings as needed. All meetings are open to the public. Board Work Sessions are generally held at 8:30 a.m. on the Tuesday prior to the Board of Education […]

Coastal Women’s Shelter expanding services to support sexual assault victims

The closing of Promise Place in New Bern earlier this summer left a gap in local organizations that deal specifically with victims of sexual trauma. Now another New Bern-based organization, Coastal Women’s Shelter, is stepping up to meet that need by expanding […]
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Ongoing Swim Guide site failure prompts investigation

All sites on the lower Neuse River passed the Swim Guide test this week, save one: Slocum Creek in Havelock. For seven weeks, water sampled from the site has failed to meet state and federal recreational water-quality standards — sometimes spectacularly.  The […]
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Senate Bill 473, elections, among items on Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda – July 17

The meeting will be held on July 17, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Boardroom located at 406 Craven St. in New Bern. View the agenda here. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVE AGENDA 1. CONSENT AGENDA A. […]

New phase of Derby Park subdivision approved, 68 total homes expected

The second phase of a development expected to bring a total of 68 new homes to Derby Park was given final approval last week by the New Bern Planning and Zoning Board.  Athens Acres Phase Two, which was formerly known as Derby […]
Stuff the Bus event in New Bern, N.C.

Craven County Partners In Education announces “Stuff the Bus” event

BSH Home Appliances is passionate about starting our students back to school with the school supplies needed to start them on the road to success. PIE president Debra Hurst and BSH Home Appliances US Chief Technology Officer Andy MacLaren announced that BSH […]