Savor history and nature at a state park, aquarium or the zoo July 4 weekend. Numerous activities are planned across the state that coincide with Independence Day. Enjoy an old-fashioned ice cream social at Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort, a walk […]

United Way of Coastal Carolina recently donated hundreds of children’s and adult books collected during our pre-pandemic Books for Littles Drive to the Friends of the Library who were in need of books for the Little Free Libraries that they maintain throughout […]

  Last year at this time, I introduced our little corner of the world to The Next Chapter Literary Magazine, featuring local authors and artists and a theme of “Arts in Quarantine”, which I unashamedly stole right off the Internet. The success […]

Happy Birthday: Nicholas Glover, Author of “Davis Speaks: A Brother with Autism” (6/25), Dare Oliver (6/26), and Michael Gleason (6/29) In Memory of: Aaron Mitchell Curd, 35, New Bern (6/18), Tillman Woodard Harris, 81, New Bern (6/18), Clara Bell Credle Jones, 82 […]

Wendy Card, our editor-in-chief, informs me that there’s been a bit of positive feedback regarding my recent articles on New Bern personalities. I’m very glad to hear that and am planning on continuing along these same lines. At present, (full disclosure) I […]

Good morning, New Bern Now Readers! Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening in and around town. Pic of the Day: Maurice “Mo” Howland and Gator at Shop Class, DIY Community Workshop, in New Bern, NC Bear Outlook Via National Weather Service Today: Sunny, […]

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present the work of Samrae Duke in the Director’s Gallery for the month of July. Samrae Duke is a local illustrator who loves nature, fairytales, and all sorts of fantastic creatures and characters of […]