Good morning, New Bern Now Readers. Today is World Milk Day, World Reef Awareness Day, National Heimlich Maneuver Day, National Pen Pal Day, National Say Something Nice Day, National Go Barefoot Day, just to name a few. I think all of these […]

On this solemn day of remembrance, we hope that you will take time to honor our Nation’s fallen men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. As a Navy Hospital Corpsman, I’ve seen the light leave the eyes of […]

A million words have been written to recognize the ultimate sacrifice made by our men and women of the armed forces. I could not add anything better to the multitudes of commemorations, so let me be succinct and post my own tribute […]

Since 2010, New Bern has been fortunate to have one of the country’s foremost blues guitarist in our midst. Blues purist Jim Kohler, from Long Island NY, and his wife Kathy moved here and raised the bar for blues playing in a […]

We’ve been racking our brains, trying to figure out how we can continue to provide local news and information to you without adding a paywall. You should be able to access this information as many times as you want. After doing this […]

In September 1961, at the height of the folk music resurgence, Robert Shelton at the New York Times sat in on an early Bob Dylan performance and was inspired to write a review on how he sized up the long-haired kid on […]

Arts to End Genocide (ATEG), a New Bern non-profit, is presenting a unique and free event on Saturday, August 21 at the J. Murphy Smith Center on Middle Street in New Bern. This free event will offer a hands-on jewelry making workshop that […]