Learn about the people, places, and local resources in New Bern, NC and surrounding areas! The Podsquad: Colleen Roberts (City of New Bern), Wendy Card, and Kathy Morrison (New Bern Historical Society), were joined by Special Guests Police Chief Patrick Gallagher and […]

By Jerry Scott What the heck is a curmudgeon, somebody asked me? In short, a crusty, ill-tempered, churlish old man. I’ll take credit for old man and crusty but ill-tempered I am not. I simply hate hypocrisy, and pretense and have the […]

Good morning, everyone. Today is Paper Airplane Day, Blueberry Cheesecake Day, and Dracula Day. The “unofficial holidays” seem to get stranger, but Senior Health & Fitness Day, also today, makes sense, and I find Map Reading Week imperative. It may sound archaic, […]

The Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden (VEBCOG) is looking for 20 veterans in need of food assistance. They will be giving away donations at the end of this week. To apply for $150 gift card, please fill out this application […]

Due to increased fire risk, the City of New Bern Bureau of Fire Prevention has issued a ban on all open burning within the city corporate limits and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The New Bern Extraterritorial Jurisdiction includes the areas of Rocky […]

Hello friends and subscribers of New Bern Now, Wendy Card, the mastermind behind this important news and information source in our town, has asked me to contribute my thoughts and observations on topics that she and I feel might be of interest […]

Good morning, everyone. Today is National Missing Children’s Day. It’s also National Sing Out Day and Brown-Bag it Day. Here’s a snapshot of what’s happening today in New Bern. Bear Outlook Weather via National Weather Service Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms […]