By Randy Foster / New Bern Now CarolinaEast Health System, which owns CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, announced it will become part of Chapel Hill-based UNC Health through a “comprehensive affiliation.” “This is a big day for us,” said CarolinaEast CEO […]

Cooper urges North Carolinians to update emergency plans and kits and to Know Your Zone Via Governor’s Office N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper has declared May 9-15 as Hurricane Preparedness Week, joining the national effort to make people more aware of the dangers […]

  Pic of the Day: Ray Munoc at New Bern Mexican Bakery located at 1201 Pollock St., 252-634-3335 Good morning, New Bern Now readers. Here is your In the Now for May 12, 2021. The Weather, Sun, and Sea Via National Weather […]

Do you or someone you know have a birthday coming up between May 13 – 20? How about an engagement, marriage, anniversary, graduation, retirement…or celebrate a significant milestone from birth to death? We’ll publish things that happened May 6 – May 13. […]

Learn about the people, places, and local resources in New Bern, NC and surrounding areas! The Podsquad: Pat Drake, George Oliver (Oliver & Cheek), and I talked about all kinds of things related to living in the greater New Bern area. We […]

Pic of the Day: New Bern Artist Tyrone Brown taken at the New Bern Farmers Market on May 10. We met Tyrone while he was signing up to participate in Plein Air New Bern – Open Air Event 2021 this week. Good […]

In response to the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order on Monday declaring a state of emergency in North Carolina and temporarily suspending motor vehicle fuel regulations to ensure adequate fuel supply supplies throughout […]