While we wait for the 2020 Census data to be released, here are the 2019 estimates for Craven County and its two largest cities. Despite a pandemic and hurricanes, New Bern eeked out a 2.2 percent population growth between 2010 and […]

  As North Carolina’s COVID-19 metrics and key indicators remain stable, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order outlining safety measures for the month of May. Executive Order No. 209 will take effect April 30 and is set to expire June 1. […]

Good morning, New Bern Now readers. Here is your In the Now Weekend Edition. The Weather Via National Weather Service Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Friday […]

By Wendy Card of New Bern Now If you missed last week’s launch of “Between the Bridges”, our goal is to celebrate the life moments of residents living in the greater New Bern area and surrounding towns. Today, we included nonprofit news […]

City Manager Mark Stephens announced his resignation this week, the third departure this year among key leaders inside New Bern City Hall. Coincidentally, Havelock City Manager Frank Bottorff also announced his departure effective mid-May. In New Bern, Stephens announced his departure in […]

Good morning, New Bern Now readers. Here is your Thursday morning In the Now. The Weather Via the National Weather Service Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. […]

From Wendy Card of New Bern Now The Podsquad was joined by leaders from across the state to talk about preservation, conservation, and sustainable living, for this first-ever, three-hour show. We learned about all kinds of topics from invasive plant species and […]