Call for Between the Bridges announcements

Surprise Family and Friends with Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation…announcements

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. […]
New Bern Now Podsquad - Episode 183

Living in New Bern and Beyond – Episode 183

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 […]
Tyrone Brown

In the Now — Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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 […]

State of Emergency issued in NC after Colonial Pipeline ransomware cyber-attack

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 […]

New Bern Historical Society Offers History Quest: Can you solve a clue? Gather your team

The New Bern Historical Society invites you to test your sleuthing skills in an all-new, family-friendly outdoor history hunt. On Saturday, June 5 at 10 a.m., teams will gather at New Bern Battlefield Park to receive their clues to a series of […]
James City Roadwork

James City roadwork: What’s coming up in this multi-year project

You’ve seen the early signs: boarded-up businesses, razed buildings, and relocations. It’s only the beginning of 2-3 years of construction work on U.S. 70 through James City. James City has long been a bottleneck for traffic. It is a convergence of several […]
Gull Pointe Public Access area

In the Now — Monday, May 10, 2021

Good morning, New Bern Now readers. We hope that you had a great Mother’s Day weekend, and what a gorgeous weekend it was. So let’s get to it — here’s your Monday Morning In the Now, May 10, 2021. Today’s pic – […]