Local Taekwondo competitors bring home 13 medals from the 2023 AAU Taekwondo National Competition held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 2 – 8. The Craven County athletes from Empower Taekwondo competed among 4,000 athletes from around the United States. “Our team earned […]

While the City of New Bern has set aside more than half the money needed for construction of the new Stanley White Recreation Center, an additional $6.3 million will be necessary to complete the project, according to information presented at the board […]

The Craven Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) will hold a ribbon cutting next week to celebrate the opening of its new facility at 1106 Clarks Road in New Bern. The $1.8 million building, which broke ground last October, is located across from […]

The War in Ukraine rages and history repeats itself. Nermina is a refugee of an almost forgotten war in 1990s’ Bosnia. NERMINA’S CHANCE tells a story of resilience and rebirth that is equally urgent today. Following the author’s 2022 Book tour in […]

Craven Smart Start was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Harold H. Bate Foundation, earlier this year to fund a project which will help to open three new Family Child Care Homes (FCCH’s) in Craven County. For some time, Craven Smart Start […]

One of the country’s most popular and fastest growing sports will be coming to Creekside Park this summer.  A total of six new pickleball courts are planned for the park, according to Billy Wilkes, Craven County parks and recreation director. Construction of […]

Five sites on the Lower Neuse failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week, and two of them failed spectacularly. Pierce Creek and Midyette Street had extremely high levels of the fecal bacteria enterococci at 24,196.6 MPN/mL (most probable number per 100 […]