City of New Bern Board of Adjustment to consider changes to certificate of appropriateness and other items on Wednesday. The New Bern Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing and consider amending the approved certificate of appropriateness for a planned 3-story […]

Landmark structure was bought and demolished in three-and-a-half years. Craven County government purchased the Sudan Shriners complex (parking lots, the building, and the grassy parcel extending to the riverfront) for $6 million to be used for parking for the County Administration, Court […]

Sheriff’s office tests out robot. A humanoid robot walked with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in the July 4 parade in Kernersville, NC. Some people would love to own a robot; others would love to live in a world without robots; and […]

New Bern Sunday School League 8U and 10U All Stars to play in regionals. The New Bern Sunday School League 8U and 10 All Stars baseball team were recognized for winning the Eastern North Carolina State Championship during the Craven County Board […]

The Craven County Board of Commissioners will consider a new contract that will expand use of services that track citizen issues and other items on Monday. This comes after they decided to stop video recording the petition of citizens portion of the […]

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in New Bern, Havelock, and River Bend NC. New Bern Enjoy the Glorius Fourth celebration, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Tryon Palace in New Bern. New Bern’s Independence Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Pollock Street […]

A deer, wild turkeys, a rabbit…and a bobcat, oh my! Several animals were spotted during a short trip to the Croatan National Forest in Craven County, North Carolina on July 2, 2026. The deer and bunny were camera shy, but the bobcat […]