Residents and visitors are invited to join the City of New Bern for a festive July 4th fireworks show. The Independence Day celebration will be different this year as the City continues to be proactive against the spread of Coronavirus and other […]

Partners In Education recognized New Bern High Band members Thomas Green and Josiah Arnold for performing at the #VirtualPIELuncheon. Thomas and his dad, Bill Green performed the National Anthem and Josiah Arnold performed an original piece, Simple Joy. Their performance earned their […]

Ocean – The North Carolina Coastal Federation is honoring three graduating high school seniors with the 2020 Coastal Stewardship Award. Henry Ferrell of Wilmington, Ella Harlacher of Swansboro, and Dylan Gray of Hatteras have been selected to receive the annual award for […]

Major General Gordon Granger and Union Troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. He brought the news that the war was over and persons held as slaves were free. In reality, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery on January 1, […]

Do you want to do your part in helping keep this community healthy and strong? MERCI Clinic is actively seeking volunteers! We’re seeking all sorts of skills, from people with medical experience, to office staff, to those who help with recycling or […]

Gibsonville, NC – Charlotte Hawkins Brown was a woman to stand up and speak out, and in that spirit the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum (CHB) will present an online celebration of women’s activism June 15-22. The “She Changed the World” initiative celebrates the […]

New Bern, NC – The Craven Community College (Craven CC) Board of Trustees voted unanimously yesterday to name David L. Ward, Jr. Hall in honor of its longest serving “founder.” Ward was hired by the Board of Trustees as the college attorney […]