During his first full meeting as New Bern’s Mayor, the board of aldermen recused Jeffrey Odham from voting on a rezoning application made by McCullough Farms, LLC, a land development company, on Sept. 13, 2022. At the time he told the BOA […]

Teacher turnover in Craven County public schools is at its lowest rate in eight years, while still remaining significantly higher than the state average and some surrounding counties, according to information released last week. During a May 16 presentation before the Craven […]

The New Bern Housing Authority has confirmed that Trent Court residents displaced by the future demolition of flood damaged buildings will be relocated at no expense. Under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, Trent Court tenants will be guaranteed […]

New Bern residents could see changes in city property taxes as well as water and sewer rates under a proposed city budget presented to the board of aldermen last week.  During the March 9 presentation, City Manager Foster Hughes explained that the […]

For the second year in a row, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking for the public’s assistance in helping them track chipmunks east of I-95 in North Carolina. While biologists have long known chipmunks were found in the state […]

The City of New Bern has entered into contract negotiations for the building of the new Stanley White Recreation Center. The city opened bids for the project on April 25 and received five contracts for review. The low bid of $13,180,400 was […]

The May 23, 2023 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. in New Bern, N.C. Read the packet with background information on the agenda here. 1. Meeting opened by Mayor Odham. […]