New Bern Fire-Rescue Welcomes New Fire Marshal

The City of New Bern is excited to announce Johnathon Gaskins has accepted the position of Fire Marshal/Division Chief of Fire Prevention with New Bern Fire-Rescue. Gaskins has served the last 4+ years as a fire prevention inspector. He is also a …

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New Bern Fire-Rescue Firetruck Pull & Open House This Saturday

This Saturday, March 11, New Bern Fire-Rescue is hosting a firetruck pull and open house at Headquarters Fire Station located at 1401 Neuse Boulevard.  The firetruck pull is scheduled for 8 am-10 am and the open house is scheduled for 10 am …

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Caleb King’s return as Havelock High head football coach voted down by board of ed

  Reports of a former Havelock High School head football coach returning to helm the team were premature, according to a statement from the Craven County school district. During a March 1 special called meeting of the Craven County Board of Education, …

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Tried By Fire, Inc. launches “Amazing Grace” campaign to meet challenge grant

Tried By Fire, Inc. has initiated a unique “Amazing Grace” Campaign to meet a Matching Grant recently received from The Anonymous Trust in Raleigh. “We are so pleased to have the support of The Anonymous Trust with their grant of $45,000 toward …

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Baseball game between New Bern Bears and Swansboro Pirates junior varsity teams on March 1, 2023. Photo by Wendy Card.

Spotlight Shines on Local Sports: Feb. 26 – Mar. 04

Epiphany High School Spring Sports Men’s Tennis Mar. 02: 9-0 (W) Epiphany vs. Coastal Christian (Wilmington)   Havelock High School Spring Sports Men’s Baseball Feb. 28: 12-0 (L) Havelock vs. West Craven (Vanceboro) Mar. 1: 11-4 (L) Havelock @ East Carteret (Beaufort) Women’s Softball …

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Craven Community College announces Summer Camps for 2023

Craven Community College (Craven CC) has announced its summer camps for 2023. Five camps will be held on the college’s New Bern campus and two engineering camps will be held on the Havelock campus. Craven CC, in partnership with the Eastern Carolina …

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Alderman Johnnie Ray Kinsey doing yardwork at his residence on Goldsboro Street on March 4, 2023.

New Bern alderman’s residency called into question

Citizens contacted New Bern Now questioning the residency of New Bern Alderman Johnnie Ray Kinsey in early 2022. He ran uncontested and was re-elected as the alderman of Ward 4 in July 2022. When the number of residents reporting similar claims increased …

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