Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. New Bern extends the celebration through the week prior to this year’s celebration. On June 10, the James City Historical Society will host the following events at 911 Howell Road in James City, […]

The City of New Bern is requesting statements of qualifications to provide general on-call engineering services for the city from qualified Engineering Firms. Firms that serve North Carolina local government entities are encouraged to respond. Services typically conducted by the selected firm include […]

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 […]