Women Veterans Resource Event and Appreciation Luncheon coming to New Bern.

Women Veterans Resource Event and Veterans Appreciation Luncheon coming to New Bern

Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden will team up with Craven NC Works Employment office to host a women veteran’s resource event with a ticketed women veteran appreciation luncheon open to the public on June 16 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. […]
Historic Tisdale House was moved from Broad Street to Rhem Avenue on May 24.

New Bern’s historic Tisdale House moved to new location on Rhem Avenue

Photos by Todd Wetherington. Send an email with questions or comments. Related article: Historic move of Tisdale House planned for tonight; Historic Tisdale House will soon move to make way for new Stanley White Recreation Center
Poppy. Photo by Laura Johnson.

Memorial Day — The Red Poppy and Honoring Those Who Died Serving Our Country

The tradition of honoring the memory of the men and women who lost their lives while serving our country and the tradition of wearing a red poppy evolved over the past 155 years. Originally called Decoration Day, this holiday originated when a […]
Tisdale House to be moved at 7:30 p.m. tonight in New Bern, N.C.

Historic move of Tisdale House planned for tonight

The historic Tisdale House, located at 1312 Broad Street, is scheduled to be moved tonight. The home, which dates back to 1905-1908, will travel from its current location, down First Street, to a new lot in the 1300 block of Rhem Ave. […]
Middle Street downtown New Bern, N.C.

Downtown New Bern street closures approved for dining, drawing objections from some retailers

Outdoor street cafes will return to downtown New Bern beginning Friday and continuing until the end of June before picking back up throughout the month of September.  During their May 23 meeting, the New Bern Board of Aldermen approved street closures to […]
New Bern National Cemetery

Community Flag Placing Event and Memorial Day Ceremony at New Bern National Cemetery

The annual Community Flag placing will be held on May 27 at New Bern National Cemetery located at 1711 National Ave. in preparation for Memorial Day. The program is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of the NC Coastal Pines, BSA Scouts of […]

New MERCI Clinic director fighting to bring healthcare services to area’s ‘working poor’

One of the best kept secrets in Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties. That’s how Lynda Myers, the new executive director of New Bern’s MERCI Clinic, describes the local free healthcare facility. But according to Myers it’s a secret that needs to be […]