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. […]

The history of our nation’s flag will again be the centerpiece of the Salute to the Flag, presented by New Bern Elks Lodge # 764 on June 10 at the Gazebo in Union Point Park. Starting at 11 a.m., the Salute follows […]

The Great Lakes Wildfire in the Croatan National Forest led federal and state forestry officials to call for renewed measures to prevent and contain future blazes.  Members of the U.S. Forest Service Community Mitigation Assistance Team that responded to the fire appeared […]

A lower tax rate and record setting sales tax revenues were highlights of the proposed Craven County 2023-24 budget presented to the board of commissioners this week. During their May 15 meeting, County Manager Jack Veit told commissioners that the total recommended […]

New Bern Now is back after taking time to evaluate processes. We are determined to figure out how to continue providing in-depth, local news to you without creating a paywall. We have a small newsroom with two reporters committed to covering issues […]

Plans to rebuild New Bern’s Trent Court appear to be moving forward again more than four years after Hurricane Florence flooded many of the apartment complex’s buildings. The New Bern Housing Authority is considering a proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Laurel […]