Hurricane Florence Food Study Held This Friday at Peace Counseling Center

New Bern, NC Peace Counseling Center has been very proactive with their efforts in helping our community move past the devastation of Hurricane Florence.  Right after the storm, owner, Jasyn Griffith opened the doors of her soon to be an established business, so to […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Contributes $362,700,000 to North Carolina’s Economy

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) contributes $362 million annually to Eastern North Carolina’s local economy, supports 2,125 jobs, and provides approximately $12 million in state and local taxes, based on a report released Monday by the NC Department of Transportation’s Division of […]

BCTMA Stages New Bern Music Makers for Hurricane Relief at Turnage Theater Gallery

Saturday, January 5, 2019, Washington, NC~ Beaufort County Traditional Music Association (BCTMA) has been on a mission of preserving and nurturing traditional music in Eastern NC. On Saturday, they used their mission to help raise funds for Hurricane Relief to benefit New Bern. […]
New Bern's Ledger Magazine - 1st Qtr Edition

Read New Bern’s Ledger Magazine (1st Qtr 2019) online – available in print soon!

We’re excited to announce the Jan – Mar 2019 Edition of New Bern’s Ledger Magazine is available online and it will hit the streets soon! The Interactive Edition is available now, view it here. The feature story is about Discovering Treasures in our […]
Pickleball Team

Have you played Pickleball? Join in the Fun!

I never heard of this game until I moved to New Bern (4 yr.’s) ago, when a neighbor introduced me to the game. It’s been reported that pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country and played by all ages, but […]
2018 Marks Scholar

Historical Society Now Accepting Marks Scholar Applications

Deadline March 29, 2019 The New Bern Historical Society is currently accepting applications for its Harriet Marks Scholarship.  The Marks Scholarship was established by a trust estate created in 1968 under the terms of the will of Miss Harriet Marks as a […]
Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat

Real Estate Corner with Blaine Staat: Florence Aftermath

I purchased my first home in Charleston, SC in 1990. The real estate market there had already been battling several forces at the time; Hurricane Hugo had just visited the previous year and mortgage interest rates were still very high, sitting around […]