Press Conference Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence Update from City of New Bern Officials – Day 5

The City of New Bern held a press conference this morning at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall. City Officials present were Mayor Dana Outlaw, Mayor pro tem Sabrina Bengel, City Manager Mark Stevens, City Engineer and Utilities Director Jordan Hughes, Fire Chief […]
Craven County Schools

Hurricane Florence – School Closings

Craven County continues to be under a mandatory evacuation order by Craven County government. Until this order is lifted, Craven County Schools strongly recommends that staff members and our school families who evacuated the area do not return until the evacuation order […]
River Bend Community Organic Garden

Five Questions for a Better Garden

Whether your garden is struggling or thriving, you can always do something to improve your space. The River Bend Community Organic Garden and Education Center will present a free workshop, Five Questions for a Better Garden on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at River Bend Town Hall. […]
Hurricane Recovery

Hurricane Florence Resources, Travel, and Recovery Information

We’ve received a lot of inquiries from residents wanting to know when they can return. Road conditions are deteriorating across the State of North Carolina. The NC Emergency Management Operations and NCDOT strongly advises people to stay off the roads due to […]
Hurricane Recovery

We will resume posting articles when we have Internet access

With Hurricane Florence impacting New Bern and Eastern NC, we are in the Mountains of Western NC until the storm passes and we can get back to New Bern. In the meantime, we have very limited Internet access, so we won’t be […]
Aerial photo New Bern

Antique & Classic Boat Show in Bridgeton

By Alan Hills The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society announced today that it is hosting an antique and class boat show at the Bridgeton Harbor Marina 1101 B Street in Bridgeton on Saturday October 6, 2018.  […]
Celebrate Lorette Gauvin 105th Birthday

Celebrate Lorette Gauvin’s Birthday “Tough Cookie at 105”

Talk about tough.  Lorette Gauvin is one tough cookie, for sure!  Clocking in this week at 105 years of age, she attributes her longevity to “I did what I had to do to survive,” says Lorette, also known affectionately as Memé by […]