Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 13. On this day, letter carriers and rural carriers across the country will collect non-perishable food donations from customers to be […]
Cormorant watches over pond in New Bern neighborhood. Photo by Wendy Card.

Things to do in and around New Bern: April 20-April 23

Events and Activities April 20: Little Talks with Dan Elliot, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Main Gallery at the Bank of the Arts 20: North Carolina Baroque Orchestra: A Stranger in a Strange Land, 7:30 p.m. at Orringer Auditorium, 800 College Ct. […]
Water Tower in New Bern

Craven County Water System Advisory rescinded

Potable water served by the Craven County Water System (NCPWS ID # 04-25-055) has been restored to the James City area along Highway 70 and Old Airport Road. Samples collected from the system have been analyzed by a State Certified Laboratory and […]

My Sister’s House, a beacon of ‘humanity’ for women returning from prison, will hold ribbon cutting Friday

Resurrection.  That’s the word Vann Spivey, lead pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church, uses to describe the mission of My Sister’s House, a new two-story home in New Bern that will serve as a lifeline for women recently released from prison.  Spivey […]
Talbots Lots in downtown New Bern, NC

‘Talbots Lots’ in downtown New Bern donated to Tryon Palace Foundation, will be developed as new park

Questions concerning what would become of the real estate in downtown New Bern known as the “Talbots Lots” have finally been answered.  According to a press release from the Tryon Palace Foundation, the property located at the corner of South Front Street […]
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Craven County Board of Education calls special meeting to discuss budget and JT Barber Plan

Revised on April 21 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education will hold a special called meeting on April 24, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Craven County School’s Administrative Building, […]

Craven CC to host Statewide Star Party on Havelock Campus

Craven Community College will join 34 other locations across North Carolina in celebrating the night sky on April 21, by hosting a Star Party as part of the NCSciFest. The event will take place from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. at the college’s […]