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 […]
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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 […]
City of New Bern, NC

City of New Bern prepares for Hurricane Florence

Although the forecast track for hurricane Florence remains uncertain, the City of New Bern is taking steps now to prepare and is encouraging residents to do the same.  National Hurricane Center meteorologists say the storm could pose a significant threat to our […]
USS Cole (DDG-67) and USS Rampage (DDG-61)

Savvy Traveling with Penny Zibula

3 Reasons to Escape to Hampton, Virginia: All this and free parking, too Have you passed through Hampton, Virginia on your way to somewhere else? If so, you’ve missed remarkable opportunities for multi-generational family vacations, romantic get-aways and exploring our nation’s history. […]
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Craven County Partners In Education Community Partnerships

Craven County Partners In Education was recently presented with several donations to support the Stuff the Bus event.  It is through generous community partnerships that Stuff the Bus is able to meet the needs of those students who have been identified as […]