The Division of Employment Security (DES) has announced that the following counties have been approved for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) due to the effects of Hurricane Florence: Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender. Additional counties may be added […]

If you search #HurricaneFlorence on any social media platform, you’ll likely see hundreds of thousands of posts of all the damage this nasty hurricane delivered. I’m here today, to show you how the people of this little city in North Carolina are […]

A statement from Bill McCrea, Executive Director, Tryon Palace: In the wake of Hurricane Florence, Tryon Palace staff are working hard to assess the damage the storm caused at the historic site and the North Carolina History Center. It is of the […]

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 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 […]

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. […]

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 […]