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 […]
Water Tower in New Bern

System Pressure Advisory issued for Craven County water customers in James City Area

Craven County water system (NCPWS ID # 04-25-055) customers on U.S. Highway 70 E and Old Airport Road between Airport Road and Taberna, including Hidden Pond, Grantham Road, and Kale Road have experienced a water outage due to a main break that […]
J.T. Barber Elementary School in New Bern, N.C. Photo by Todd Wetherington.

Board of Ed considering plan to turn J.T. Barber into pre-K through kindergarten school

The Craven County Board of Education is considering a plan to repurpose J.T Barber Elementary School for use as a kindergarten and pre-K facility. Under the plan, the school’s grade 1-5 students would be reassigned to other Craven County elementary schools. During […]
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Trent Woods Garden Club to host Fundraiser Sale

The Trent Woods Garden Club is hosting a fundraiser sale on April 22 at the New Bern Farmers Market. The sale will feature hanging baskets and white elephant garden items, as well as a variety of books, vases, and other garden objects […]
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Did Board of Aldermen know rezoned land was to be sold to DOT, not to build ‘affordable housing’?

Information from public record requests reveal land owned by Patrick McCullough and manager, then Aldermen Jeffrey Odham, was rezoned to increase its value to sell to the NC Department of Transportation for the NC 43 Connector highway in Craeberne Forest, not to […]

Phoenix Project seeking volunteers for annual Duffyfield Cleanup

The Duffyfield Phoenix Project will hold its annual Duffyfield community cleanup on May 5 and 6.  The cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. both days at the large picnic shelter at Henderson Park, located at 901 Chapman Street, and will cover the […]