Aerial Photo of Duffyfield community in New Bern, N.C.

Public invited to participate in the Duffyfield Community Resilience Improvement Project

Public invited to participate in the Duffyfield Community Resilience Improvement Project The City of New Bern is launching a community-led project to improve the resiliency and sustainability of the Duffyfield area, specifically in Henderson Park, the headwaters of Duffyfield Canal. This area […]
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Register for New Bern Parks & Recreation Summer Camp

Register for New Bern Parks & Recreation traditional and specialized summer camps. This year’s lineup of day camps consists of Bern Bear Bunch Camp, Y.E.S. Camp, Colorsplash Art Camp, and Taste the Adventure Cooking Camp. Bern Bear Bunch Camp will be held […]

Meet New Bern musician and luthier James “Wick” Wickline

Wick is a well-known musician around New Bern, but did you know his real name is James Thomas Edward Wickline? As a kid he was JT, before he picked up the family nickname he now goes by.  Wick was born in Jacksonville, […]
After serving his church and the New Bern community tirelessly for the last 43 years, Pastor Robert Johnson will step down from the pulpit of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church for the last time on May 7. Photo by Todd Wetherington.

‘New Bern’s Pastor’ Robert Johnson stepping down after 43 years on the righteous path of service

Robert Johnson knows his life could have taken a very different turn. After decades as the pastor of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in New Bern, the still youthful spiritual leader fought back tears as he discussed one of the hardest decisions of his […]
Neuse River boat launce at Spring Garden (Wendy Card)

Things to do in and around New Bern: March 30-April 2

Events and Activities March 31: Honk! JR, 7:30 p.m. at New Bern Civic Theatre, 412 Pollock St. April 1: “The Great Rotary Bake Off”, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the New Bern Farmers Market. Presented by Rotary Club of New Bern […]

Eastern NC Kennel Club to host Easter Dog Show

Eastern NC Kennel Club Presents Our Easter Show & Go on April 1 at the Wild Child Dog Training facility, 11 a.m – 1 p.m. located at 491 Smith Road in Maysville, NC. We will have many fun things at the April […]
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Encore: The Dreamers – The Doers! Five Women Who Moved a Neighborhood and Rebuilt a Palace

It is such a compelling story, it has to be told again! New Bern Historical Society and Tryon Palace return Lindy Cummings to the podium on April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Cullman Performance Hall inside the North Carolina History Center […]