Proposed location of Bradham's Legacy - Pepsi Musuem located at the corner of Hancock and South Front Streets. Photo by Wendy Card.

Bradham’s Legacy to ask city to request nearly $1 million grant for Pepsi Museum in downtown New Bern

Update on April 5: The original proposal for the Pepsi Museum has been re-written. See new proposal on pages 27 – 47 of the Board of Aldermen meeting packet for their April 11 meeting. Update on March 29: New Bern Now obtained […]

UScellular announces three winners of ninth annual Black History Month Art Contest

Mayor Jeffrey Odham joined UScellular to announce the three winners of its ninth annual Black History Month Art Contest with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain J T. Barber Elementary Unit at a celebration held at the Club school location […]

National Vietnam War Veterans Day to honor and recognize community veterans that served during the Vietnam War

Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 886, is hosting National Vietnam War Veterans Day to honor and recognize community veterans that served during the Vietnam War. The event will be held at Union Point Park in New Bern on March 29 between the hours […]
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Pepsi Museum, Juneteenth, among agenda items for New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting – March 28

The March 28 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Courtroom at City Hall located at 300 Pollock St. Watch on the City of New Bern’s website, social media platforms, and/or City 3 TV. An information packet is available here. […]

Things to do in and around New Bern: March 23 – 26

Around Town Announcement: We’re not fooling! Yummy home-baked goodies for you and help New Bern Breakfast Rotary Club raise funds for the community. We provide Volt career and college scholarships, grants to non-profits, new shoes for Craven County school children (more than […]

Aliens, Elvis and antiques taking one month break to relocate

One of New Bern’s most unique thrift stores is packing up its Elvis posters and alien mannequins Saturday with plans to reopen at a new site in May.  According to owner Angel Bland, The Junkyard Market will close the doors on its […]
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Craven School Board votes to support controversial ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ Senate bill

The Craven County Board of Education has voted to adopt a resolution in support of N.C. Senate Bill 49, known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” While Senate Republicans have argued the legislation is needed to safeguard the role of parents in […]