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 […]
Lindy Cummings

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 […]
Photo of New Bern-Craven County Library

Celebrate National Poetry Month in April with Craven-Pamlico Regional Libraries

Celebrate National Poetry Month at your Craven-Pamlico Regional Libraries throughout the month of April. Initially started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, it “reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry  […]
Ed Hughes, right, and Danny Elzie, Army veterans who served in the Vietnam War, sit near a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse helicopter Wednesday's Vietnam War Veterans Day recognition event at Union Point Park. Photo by Todd Wetherington.

A war remembered; a military honored during New Bern’s Vietnam War Veterans Day event

Ed Hughes, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, knows that real combat is far different than what’s all too often portrayed in movies. “Yeah, I want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger actually fly a UH-1 with a handheld rocket on […]
Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County. (Todd Wetherington)

ENC Home & Outdoor Living Expo featuring the Artisan Market

Located at the Riverfront Convention Center, the Home & Outdoor Expo will offer over 110 indoor and outdoor exhibitors showcasing their products and services on April 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]