Linda Staunch is the recipient of the Excellence in Individual Leadership Award. Staunch is from eastern North Carolina and has steadfastly contributed to the common good of New Bern and Craven County for more than 30 years. Some residents may remember her […]

Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 2016 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. There will be a lot to see on this year’s Spring Historic Homes and Gardens Tour. On April 8th and 9th homeowners invite you into some of the most […]

Partners In Education recently awarded Spring Cycle PIE Grants to Diane Bondurant and Brooke Oleneack at James W. Smith Elementary. The grant, “Camping with Critters,” for $1,491.50 for Ms. Bondurant will provide each K-2 classroom with a set of butterfly larvae in […]

The board of advisors of the Craven County Community Foundation is currently accepting grant requests for projects funded from its community fund and its two component funds, the Richard Chapman Cleve Fund and the Nelson Family Memorial Endowment Fund, according to Alice […]

1st – 2nd: “Downeaster” Weekend presented by the Democratic Party at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. 1st: 8th Annual Art at the Airport – Seven Outdoor Sculptures from East Carolina University, 1:00pm at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. Call 252-638-8591. 1st: Explorations: The International Film […]

Remember those wonderful pre-internet days when we would gather after school or spend a Saturday night dropping dimes into our favorite malt shop’s jukebox?  Well, leave the dimes at home and come join the Southern Gentlemen Barbershop Chorus at their annual show […]

Bike MS is introducing an exciting new initiative for women of New Bern called Women On Wheels (WOW). Chapter Bike MS Director Dani Clayton said, “WOW is a Bike MS initiative geared at encouraging more women to engage in the sport of […]