As MUMFEST celebrates its 35th year, Swiss Bear and the City of New Bern are proud to host an award winning festival guaranteed to entertain visitors of all ages. Join us as we celebrate MUMFEST weekend with non-stop entertainment including magicians, artists, […]

Kathy Barber, principal of J.T. Barber Elementary School, New Bern, NC recently completed the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association in partnership with […]

Tryon Palace to host U.S. naturalization ceremony June 3 Join Tryon Palace in welcoming some of the United States’ newest citizens during a citizen naturalization ceremony held at the North Carolina History Center. Hosted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, this emotional […]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for boys and girls ages 8 to 13. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a martial art that teaches a smaller person “male or female” how to defend themselves against a larger person. It is a combination of judo and Japanese jiu-jitsu. It […]

The New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening & ribbon cutting ceremony at PruittHealth Hospice & PruittHealth Home Health at 4:30 pm on Friday, April 30th. The Chamber of Commerce is very attentive to the attraction and promotion of […]

There are all kinds of things to do this Weekend! Here are some ideas to help you decide what to do: 28th: Community ACTion Gathering with music by Bryan Mayer and presented by Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow at Havelock Tourist and Event Center. […]

Study and practice the elements of fiction writing in a small, supportive group of local writers. Matthew Crutchfield is a recent transplant to the New Bern area. He has a Master of Arts in English-Creative Writing. He has published several works (fiction […]