Child Abuse Awareness Month

Children’s Healthy Development: The Foundation For Successful Communities

Community Coalition for Craven County Children (C⁵) Recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month North Carolina’s future success relies on the healthy growth and development of all children. During April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Community Coalition for Craven County Children (C5) encourages […]
End the Trend

Help New Bern High Students win “End the Trend” contest

Two New Bern High School Seniors, Caitlin Gross and Mia Freeland, have entered the “End the Trend” contest, which is for a campaign that advocates against distracted driving. They produced a video for this contest, and they need your help to obtain […]
Easter Egg Hunt Tryon Palace

Easter Egg Hunt on the South Lawn

Saturday, April 4, 2015 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm The hunt is on! The Easter bunny’s trail of eggs leads to Tryon Palace, where hundreds of eggs will be scattered throughout the expansive South Lawn. Children ages 12 and younger are welcome to join the hunt […]
Bear Plaza New Bern

New Bern Receives Tree City, USA Award….Again!

For the seventeenth year in a row, the City of New Bern has been awarded designation as a Tree City, USA by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, NC Forest Service. Thurman Hardison, Director of Parks & Recreation was […]
New Bern Waterfront

Weekend Happenings in and around Town

20th – 22nd: Shrek The Musical JR, Fri – Sat: 7:30pm; Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. Call 252-633-0567. 21st: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament benefiting Promise Place at the Walter B. Jones Park in Havelock. Call 252-636-3381. 21st: Eleventh World Wide Instameet, 2:00pm […]
Coastal Photo Club Competition

Bi-Annual Major Photography Competition presented by Coastal Photo Club

The Coastal Photo Club is based in New Bern and includes members from all over eastern North Carolina including Oriental, Newport and Wilmington. The club is a teaching organization and boasts amongst its membership every level of photographer. We have weekend snapshot […]
Artwork Craven County Schools

K-12 Student Art Returns to Tryon Palace Showcasing Local Talent

Free exhibit showing in Duffy Exhibition Gallery through March 24 Artwork by students from area schools is currently featured in the annual K-12 Student Art Show, presented by the Craven County Schools visual arts educators and held in the North Carolina History Center’s […]