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. […]

Rotary Club of New Bern Breakfast to host “The Great Rotary Bake Off”

There won’t be any April Fool jokes but there will definitely be a lot of great treats when the Rotary Club of New Bern Breakfast brings “The Great Rotary Bake Off” to the New Bern Farmer’s Market on April 1, from 8 […]

Stormwater project, housing repairs bring long-awaited help to Dufffyfield community

Promise after failed promise.  That’s how Anne Schout describes the years of setbacks, flooding and general negligence that have led many residents of New Bern’s Duffyfield community to cast a skeptical eye towards any sign that help, from the city or outside […]

New Bern Parks & Recreation for Easter egg hunts and movie

New Bern Parks & Recreation is gearing up for an exciting schedule of holiday events for Easter. This year, they’re hosting a series of Easter egg hunts with a twist – the showing of the movie “HOP!” The events will take place […]
New Bern Board of Alderman Meeting (NBN Photo)

Aldermen push back vote on grant to build Pepsi Museum to April 11

Update: New Bern Now obtained a copy of the revised Table of Contents which was outlined in the proposal from Bradham’s Legacy — the governing body for a future Pepsi Museum. It was given to the Board of Aldermen prior to them […]
New Bern Fire Department

Request for bids: Mowing and lawncare services for the City of New Bern

Date Issued: March 28, 2023. Deadline for Receipt of Bid: April 10, 2023 The City of New Bern is seeking the services of qualified firms for Mowing Services at City facilities and along City Rights-of-ways for fiscal year 2023/2024. The City of […]