Precious Purse Drive

Purse Drive for the Coastal Women’s Shelter

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Do you have a “gently used” purse that you can fill with a few personal items such as body or hand lotion, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, chap stick, small notepad and pen, slipper socks, scarf, or gift […]
Atlantic Beach NC

Free Film Showing: Shored Up

Carolina Nature Coalition and The Croatan Group of the Sierra Club presents a free film screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Shored Up on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 6:30pm at Trent River Coffee Company, 208 Craven Street, New Bern. Our beaches […]
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust

Duke Energy funds NC Coastal Land Trust for “Military Encroachment Project”

Duke Energy Foundation awards $50,000 to support Coastal Land Trust’s Conservation Partnership with US Marine Corps at Cherry Point The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust announced that Duke Energy Foundation has made a grant of $50,000, which will be used for its […]
Diane Bondurant

Teacher Diane Bondurant receives Weyerhaeuser Grant

Diane Bondurant, a Technology Support Teacher with James W. Smith Elementary School, was recently awarded a Weyerhaeuser Mini Grant for $100 for “Sun-ology: Being safe in the sun has never been so much fun!” from Partners In Education. Her students will use inquiry-based science […]
U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular Associates Celebrate Earth Day with Monarch M.A.G.I.C.A.L Garden

U.S. Cellular Associates Join clients from Monarch to Plant Flowers and Shrubs at M.A.G.I.C.A.L Garden What: On Earth Day – and every day – U.S. Cellular associates are committed to improving our communities and helping our neighbors through volunteerism. In celebration of […]
Sidewalk Bench in Downtown New Bern

Weekend Happenings in and around New Bern

18th: Triple “P” Parenting Seminar on Raising Resilient Children for Military Families, 9:00am – 11:00pm, MCAS Cherry Point Bldg 232, Havelock. For details call 252-466-4401 19th: Easter Celebration at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043 19th – 20th: Weekend […]
Craven County Recreation and Parks

Craven County Recreation and Parks Master Plan

Craven County Recreation and Parks is now in the process of updating our Comprehensive Recreation and Parks Master Plan. A grant from the Region 10 Community Transformation Grant Project (CTG) will enable the county to work with East Carolina University in updating […]