Craven CC's partnership with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will provide opportunities for the county's underserved population to receive training in the college's forklift and commercial truck driving programs, as well as access to nutritious meals and other resources.

Food Bank and College Plan to Fund Tuition Costs for Students Seeking to Enroll in a CDL or Forklift Class

Craven Community College (Craven CC) and the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina have entered into an agreement that benefits under-served students seeking to enter the college’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program or forklift operations program. Under the new program, […]
CarolinaEast Foundation

CarolinaEast Foundation Accepting Applications for Nursing Scholarships

Nearly $400,000 awarded since Scholarship inception The CarolinaEast Foundation will be awarding nursing scholarships this year, made possible through the Joseph Hageman Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund and the Robert and Beatrice Honnet Nursing Scholarship Fund. Nursing scholarships are available for full-time students […]
Shooting New Berm

A Suspect is in Custody after 2 were Killed in New Bern

Update: On January 30, 2023, Clonzie Lee Nealy, Jr. 34 of New Bern, was arrested by ECU Health Police (Vidant) for two counts of Murder and is under no bond. On January 31, 2023, Nealy had a virtual first appearance in Craven […]
New Bern Earth Day at the Talbot's Lot in 2019

Opinion: Questions and Concerns for The New Bern Board of Aldermen

The question being considered tonight is whether or not the City of New Bern should sell a special piece of land in the heart of downtown. A second questions is – How does the city pay for what it thinks it wants […]
Coastal Women's Forum Dinner with Speaker Deborah Kania

Join the Coastal Women’s Forum for Dinner with Speaker Deborah Kania

Join the Coastal Women’s Forum for dinner and a presentation on Making Marketing Work in 2023 by Deborah Kania on Feb. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Chelsea, 325 Middle St. in New Bern. In today’s challenging economic climate […]
Veronica Campos-Hallstrom's artwork on display at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library

Join The Twin Rivers Artists Association for Upcoming Meeting

The Twin Rivers Artists Association (TRAA) meets at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. Depending on the speaker and length of the discussion, meetings end about 7:30 p.m. The next meeting is […]
Talbots Lots in downtown New Bern, NC

Opinion: Special Meeting on Talbots Lot – Come to Listen, Come to Learn, Come to be Heard…

Due to citizens voicing their concern, at the January 24, 2023 Board of Aldermen meeting the board voted 5 to 2 to postpone the vote for the final sale of 304 and 308 South Front Street (the Talbots Lot) until the regularly […]