Although Swiss Bear and the New Bern Police Department work closely to insure the public’s safety and security during festival week-end, one of my biggest concerns was for the safety of festival-goers as they stream across the Alfred A Cunningham Bridge. Many […]

October 19, 2012 Cullman Hall, North Carolina History Center The next Music Among Friends installment of the Tryon Palace Performing Arts Series features the Cavani String Quartet on October 19, 2012 in the Cullman Hall of the North Carolina History Center. Since […]

Have I mentioned how much I love my job? Although it’s more like an adventure than anything else! Laura Johnson and I went “gemmin’” at the Homeplace of New Bern this afternoon. As you can see from the video, it was a […]

We received a special invitation from School Teacher, Anitra Thomas, to visit her 2nd grade class to talk about community service. This was the first time I’ve been asked to visit a classroom. Since I don’t have any children, I have to […]

We are happy to announce that the October – December Quarterly Ledger publication is available online, in color! Hardcopies will be distributed throughout the Greater New Bern area next week. Some people think that New Bern Now is staffed with a lot […]

Update: Thankfully, Abigale Levers was found safe in Florida and Timothy Newman was apprehended. The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for Abigale Lefevers, a white female born on 12-01-1999. Abigale is 5’4 and weighs 90 pounds. She has […]

Candidate Tanya Roberts with Laura Johnson Laura Johnson met with Candidate Tanya Roberts who’s running for the Craven County Board of Education, District seat 5. We met with Tanya a couple of months ago to find out why she decided to run […]