New Bern Board of Aldermen to consider approving a declaration of intent to finance $31 million in revenue bond debt to build a new substation on the south side of the city and update infrastructure at the Glenburnie Substation. City of New
Riverwalk fence upgrade could be added to the list of construction projects near the Broad Street Pier in downtown New Bern. City Manager Foster Hughes told the New Bern Board of Aldermen on March 26, 2024, that he was working on a
New Bern annexed land into the city limits, approved a $5 million financing agreement for vehicles and equipment, talked about a no-wake zone, and approved several items on June 9. The New Bern Board of Aldermen rezoned property; initiated the upset bid
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Boat manufacturer asks Craven County to lease the waterfront grass lot for an event and a drone show. The Craven County Board of Commissioners will consider leasing the waterfront lot adjacent to the traffic circle in downtown New Bern, NC to MJM
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Is it possible for two aldermen and a mayor to outvote New Bern’s six-member Board of Aldermen? After two elected officials — who live in Ward 6 — and the Ward 3 alderman voted to appoint former Alderman Jameesha Harris to the
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Sound Rivers announced on July 10, 2026, that four sites failed to meet recreational water-quality standards on the lower Neuse this week: Lawson Creek in New Bern, Brices Creek in James City, Trent Woods on the Trent River and Slocum Creek in
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City of New Bern Board of Adjustment to consider changes to certificate of appropriateness and other items on Wednesday. The New Bern Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing and consider amending the approved certificate of appropriateness for a planned 3-story
Landmark structure was bought and demolished in three-and-a-half years. Craven County government purchased the Sudan Shriners complex (parking lots, the building, and the grassy parcel extending to the riverfront) for $6 million to be used for parking for the County Administration, Court
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Sheriff’s office tests out robot. A humanoid robot walked with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in the July 4 parade in Kernersville, NC. Some people would love to own a robot; others would love to live in a world without robots; and
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The New Bern Board of Aldermen talked about the possibility of changing wholesale power supply providers, servicing customers in Hunters Ridge and Perrytown areas, and data centers during their retreat on June 16, 2026, at the Stanley A. White Recreation Center in
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