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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The New Bern Board of Aldermen met for an all-day retreat on June 16, 2026, in the Stanley A. White Recreation Center at 601 Third Ave., New Bern, NC. The board of aldermen talked about feral cats, potential $148 million municipal revenue
Editor’s note: The article was updated to reflect a public hearing will be held on June 9 on the initial zoning of two properties at 4095 Highway 70. The Board of Aldermen approved 16 items on the Consent Agenda with one vote
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The Craven County Board of Education voted to close Graham A. Barden Elementary School, potentially close Craven Virtual Academy, and extend the closing date to sell F.R. Danyus Elementary School/former site of West Street School; tabled a decision to increase fuel rates;
Sudie and Kamica Way petitioned the New Bern Board of Aldermen to rename E. Street to Leroy Way Jr. Avenue in Duffyfield in honor of his life on May 12, 2026 at City Hall in New Bern, NC. During the Requests and
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