Photos: Union Point Park
Lights, lights, lights; a Christmas tree; Santa hat with a gold frame; fee-based, artificial skating rink; surveillance cameras; and a coot at Union Point Park on Nov. 13, 2026, in New Bern, NC. Do you prefer a relaxing, unhurried public park or […]
New Bern P & Z Board to consider adding cryptocurrency mining facilities and data centers language to ordinance — Nov. 12
Citizens of New Bern will have a chance to weigh in on proposed changes to the “Land Use” appendix in the Code of Ordinances on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. City of New Bern Planning and Zoning Board will consider changing the Code […]
Navigator newspaper is back in New Bern
“The Navigator” newspaper produced by NewBernNow.com features local, state, and national stories about the Industrial Revolution, The Mechanical Man, Municipal Utility Revenue Bonds, Rezoning 1,245 acres, datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, LNG “Peak Shaving” facility, Duke Energy’s merger of two subsidiary utilities; […]
Early voting for the Statewide General Election is underway and runs through Oct. 31
Early voting for the Statewide General Election started began on Oct. 15, 2026, and runs through Oct. 31! Election Day is Nov. 3. Craven County voters may cast a ballot at the following in-person early voting sites: Craven County Board of Elections […]
An open letter to New Bern Board of Aldermen
Dear aldermen Trey Ferguson, Sharon Bryant, Bobby Aster, Lainy White, Barbara Best, and Dana Outlaw, Most of us have known each other for several years and I have promoted the City of New Bern’s efforts since founding NewBernNow.com in 2009 on the […]
Federal funding delayed; Board of Education approves measure to take $2.6 million from Fund Balance
Craven County Schools are waiting for federal funding allotments to drop. CCS Chief Finance Officer Heidi Daly told Craven County Board of Education members Lee Kirkman (District 2), Lori Spiece (District 3), Jennifer Dacey (District 4), Amy Davis (District 5) and Darlene […]
Fleet Readiness Center East opens aircraft repair complex at North Carolina Global TransPark
A new U.S. Navy aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility opened in Kinston on Sept. 17, 2026. The Navy selected the North Carolina Global TransPark as the site for a new facility that expands Fleet Readiness Center East’s MRO capabilities for […]
