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 […]

Sixteen of the eighteen sites in the lower Neuse River met recreational water quality standards this week, according to Sound Rivers. A Sound River press release said the following sites in the Lower Neuse River are tested weekly: “Lake Wilson in Wilson; […]

Editor’s note: The article was updated to include a response our request for information from the city manager. City attorney talks about extending ‘city limits out to the center of each river’ in New Bern. Th New Bern Board of Aldermen adopted […]

City of New Bern 2029 municipal election canceled; aldermen and mayor terms extended by one year, according to Session Law 2026-18. Four months after being seated, the New Bern Board of Aldermen voted on a measure that asked legislators to give them […]

Editor’s note: The article was updated to include comments from the Craven County Schools Director of Information and Communication Jennifer Wagner. Local government disables public comments; moves some citizen comments to the end of meetings. The New Bern Board of Aldermen and […]

Two federal grants will be used to design the Williams Road realignment and the pavement rehabilitation of the taxi lane at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN). The Craven County Board of Commissioners accepted two Federal Aviation Administration design grants for the Coastal […]

Craven County Board of Elections has launched a new interactive polling site map for the upcoming election. Deputy Director of Elections Gregory Carroll told Craven County Board of Commissioners — Tim Mason (District 1), Jason Jones (District 2), Etteinne “ET” Mitchell (District […]