Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in New Bern, Havelock, and River Bend NC. New Bern Enjoy the Glorius Fourth celebration, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Tryon Palace in New Bern. New Bern’s Independence Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Pollock Street […]

A deer, wild turkeys, a rabbit…and a bobcat, oh my! Several animals were spotted during a short trip to the Croatan National Forest in Craven County, North Carolina on July 2, 2026. The deer and bunny were camera shy, but the bobcat […]

Dwayne Alligood has been selected as Craven County’s new Water and Engineering Services Director. Alligood began working with Craven County as the County Engineer in September of 2022. Alligood is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in […]

The National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City, NC warned of “dangerous heat by this weekend” during a briefing on June 29, 2026. On Tuesday, the NWS announced a hazardous weather outlook for Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven-Southern Craven and Inland Onslow on Wednesday through […]

Time to set boundaries? Imagine spending countless hours sitting through local government meetings, taking notes and photos, researching, fact checking, attempting to follow-up with officials and citizens, taking pictures of sites, and writing and publishing articles to let people know what’s happening […]

Work is underway to develop land with hundreds of acres off County Line Road in Eastern North Carolina. Construction is underway on the Bluewater Rise and Magnolia Reserve planned unit developments and the Brices Creek Nature Park off County Line Road — […]

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 […]