City of New Bern Municipal Service District Advisory Committee recommends spending $122,500 on downtown projects. The New Bern Board of Aldermen will consider approving the MSD Advisory Committee’s request to buy custommade bench dividers; add an extra-duty police officer, sidewalks, and fencing […]

Drivers can no longer go straight across U.S. 17 Business (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) at Hotel Drive or Berne Square Shopping Center in New Bern. Instead, they must turn left or right. North Carolina Department of Transportation reconfigured the intersection […]

New Bern Board of Aldermen adjusted the way tax transactions are reflected in the budget and approved the final FY 2026 budget ordinance on June 19. The special meeting was held at City Hall in New Bern, NC. Budget Administrator Tanya Harms […]

Locals shared their thoughts on third-party AI surveillance cameras and constitutional rights on the City of New Bern NC Government’s Facebook page after the city makes a statement about Flock cameras on June 2. On Sunday night, Mayor Jeffrey Odham posted a […]

Here’s a list of streets that will be closed for construction and events in New Bern. The New Bern Board of Aldermen approved the following street closures: Street closures for events Sept. 5, 2026 The 600 block of West Street and 900 […]

Looking for something to do in New Bern? 5: Bops & Bangers – A Broadway Rave at the New Bern Civic Theatre, 414 Pollock St. (NewBernCivicTheatre.org) 12: Sisterhood Par-Tea, 2-4 p.m. at the Harrison Center on Middle Street. (www.triedbyfire.net/events) 12: Boomermania 1.5 […]

Four sites failed to meet recreational water-quality standards on the lower Neuse this week: Slocum Creek, River Bend Kayak Launch, Trent Woods, and Brices Creek. “We got some rain this week, so we’re seeing its impact in our Swim Guide results,” said […]