Board of Aldermen meeting at City Hall in New Bern, NC on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Majority or minority rule: What are we seeing in New Bern?

Is an old charter change decision coming back to haunt the Board of Aldermen? New Bern’s mayor could only vote to break a tie until the June 2011 charter change gave him the right to vote on all matters before the Board […]
Signs for National Forest Recreation Area and Neuse River-Flanners Beach off US 70 between New Bern and Havelock, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Forest Service makes progress on Neuse River recreation sites

Plans move forward to repair Neuse River recreation sites. The Forest Service plans to accept contract proposals to repair the Neuse River recreation sites in the Croatan National Forest within the next few weeks, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Fisher’s […]
New Bern Board of Aldermen meeting on May 13, 2025 at City Hall. (Photo by Wendy Card)

New Bern Board of Aldermen to consider land use, electric rates, bond referendum and more

Several topics to be discussed Tuesday during back-to-back meetings at New Bern’s City Hall. The Board of Aldermen will consider several issues on June 10, 2025, including changing the electric rates, closing streets for events, authorizing orders for general obligation bonds, allowing […]
Board of Aldermen meeting on May 13, 2025 in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Major subdivision approval process no longer public in New Bern

New Bern Planning and Zoning Board removed from major subdivision approval process which eliminated the requirement for public comment. The New Bern Board of Aldermen authorized text changes to the city’s land use ordinance that removed the Planning and Zoning Board from […]
Lawson Creek Park in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Three sites in lower Neuse River basin fail Swim Guide test

Sound Rivers releases results of the first Swim Guide test of the season, which shows three lower Neuse River basin sites failed to meet standards. Lawson Creek in New Bern, the River Bend kayak launch and Slocum Creek in Havelock failed to […]
Neuse River in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Mass casualty exercise planned for Thursday

Lawson Creek Park will be the staging area for an emergency response drill scheduled for tomorrow. Craven County will participate with local, state and federal agencies during a mass casualty exercise on May 22, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m. in Eastern North […]
Citizens pack the courtroom during the Board of Aldermen meeting on May 13, 2025 in New Bern, NC. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Residents ask Board of Aldermen to fill vacant Ward Six seat

It was standing room only inside New Bern’s City Hall Courtroom during the Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday night. Many residents of Ward Six, some wearing “6” baseball caps, asked the Board of Aldermen to appoint Darlene Brown to the vacant […]