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New Bern CROP Hunger Walk honors the late Greg Smith

CROP Hunger Walk will be held on March 10, 2019, at Union Point Park. Teams and individual walk to raise money the benefits Religious Community Services and Church World Service. People can choose between the 3.2 mile or 1-mile walk. Registration, including money turn in, is at 2 pm, with the walk starting at 3 pm. […]

Hurricane Florence Update from City of New Bern Officials – Day 5

The City of New Bern held a press conference this morning at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall. City Officials present were Mayor Dana Outlaw, Mayor pro tem Sabrina Bengel, City Manager Mark Stevens, City Engineer and Utilities Director Jordan Hughes, Fire Chief Bobby Boyd, and Police Captain Bobby Jones. Mayor Outlaw started out by saying, […]

Tryon Civitan Food Drive to benefit Religious Community Services

The Tryon Civitan Club in conjunction with The UPS Store is sponsoring their 9th Annual Food Drive for Religious Community Services for the Month of May. RCS serves 150-200 meals a day and their Food Pantry provides groceries to 125 families a week. These numbers increase once summer’s here and children aren’t being fed at […]

“Fill a Fire Truck” Food Drive

New Bern Fire-Rescue is launching its first-ever “Fill a Fire Truck” food drive which kicked off on Black Friday, November 24th. The goal of the food drive is to help City of New Bern employees and local families who are in need of food this holiday season. The food drive lasts through December 19th. Residents […]

13th Annual Neuse River Backwater Open

October 7, 2017 Boat and Kayak Divisions This is the only all artificial tournament in Eastern NC that showcases the four most sought after species in the Neuse River – flounder, speckled trout, red drum, and striped bass. The tournament benefits the basic needs in our community by providing food, shelter, and clothing to those […]

RCS presents Faith through Song

Join us on Sunday, April 2 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm at Centenary United Methodist Church as we enjoy an early evening of music performed by eight local churches: Biblical House of God, Centenary UMC, Christ Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Garber UMC, Refreshing Lives, and St. Paul Catholic Church. This is a […]