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The City of New Bern is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of Craven County and Garris Evans for the third year of Paint Your Heart Out New Bern! Paint Your Heart Out New Bern is an annual volunteer-based program where local private and public partners provide free painting and cosmetic repairs to low- to moderate-income, elderly, and disabled homeowners within the community. And if you’d like to volunteer as part of a paint/repair crew, contact us today! Eligibility requirements for homeowners are: Own and live in the home as primary residence Be physically or financially unable to complete the work Homes selected must beRead More →

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The third annual Craven Works employment resources and jobs event will take place 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Sponsored by the Craven 100 Alliance working in collaboration with local workforce development partners, Craven Works will address the needs of both Craven County employers and eastern North Carolina job seekers. Employers from across Craven County will be participating in the event in order to recruit for current and future job vacancies, interview candidates, and educate the job-seeking community about their companies. Employment agencies and government organizations such as NC Works and USA Jobs will also be in attendanceRead More →

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Photo: The city has a lot of properties for sale: 92 are listed on the city’s website. Of those, more than 70 are located in the Greater Duffyfield area. (City of New Bern map)   It’s an unrelenting list of failed dreams: Greater Duffyfield homes and buildings in disrepair, ordered torn down by the city and later sold off at dimes on the dollar. It’s a tragedy on a personal scale for the families who are losing their properties, but in the broader picture, it’s costing taxpayers money — a lot of it. Just this week, buildings facing city-ordered demolition were put to votes byRead More →

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Updated Feb. 28 Election filings for offices in Craven County or including Craven County. The filing period began Feb. 12 and ended noon, Feb. 28. The primaries will be held May 8. Listed by office and then alphabetically. * Incumbents   Craven County Board of Commissioners District 1 Greg Holt, New Bern, Republican Tom Mark, Fairfield Harbour, Republican* Jeff O’Neill, Vanceboro, Democrat (unopposed in primary)   Craven County Board of Commissioners District 2 Jason Jones, Cove City, Democrat* Unopposed   Craven County Board of Commissioners District 3 Johnnie Sampson, Jr. New Bern, Democrat* Unopposed   Craven County Board of Commissioners District 4  Billy Joiner, Trent Woods, RepublicanRead More →

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CITY OF NEW BERN BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 2018 – 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL COURTROOM 300 POLLOCK STREET 1.  Meeting opened by Mayor Dana E. Outlaw.  Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Harris.  Pledge of Allegiance. 2.  Roll Call. Consent Agenda 3.  Consider Adopting a Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on the Initial Zoning of Property Located at the Intersection of Waterscape Way and West Thurman Road Identified as Tax Parcel 7-104-12002. (Ward 3) Kip Peregoy of Carolina Colours Association has submitted a request to have an approximately 1.77-acre of land zoned C-3 Commercial.  The parcel is located at the intersection of W. Thurman Road and WaterscapeRead More →

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The Craven County Board of Education approved Deborah Langhans as the new chief academic officer (formerly assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction) for Craven County Schools. Under the direction of the superintendent, Langhans leads and facilitates the administration of curriculum development, instructional programs and services, and teacher and leadership development for the school system. She will supervise elementary, middle, and high school curriculum, programming, and instructional staff, Career and Technical Education, Federal programs/projects, Exceptional Children, English as a Second Language, and Early Childhood education. The Chief Academic Officer provides administrative and strategic leadership in collaboration with all district executive staff and school leaders. Langhans has worked in the district for 29 years.Read More →

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The American Red Cross is holding several blood drives in this area in response to an urgent need for blood donations. Red Cross Blood Drives are being held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at different locations in the New Bern area. Go here to find a day and location that is convenient for you. According to a news release, CarolinaEast Medical Center is over 600 units short of blood due to disasters, shootings, etc. Register on line for a faster donation time and shorter wait time.Read More →

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Winnie Smith and Lindsay Sims, daughters of the late Greg Smith, have taken over the running of Mitchell Hardware. Greg Smith died suddenly on the morning of Jan. 29 while working at his store. A story by the ever-excellent Bill Hand at the Sun Journal here. *** Shoe Carnival, a discount shoe store at Rivertowne Square (you know, the one with Books A Million on one end and Wal-Mart Supercenter on the other), is closing. A source with the company said the New Bern store was under-performing, and faced with the prospect of competition from Rack Room and Academy Sports at the New Bern MarketplaceRead More →

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Out (for now): Hotel and parking structure at Craven and Pollock   Policy wonks from the UNC School of Government are urging the City of New Bern to turn its attention from a possible parking structure and hotel across from City Hall, and return its attention to a vacant lot at the corner of Craven and South Front streets. UNC SoG special projects managers Marcia Perritt and Omar Kashef appeared before the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday to advise on behalf of the pivot. The Pollock and Craven parking structure/hotel SoG had been advocating has been put on hold while Craven County officials decide whether theyRead More →