Category: Craven County

NEW BERN – This Monday, Dec. 12, Peletah Institute for Building Resilient Communities presents the ENC Regional Church and Community Holiday Resiliency Collaborative at the Riverfront Convention Center located at 203 S. Front Street. From 10 am until 3 pm, expect to see: Sheriff Asa…

UNION POINT PARK – We commend city officials. This free event is an entertaining one-hour exclamation point for a weekend full of Thanksgiving festivities. The fun starts promptly at 4:30pm on Saturday. Many thanks to AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Ultimate Air Shows, and GhostWriter Airshows. As…

By Pastor Denise Preddie | Spiritual Daughter & Volunteer NEW BERN – TeamGreen Bible Bookstore was birthed through our Overseer, Apostle Gwendolyn Gibbs. Our Grand Opening took place on May 1, 2021. However, the vision for the Bible Bookstore came many years ago and waited…

VANCEBORO – Elite Aerials hopes to carve a new niche in the world of exercise. The format is certainly not that of a gym. Nor that of a dance studio. But what exactly will people see when they show up for a 10am, Saturday, Sept….

Dana Outlaw, 68, and Jeff Odham, 43, are good friends. Both grew up in New Bern. They usually find themselves on the same side of city issues. Outlaw served two terms as an alderman before winning his mayoral seat eight years ago. Now Odham –…

By Assistant Pastor Melanie Woods | LOVE MINISTRY NEW BERN – It was over a process of two years before I found my Spiritual home. I say thanks be to God for leading me to Love Ministry. My Pastor, Apostle Gwendolyn Gibbs, along with Apostle…

Cherry Point USMC Maj. Cory T. Jones was honored Tuesday night in Washington, DC as ‘2022 Marine of the Year’ by the Military Times publication. The award recognizes the heroic landing of a KC-130J tanker following a mid-air collision with a F-35B. In September 2020,…

NEW BERN – District Attorney Scott Thomas released the following statement: “Defendant Dakota Wright had his felony first appearance in Craven County District Court Wednesday morning. He was advised of the pending criminal charges against him and the highest potential punishment for each charge. The…

Four Board of Education seats up for grabs By Patti Mason | Guest Commentary Craven County Schools has a sex education class paid for by a grant called Pride. The Board of Education voted to continue the program with an ‘opt-in’ policy. There is also…

HAVELOCK – Mark July 9 on your calendar – the date of eastern North Carolina’s largest ever scale model event! In addition to hundreds of museum quality models competing for prizes and trophies, there are now more than 45 tables of merchandise. Enjoy a 100-plus…

By Bernadette King NEW BERN – The New Outreach Deliverance Ministry was started in 2003 by Pastor Elizabeth Green. I first met her, and her faithful friend Patricia Davis, along with James Gurganus when I stopped in during 2008. I was there to help a…

NEW BERN – The collective sigh of relief was almost palpable Thursday evening, June 9, as 20 or so elected officials – from a nine county area – met David Bone, a veteran of North Carolina county and town governments, recently hired by the Eastern…