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- Workers drive pilings for replacement of railroad bridge
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- Replacement of a collapsed Norfolk Southern Railway bridge over Scotts Creek in James City is still on... Full story»
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Businesses, fire department team up to foster safety education
The New Bern Fire and Rescue Department is teaming with businesses in a partnership to educate people about safety and prevention. Using money contributed by the businesses, the Partnership for Prevention will take educational programs to more people. Lt....
Police to show information network
Residents are being invited to the New Bern Police Department on Thursday for a look at a new system called the Eastern Regional Information Center network. The network provides a way for 13 law enforcement agencies to share, analyze and disseminate...
Five-car accident snarls traffic on N.C. 43; four people injured
Four people went to the hospital today and midday traffic backed up several miles toward New Bern on N.C. 43 after an accident involving five vehicles in a construction zone near Spring Garden Road. Workers were repaving parts of N.C. 43...
Aldermen's vote to buy $3.5 million worth of property draws legal criticism
The New Bern Board of Aldermen voted in a closed session this month to buy $3.5 million worth of property to move some offices to the James City area. Lawyers for the N.C. Press Association say the vote was illegal. The vote came during a closed session...
Schools postpone survey of parents on year-round calendar
Craven County schools officials have decided to postpone surveying parents about year-round calendars until the state Supreme Court decides whether systems have the authority to set such a schedule. The Craven system operates on three schedules - most...
300th-anniversary group asks county for $250,000
New Bern's 300th Anniversary Committee is asking the Craven County Board of Commissioners for a quarter million dollars to help pay for its year-long celebration. The commissioners received the request this week Bill Naumann, chairman of the celebration...
Skateboard competition scheduled at Swing Zone
A family recreation business on U.S. 70 East will host another skateboard competition Saturday night for people of all skill levels. Swing Zone Family Fun Park will hold the Grip It and Rip It Skate Jam competition at 7 p.m. Participants must wear full...
Two charged with fatal hit-and-run
A man and a woman have been arrested and charged with the hit-and run Sunday in New Bern that killed Reece Smith Jr. of Grantsboro. New Bern police say Laura Estelle Estes, 24, of River Bend turned herself in to police Tuesday. Estes was driving...
Woman arrested in New Bern on Indiana bank robbery charge
A woman wanted on a bank robbery charge in Muncie, Ind., was arrested Tuesday morning by New Bern police. Desiree Jeannette Hancock, 24, was found at 1301 Queen St. around 8:30 a.m. The police said they received a tip that the woman was staying at that...
Railroad workers replacing fallen bridge over Scotts Creek
Norfolk-Southern Railway employees were at work today replacing a 100-foot trestle over Scotts Creek in James City. The steel bridge sank about four feet at 10 a.m. Sunday just after a locomotive with 13 freight cars passed over it on the way to the...
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