Articles by Eddie Fitzgerald
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New Bern resident asks aldermen for help
Willie Mae Hill, an elderly woman who has been displaced from her home at 1300 Clark Ave. since it was flooded during Hurricane Irene in August 2011, went before New Bern aldermen on Tuesday evening to find out why she can’t go home. READ MORE
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City approves New Bern Gateway Renaissance plan
A plan to transform New Bern’s Five Points and adjacent neighborhoods into a thriving, vibrant community and cultural hub and gateway to the city was approved by aldermen Tuesday night, paving the way for the New Bern Gateway Renaissance. READ MORE
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City launches petition effort to woo Cracker Barrel
Although Cracker Barrel Old County Store & Restaurant pulled out of locating on the New Bern Mall property earlier this month, the city is still trying to entice the restaurant chain to build here. READ MORE
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Cove City woman uses training, motherly instincts to revive child
COVE CITY — Sherry Mitchell, wife of the town’s mayor, doesn’t know if it was her emergency medical training from two decades ago or her motherly instincts that helped her Sunday evening when an unconscious child was brought to her house. READ MORE
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Newly opened deli brings taste of New York to River Bend
RIVER BEND — A new business, The Shoreline Deli and Café, opened a week ago, bringing a taste of the north and a friendly atmosphere to the community. READ MORE
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New Bern aldermen consider ways to use, preserve reserve funds
New Bern aldermen are looking at ways to best use and preserve the city’s growing reserve funds. READ MORE
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Cold blast coming to Eastern North Carolina
A cold front pushing through the state is expected to reach New Bern this week, bringing with it one of the coldest nights so far this winter. Casey Dail, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Newport, said Arctic wind riding on the front could drop temperatures significantly Tuesday night compared to the past weekend. READ MORE
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Aldermen vote to allow tall signs on US 70 between MLK and NC 43
A few businesses in New Bern will be allowed to advertise higher and larger than in the past to attract motorists from U.S. 70. READ MORE
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New Bern's branding effort comes back with a report, coins a phrase
A new phrase was coined to describe New Bern during the first phase of the city’s branding process: “coastal river culture.” READ MORE
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Rezoning puts old building out of the hotel business
A southern portion of Broad Street was rezoned Tuesday to make way for the New Bern Gateway Renaissance and put the old Days Inn out of the hotel business. READ MORE
