New Bern Sun Journal

The Sun Journal is a daily newspaper based in New Bern, North Carolina, USA. It started its journey in 1916 after the combination of two earlier publications, the Sun and the Journal, which merged in 1914. In 1923, the New Bernian newspaper took ownership. Then, in 1974, Freedom Communications, Inc. became the owner. Freedom held onto the paper until 2012, when it sold its newspapers in Florida and North Carolina to Halifax Media Group. In 2015, GateHouse Media acquired Halifax, and later that same year, New Media Investment Group took over Halifax.

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Pamlico girls' 4x4 relay team smashes record that stood since 1995

4 days ago | newbernsj.com | Wayne Dzubak

Records are made to be broken, but some are easier bested than others. In 1995, the track standard in the girls 4x400 relay at Pamlico was set with a time of 4:28.36. However, 30 years later, a youthful quartet composed of three sophomores and one freshman formed an unlikely threat to better one of the longest records in school history.
Baldree recognized for individual leadership

1 week ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Gary Baldree, owner of Baldree’s Tire Pros of Havelock, is being recognized for his leadership and service to the community by the Craven Community College Foundation. Baldree is the 2025 recipient of the 2025 Community Fabric Awards for Individual Leadership. The Craven Community College Foundation created the Community Fabric Awards in 2011 to recognize and reward excellence in leadership as demonstrated through outstanding initiative, impact of service and inspiration of others.
Pamlico's new $1.3 Million baseball diamond is ultimate field of dreams

1 week ago | newbernsj.com | Wayne Dzubak

Pamlico is a construction zone these days as dozens of workers labor to build a new middle and high school building complex in an area just south of the current high school. Ground zero for construction used to be a football practice field and the baseball diamond, but both were plowed under. While the football team still had a stadium, baseball practice was relegated to a parking lot.
Pamlico's new $1.3M baseball diamond is ultimate field of dreams

1 week ago | newbernsj.com | Wayne Dzubak

Pamlico is a construction zone these days as dozens of workers labor to build a new middle and high school building complex in an area just south of the current high school. Ground zero for construction used to be a football practice field and the baseball diamond, but both were plowed under. While the football team still had a stadium, baseball practice was relegated to a parking lot.
Faith Connection to host Earth Day events

1 week ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Faith Connection will host Earth Day events with spring activities in April, concluding with an Earth Day celebration on April 26. Faith Connection, an interfaith community-based nonprofit, is offering various community engagement activities to celebrate Earth Day, with a focus on good dirt and soil. Faith Connection created a team within the organization, Stewards of the Earth, to handle Earth Day programs and celebrations.
Craven social worker selected to state council

1 week ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Gov. Josh Stein recently announced his Advisory Council on Student Safety and Well-Being, which includes Craven County Schools social worker Tara Hardy. Stein's advisory council will work across state agencies and with state and local leaders to propose and implement policies and solutions to improve student safety and well-being, according to the governor's office.
Local students named N.C. teaching fellows

2 weeks ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

The N.C. Teaching Fellows Commission selected 530 teaching fellows, including eight from Craven County, for the upcoming academic year. Five of the teaching fellows are from New Bern, two are from Havelock and one is from Vanceboro, according to the N.C. Teaching Fellows Commission.
Mothers start children's consignment store

2 weeks ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Two mothers partnered to bring a children’s consignment store to New Bern, Repeat Petit, which launches Saturday with a pop-up gathering. Erin Vann, owner of Le Petit Bisou children’s boutique, partnered with Kathryn Jasper to help parents and caregivers sell old children’s clothes and buy new, pre-loved items. Weather permitting, people can shop Repeat Petit’s initial inventory Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the lawn of Le Petit Bisou and Sun Bern NC, at 1301 Country Club Road.
Alligood recognized for leadership in education

2 weeks ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Catherine Alligood, principal of A.H. Bangert Elementary School in Trent Woods, is being recognized as a leader in education by the Craven Community College Foundation. Alligood was named the 2025 recipient of the Community Fabric Awards for Leadership in Education. The Craven Community College Foundation created the Community Fabric Awards in 2011 to recognize and reward excellence in leadership as demonstrated through outstanding initiative, impact of service and inspiration of others.
Peace Counseling launches Garden 2 Table Program

2 weeks ago | newbernsj.com | Caramia Valentin

Peace Counseling Center on Trent Boulevard will kick off its new Garden 2 Table Program Saturday with a bake sale and yard sale. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, at 1917 Trent Blvd. Peace Counseling Center is a mental health service that provides outpatient counseling, transcranial magnetic stimulation and medication management. The counseling center is also on a mission to fight against hunger in the community.