The City of New Bern is updating a land use ordinance which spells out the approval process for new developments, different land locations, and an updated schematic for land protection.

The final resting place for some of the city's most well known citizens, New Bern's Cedar Grove Cemetery offers a gateway to the city's past. Make Yahoo Your Homepage.

“New Bern is very flat,” said Colleen Roberts, the New Bern PIO. “New Bern is very low lying. We are a 300 year old city, so there is very old infrastructure beneath the city.” ...

Many parts of the North Carolina coast are grappling with the damage done by Florence over the weekend. The city of New Bern, located about 240 miles east of Charlotte, was particularly hard hit.