New Bern swears in new aldermen; Bobby Astor named mayor pro tem At the Dec. 9 meeting the board administered oaths to newly elected aldermen including Trey Ferguson, Bobby Astor, Dana Outlaw, Sharon Bridal, Lainie White and Barbara Best; the board also appointed Alderman Bobby Astor as mayor pro tem.

New Bern welcomes new leaders as Bobby Astor takes the helm as mayor pro tem amidst a historic oath-taking ceremony!

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Resident urges New Bern to push state and Rebuild NC on long-delayed flood recovery assistance A New Bern resident delivered a lengthy public comment accusing Rebuild NC and several state and federal officials of failing Florence hurricane survivors, asking the city to intervene to restore his recovery assistance and storage stipend.

A New Bern resident's powerful plea for help reveals a shocking failure of state and federal officials to deliver much-needed recovery assistance after Hurricane Florence, leaving him on the brink of losing everything.

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