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Craven County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Monday of each month at 6:00 PM and third Monday of each month at 8:30 AM.
Meeting location: Craven County Commissioners Meeting Room, Craven County Administration Building, 406 Craven Street, New Bern, NC 28560.
Register of Deeds: Joshua D. Kohr · 252.636.6617 · joshua.kohr@cravencountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected by single-member districts (Districts 1-7) to four-year terms. Chairman: Dennis "Denny" Bucher (District 7). Vice-Chairman: Jason R. Jones (District 2).

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: New Bern

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (1)

Havelock (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (6)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (1)

Craven County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (15)

Cherry Point Fire Department
Cove City Fire Department, Inc
Fort Barnwell Rescue Squad, Inc.
Harlowe Volunteer Fire Department of Craven and Carteret Counties, N.C.
Havelock Fire And Rescue Department
Little Swift Creek Volunteer Fire Department
New Bern Fire Department
No. 9 Township Fire & Rescue
Number 7 Township Fire and Rescue Department of Craven County, N. C.
Rhems Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
The Dover Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Township Six Fire Department of Craven County, N. C.
Tri-Community Volunteer Fire District
Vanceboro Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
West of New Bern Volunteer Fire Department No. 1

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Drainage (1)

Core Creek Drainage District