Four years ago, something new came to the “Bear City.”
Four years ago, the dream of three young men came true.
Four years ago, the first issue of the Independent Register hit countertops, wire racks and crude news boxes across Craven County.
It was the result of a college camaraderie, several months of planning and an entire weekend with almost no sleep.
It was a small paper: Eight pages-two sections with color fronts. But in this case, size didn’t matter.
The three-man staff of Corey Friedman, Eric Voliva and William R. Toler took every picture, designed every page and wrote every article, with the exception of a short article from friend and frequent house guest Danelle Wylder, a front page story by CCC student Charlotte Bird about a visit to the college from Frank Capra, Jr. and a pro-marijuana op-ed by New Bern High School senior Amanda DaSilva.
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