For Ocracoke news, click here MANTEO–A 66-year-old male from North Carolina was found dead Thursday afternoon (Sept. 21) in the ocean off Rodanthe, Dare County. A press release from the Cape Hatteras […]
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Neither hot weather nor age stops John Weske, 81, from his passion—banding birds—work he has done since he was a young man. Royal and Sandwich Terns […]
For Ocracoke news, click here Ocracoke got some minor flooding in the village at high tide this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 19) but it has subsided. Unless tropical storm Jose does another doughnut […]
MANNS HARBOR – Due to mechanical issues, the N.C. Ferry Division’s Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be on an amended schedule from Tuesday, Sept. 19 through Monday, Oct. 2. High winds from Hurricane Jose now moving […]
For Ocracoke news, click here Update Sept. 18, 2017. 1:37 p.m.: Hyde County has just announced that the Ferry Division meetings on Ocracoke will be the THIRD Mondays of every other month, […]
For Ocracoke news, click here Updated Tuesday, Sept. 19. 3:42 p.m Monday, Sept. 18 Ocracoke Community Library, 225 Back Rd. Lego Night. 6 pm Ocracoke Bar & Grille: Aaron and Jackie, 7 […]
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is inviting visitors and islanders to observer an excavation at 9:30 tomorrow morning (Sept. 18) of a loggerhead turtle nest. Those wishing to observe it should enter the […]
For Ocracoke news, click here FROM OUR NEWS SOURCES Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac today urged all beach visitors to stay out of the water while the high threats of rip […]
By Peter Vankevich After 50 days of golf in as many states, brothers Jack and Teddy Leinbach of Durham were ready for some Ocracoke beach time. In an amazing feat, the brothers, […]
A lasagna dinner from 1 to 4 p.m. today on the Books to be Red lawn will benefit islander Megan Aldridge, who is battling non-small cell adenocarcinoma lung cancer. Since arriving on Ocracoke […]
The National Weather Service this afternoon issued a tropical storm watch for the coastal waters from Ocracoke northward due to the winds from Hurricane Jose. Jose is forecast to expand as it lifts north, […]
The MV Frisco is back in service and the summer schedule with six ferries resumes today. Here is the current schedule: Departing Hatteras: May 16 to Oct. 2. Departing Monday through Saturdays: […]
Local area horticulture agent Gene Fox and the Beaufort County Extension Master Gardener volunteers will host an introductory gardening class, “Learn to Grow in Your Space,” from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, […]
Editor’s note: The Portsmouth Island field trip is full, Ocracoke has three openings as of yesterday (Sept. 14). Since its beginning 20 years ago, the Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival has grown so much it […]
OcraCats Inc. will hold a free spay-neuter clinic on Ocracoke Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 19, 20 and 21, Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Dept. Boone veterinarian Howard Johnson, who has been doing these clinics […]
Hyde County Sheriff’s Office is offering Hyde County youth the opportunity to learn another sport this year—archery. The office recently received 12 archery bows, arrows and targets through the National Archery in […]
BUXTON–The Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff early this morning found the body of an unidentified male on the beach near Buxton. The body was found roughly a mile and a half north of […]
MATTIE Arts Center in Swan Quarter. Photo courtesy of MATTIE MATTIE Arts Center will celebrate fall at the annual fundraising Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. […]
