During November, the Ocracoke Community Library will take part in a food drive to benefit the Bread of Life Food Pantry , a program of the Ocracoke Assembly of God Church on […]
Ocracoke Library to conduct food drive
C. Leinbach
Music, food, games and more today and tomorrow at Festival Latino de Ocracoke
Today, the third annual Festival Latino de Ocracoke continues from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the School Road grounds of Books to Be Red, the United Methodist Church and Ocracoke School […]
Addie is on her way to renewed eyesight
By Rita Thiel Addie, a Norwegian Elkhound, will be on her way soon to undergo cataract surgery for her diminishing eyesight. Thanks to the generosity of islanders and others, Addie, a service […]
N.C. Secretary of Environmental Quality visits Ocracoke’s microgrid
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke’s electric microgrid is serving as a laboratory for how North Carolina can embrace clean energy to become more competitive not only to attract big companies here but also […]
Third Annual Festival Latino de Ocracoke this weekend
The Festival Latino de Ocracoke Friday to Sunday (Nov. 9 to 11) celebrates the special unity Ocracoke has with its Latino community . Produced by the island non-profit Ocracoke Alive in partnership […]
Ocracoke events week of Nov. 5 to 11
Monday, Nov. 5 Hyde County Commissioners, Ocracoke Community Center, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 General Election Day. Polls at the OVFD are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. GrowthZone (Contributorship software) […]
Wanted: Your gently used shoes
By Rita Thiel “Look in your closet for those old shoes you haven’t worn for a while and we’ll take them!” said Janille Turner. The Ocracoke School fifth grade is trying to […]
New trail in the works from ball field to Loop Shack Hill
By Rita Thiel Thanks to a partnership between the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, Ocracoke Community Park and the National Park Service, Ocracoke residents and visitors will have a new walking trail […]
Ocracoke events Oct. 30 to Nov. 2
Tuesday, Oct. 30 Gaffer’s: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 31 Gaffer’s: DJ Dance Party, 9 pm Thursday, Nov. 1 Ocracoke Decoy Carver’s Guild meeting, Community Center, 7 pm Gaffer’s: […]
NCDOT to suspend dune work on Ocracoke Island for Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree
Extra ferries on standby to accommodate Jamboree visitors This weekend, the N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend work to rebuild protective dunes along N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke in order to accommodate […]
