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Updated. Corrected Sept. 9, 2019, 9:32 a.m. as to location of portable showers and laundry. By Connie Leinbach Electricity to the island is being evaluated and cannot be turned on until all […]
Sept. 8 10:50 am update. More to follow. Updated 1:03 p.m. as to donation phone numbers. By Connie Leinbach Sunday morning, the island is chaotic as islanders seek help for various needs, […]
The Ocracoke Observer will provide updates on Hurricane Dorian. To follow this news, check out the home page. Observer staff report Hurricane Dorian is now about 40 miles south of Wilmington, moving […]
The Ocracoke Observer will provide updates on Hurricane Dorian. To follow this news, check out the home page. Sept. 5, 2019. 10:30 a.m. Observer staff report Folks in eastern North Carolina woke […]
By Peter Vankevich Although the special election for Third Congressional District to replace the late Walter Jones is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10, Hyde County election officials are working on contingencies due […]
Editor’s note: The impact of Hurricane Dorian will be updated frequently. To follow the news, click here. This story has been updated at 5:45 p.m., Sept. 2 In advance of Hurricane Dorian, […]
By Ruth King Once again, I am writing about our Commercial Fishermen here in Carteret County and the whole coastal area of North Carolina. This week there is to be a vote by […]
By Peter Vankevich North Carolina voters in two congressional districts will have the opportunity to vote on Sept. 10 for the person who will represent them in Washington. In the Third Congressional […]
Updated 4:49 p.m. Aug. 20, 2019 Text and photos provided by the National Park Service Cape Hatteras National Seashore At around noon today (Monday, Aug. 19), a small, single-engine plane crash-landed approximately […]
Reposted courtesy of Coastal Review Online 08/16/2019 by Jennifer Allen HYDE COUNTY — A casual observer gazing out over the serene waters of the 40,000-plus acre Lake Mattamuskeet may not know that the […]
