Editorials

In this season of reflection and, we hope, tranquility, Ocracoke has a lot to be thankful for. Despite the ongoing, global COVID-19 pandemic, Ocracoke has...

Open letter to the Ocracoke community Dear Ocracoke Family: As you probably know, a woman drowned here on Thursday and her daughter was flown to the...

Maybe it’s time for the N.C. Ferry Division to look to the past for a solution to the present, regarding the Hatteras ferry terminal’s...

How will you remember the summer of ‘15?  For the Ocracoke community, it was, overall, a pretty good season. Not that there weren’t problems.  Anthony Costello, 67,...

August 1, 2014When a community borders on the potential for a disas­ter, criticism of how things were handled is inevitable. Regard­ing Hurricane Arthur July...

Editor: In the weeks since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Outer Banks, I have had the incredible privilege of witnessing a community coming together to...

This commentary was first published in the March 2019 Ocracoke Observer. By Peter Vankevich Here are some of the highlights of the last few months on...

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...

Editor's note: Randal Mathews was unopposed for Ocracoke's county commissioner seat in the primary this spring, is on the Nov. 3 ballot, and will...

Editor: If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with the blessing that is our coast. It provides us with delicious food and revenue from tourists...