“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every […]
Blues and Reds: Let’s talk
Sen. Thom Tillis on Lake Mattamuskeet
Editor’s note: The Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan can be viewed by clicking here. Lake Mattamuskeet needs our help. Covering about 40,000 acres in Hyde County, it is the largest naturally formed […]
Editorial: Let’s get the ferry messaging sign working
To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here There was a lot of positive excitement back in early 2016 when the North Carolina Department of Transportation implemented a “Dynamic Message […]
Hyde County Government needs a more visible presence on Ocracoke
This editorial was published in the March print edition of the Ocracoke Observer Providing government services in a geographically large and sparsely populated county can be a challenge. It is even greater […]
Hurricane Florence: The water always wins
By Jessica Whitehead Just after Labor Day, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (commonly known as “the European model” or “the Euro”) hinted that a low-pressure area that started back near […]
Murder, mayhem and Mothman! Oh, my!
Book review By Rita Thiel Ocracoke Island has a lingering mystique which beckons devout visitors who, at the mention of Ocracoke in a book title, might be tempted to pick up said […]
Not all who wander are lost
Guest commentary by OcraCats Wandering animals on Ocracoke often are not lost or homeless, nor are they free for the taking. The island has a history of roaming animals, both domestic and […]
Thread Capital: Weaving a new era of entrepreneurship in North Carolina
By Patrick Woodie, president & CEO, N.C. Rural Center Since its creation in 1989, the NC Rural Center has been investing in North Carolina’s rural economic backbone: our state’s small-business owners. Recently, […]
An Ocracoke riddle for animal lovers
By Pat Garber This is a riddle, a sort of game, although the answers are far from amusing. See if you can figure out the answer. What do an old pickup truck, […]
Time to slow down on Ocracoke
By Rita Thiel Life on Ocracoke is, in many ways, lived at a much slower pace than in your typical city. Slower in the sense that usually we don’t feel the urgent […]
