‘The Socialists are coming! The Socialists are coming!’
Robert Orr
By Robert F. Orr
Mitch McConnell texted me the other day with an...
Flooded! Ten months of frustration
Pat Garber’s ‘Marsh Haven’ home in better times. Photo by Pat Garber
To catch up on Ocracoke...
2020 Census too costly to ignore
Hyde County, North Carolina
Editor’s note: Hyde County has one of the lowest census response rates in the...
Tropical Storm Isaias threat prompts removal of travel trailers; Ocracoke’s commissioner...
As of 6 p.m. today, the National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City reports that the intensity...
Commissioner comments on COVID-19 in Hyde County
Editor's note: Tom Pahl is Ocracoke's Hyde County commissioner and offers these comments following the Hyde County commissioner's monthly meeting held virtually via Facebook...
How ‘Black Lives Matter’ should really be interpreted
The following op-ed piece is by a former justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, Bob Orr. Orr was the first Republican to win a...
A strategy for fully funding the ferry service
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By Tom Pahl
Ocracoke's Hyde County commissioner
Ferry passengers have been reporting lately that they have waited in line...
Why I love my hometown newspaper
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Community print newspapers are an endangered species. They serve an important role for the community as Jock...
Only through uncertainty may we find certainty again
By Jessica Kozma Proctor
Our everyday lives have been flooded with messages about “uncertain” times. But you can’t have uncertainty without certainty. Let’s flip uncertainty...
One non-resident property owner to other NRPOs: ‘Please wait’
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By Mike Lydick
I’m a member of an Ocracoke Non-Resident Property Owner (NRPO) Facebook page that was created...