Op-ed

By Rita Thiel Dr. Laura Trent DVM, Ocracoke island’s veterinarian since February 2017, is setting her sails toward retirement and a new residence in western...

Editor's note: While it was a rough week for Ocracoke and the Outer Banks last week, on Easter weekend, the sun has come out...

Op-Ed By North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost, but because of increasingly severe weather and aging fossil...

Editor’s note: Former Hyde County Commissioner for Ocracoke, Tom Pahl, responds to the latest turn of events in the funding dispute between the Hyde...

By Ann Ehringhaus The young girl showed me the shell she’d found out here at Cape Lookout. “I love this smooth part,” she said, showing me...

By Ann Ehringhaus A beautiful natural harbor greeted me and captured my heart a long time ago. There were approximately 550 people living on Ocracoke...

To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Sara Teaster Last year, a group of concerned Ocracoke residents began discussing affordable housing. ...

From our news services This week is the ocean’s top predator’s special week – Shark Week --  and Oceana, the Georgia Aquarium, El Porto Shark and the Great...

Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an...

Ask a Mental Health Professional No. 11 By Earle Irwin Question: I thought that putting 2020 behind us would be a tremendous relief. But I don’t...