In the heat of the summer is a good time to...
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Many consider the fall as their favorite Ocracoke season weather-wise. It’s still summer-like and the...
The passenger ferry ripple effect and village safety redux
The ongoing passenger-ferry saga has had its share of twists and turns. In March when the nearly completed Ocracoke Express failed inspections, few islanders...
The Blue Economy: A new way of looking at sustainable living
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You may not yet have heard the term “blue economy,” but you probably will soon...
Seafood festival Aug. 31 will help the Ocracoke Health Center
Is the Ocracoke Health Center the most important nonprofit on Ocracoke Island?
Maybe so since one’s health is one’s most important asset, isn’t it?
There is...
Letters to the editor: On more sidewalks; Ocrafolk festival admission
Editor:
I want to thank everyone responsible for putting in the stretch of sidewalk along Hwy 12 adjacent to the Berkley property. It is so...
Blues and Reds: Let’s talk
"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection....
Sen. Thom Tillis on Lake Mattamuskeet
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Lake Mattamuskeet needs our help. Covering about 40,000 acres in Hyde...
Editorial: Let’s get the ferry messaging sign working
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There was a lot of positive excitement back in early 2016 when the North Carolina...
The winter of our, well, normalcy
This commentary was first published in the March 2019 Ocracoke Observer.
By Peter Vankevich
Winter on a remote coastal island can have its challenges, especially when...
Hyde County Government needs a more visible presence on Ocracoke
Providing government services in a geographically large and sparsely populated county can be a challenge. It is even greater when many of its residents...