Hurricane Irma’s impact on eastern Carolina not yet known; prepare anyway
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As Hurricane Irma barrels into the Caribbean Islands and towards the United States, Puerto Rico and Florida have declared states...
A lawyer’s perspective on the power outage claims
Editor's note: Robert Zaytoun of the Zaytoun Law Firm, Raleigh, contacted the Ocracoke Observer recently about the aftermath of the power outage that occurred July 27...
A few points about the power outage, financial loss and compensation
Observer commentary
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
Getting compensation from an economic disaster on the scale that affected Hatteras and Ocracoke islands with the recent...
Thanks to island EMS
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Editor:
I had a vacation to Ocracoke like many of you may have never had, before. I got to take the...
So, what’s it like on Ocracoke in the winter?
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N.C. Press Association award-winner, 2017.
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
Many visitors want to know what the island is like...
Ocracoke needs affordable housing; Let the discussion begin
Talk to business owners, young people wishing to work here for the summer and those who have year-round jobs and there is a consensus:...
Support the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Ball
We wrote an editorial a few years ago that began with: It may be a bit unusual for an editorial to start with “Hey,...
Editorial: Our political and cultural divide
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This is a golden time for editorial and political news reporters, but covering political issues can be disheartening.
For many, their...
Letter to the Editor from OCBA president
From Rudy Austin, president, Ocracoke Civic & Business Association (OCBA)
As our community and in particular the Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board, works through the public transportation...
The N.C. DOT should look for a ‘Level 5’ leader for...
Editorial
There’s a lot of discussion these days about leadership in all areas of our lives as leadership defines the success of every team, organization,...










