Land use regulation
August 2013
Editor:
With the recent adoption of two new amendments to the Ocracoke Development Ordinance (ODO), one regulating the use of travel trailers as full-time...
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...
Tourism, Occupancy Tax and the Bible on Ocracoke
Editor’s note: The Ocracoke Observer shares these comments made by George Chamberlin, owner of the lodging Captain’s Landing, last night (Thursday) at the Occupancy...
Editorial September 2013
While riding my bike early this morning,enjoying a light breeze and the quiet, I could feel the sharp edges of my annoyance with deadlines, projects, work to be...
High time for N.C. to open state and local government personnel...
Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an...
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...
To help you, the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department needs help
The cancellation of the Firemen’s Ball due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic was sad news.
This popular and fun event has been a much-needed...
Work behind the scenes deserves our thanks
In Ocracoke Alive’s Deepwater Theater show, “Dingbatter’s Guide to Ocracoke,” one of the skits is “The Reappearing Local.” It spoofs how, during their stay, visitors...
Our island in summer is a mixed bag, but come September?
While living on and even visiting Ocracoke, one realizes things are either very close or very far.
Students on the island can walk or ride...
A tale for Halloween: The Horned Shoes and The Hundred Year...
By James Mullis
He mounted his horse-drawn wagon, removed his leather shoes, lifted them high above his head, and with righteous indignation he proclaimed a...