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Ocracoke, my love
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Vanessa Boivin-Drolet performed on Ocracoke last summer. She is a songwriter, guitarist and singer of the Montreal group...
We’re still fragile but thankful for many friends
As of mid-December, it’s been more than three months since Hurricane Dorian flooded Ocracoke Island.
Signs of a changed island will be much in evidence...
A father inspires a love of Ocracoke
By Everett Long III
In 1946, my father, Everett Long Jr. of Frankford, Delaware, started our family’s love for Ocracoke Island.
He landed his plane on...
The opening of the floodgates
By Kelley Shinn
Let me first state clearly that I do not advocate a staunch position, one way or another as to the reopening of...
Whither (not wither) Ocracoke?
The seven-foot storm surge that accompanied Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6 impacted all facets of Ocracoke. Just after its strike, for variable times, the...
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...
OBX Community Foundation director explains disaster relief funds on Ocracoke
Editor:
In the weeks since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Outer Banks, I have had the incredible privilege of witnessing a community coming together to...
Federal reforms needed to keep delivering on the promise of a...
Op-ed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper
North Carolinians are determined, tough people. For generations, our families have weathered brutal hurricanes. But recent history tells...
Dorian emphasizes the dangers of drilling
Letter to the Editor
Editor:
With Hurricane Dorian upon us this week, everyone is preparing to batten down the hatches in anticipation of the coming storm....