Local public schools are vital to community resilience
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By Elizabeth Paul, Policy & Research Manager at the Public School Forum of North Carolina
Local public schools are more than a...
Don’t be ‘Gone fishing’ for the Nov. 5 election
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This editorial was completed on Sept. 23 for the October print issue.
The weather is beautiful. Many consider October to be...
The five-year anniversary of Hurricane Dorian
To read stories about Dorian and its aftermath, search Hurricane Dorian on this website.
Five years ago today, islanders woke up to an inundated island...
Education is the original level playing field
Young people are returning to school this month.
On Ocracoke they will return to a wonderfully designed school that replaced the former one destroyed five...
Editorial: Hyde County should follow Dare and ban released balloons
Released helium balloons with their strings attached continue to appear on Ocracoke’s beaches. Picked up by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff throughout the...
Let’s get Cape Hatteras National Seashore designated as an International Dark...
In June, Virginians Kaye and Rick Kohler gave a presentation at the Ocracoke Community Library: “Dark Skies: How to Preserve and Protect One of...
Emergency services are crucial to an island community
Here is some good news: A new ambulance for Ocracoke arrived May 28.
So is the Hyde County manager’s proposed 2025 budget that includes an...
Overwash all along NC12 is a dire situation
Editor's note: NWS Newport/Morehead on March 27 issued another flood watch effective from 8 p.m. Wednesday night through Thursday (March 28) evening for all...
Ocracoke loses its veterinarian
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...
March goes out like a lamb
It was a tough going these last two weeks of March on Ocracoke.
Two coastal storm systems brought heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf....