North Carolina must invest in Ocracoke’s lifelines
Ocracoke Island recently received something important: the full attention of North Carolina’s transportation leadership.
A visit on May 5 by Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson and...
Ocracoke Library to host summer reading programs
All are welcome to join in the Ocracoke Library’s free summer programs for kids and families.
This year’s theme, “Unearth a Story,” will explore dinosaurs,...
Ocracoke Commons Visitor & Cultural Center launched
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Debbie Wells feels like she’s going at warp speed all the time.
As interim manager of the new nonprofit, the...
NC Board of Transportation visits Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
At this time, the North Carolina General Assembly still has not passed a budget for the current fiscal year, making it the...
Ocracoke Access Alliance proposes new tolling plan for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route
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Clarification: The Ocracoke Access Alliance asks for increased tolls on only the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, not other routes...
Islanders discuss funding for ferries, tolls at community meeting
By Connie Leinbach
Tolling the Hatteras ferry could be a boon for Ocracoke.
That’s one point the Ocracoke Access Alliance made at a community meeting March...
On change, growth and development on Ocracoke
The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association at 6 p.m. tonight (March 17) will discuss the recent Ocracoke Access Alliance trip to Washington, D.C., and...
Hyde County EMS to evaluate ultralight plane for two months
By Connie Leinbach
Hyde County Emergency Services will soon be airborne in a first-in-the-nation trial program using an ultralight aircraft.
The Blackfly, an electric Vertical Takeoff...
The prospect of a Hatteras ferry toll looms
Editor's note: Background information about the ferry tolling process is at the end of this story.
By Connie Leinbach
If the North Carolina Legislature is bent...
Ocracoke Access Alliance urges full funding of North Carolina Ferry System...
Editor's note: Justin LeBlanc will talk at the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association meeting about what the Ocracoke Access Alliance did and learned from...