Scallywag runners log several firsts
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
The Ocracoke Island Scallywag Weekend Runfest April 25 and 26 had several firsts in this year’s 5K/10K and half-marathon...
Chronicler of the Ocracoke brogue, Walt Wolfram, to retire
By Peter Vankevich
For 33 years, Professor Walt Wolfram brought his graduate students to Ocracoke during their spring break to spend a week teaching middle...
Ocracoke Fig Festival to feature (little) Washington Chef Jamie Davis
The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Jamie Davis Aug. 6 to 8 in the Berkley Barn.
The free...
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...
Decoy festival to highlight Eddie O’Neal’s carvings
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Waterfowl memories are woven throughout Ocracoke native Eddie O’Neal’s life.
He recalls redheads, pintails, teal and great flocks of geese...
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...