An islander’s memoir of loss, hope and redemption
Ocracoke Islander Kelley Shinn has spent the last 32 years exploring that harrowing ordeal, which has now been turned into a memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us,” published by West Virginia University Press and available at Books to Be Red.
The perils of National Weather Service cutbacks for the Outer Banks
Hurricane season will begin June 1, and of all places on this earth, the Outer Banks must be prepared for the worst.
Beginning with Hurricane...
Why do we have to fight so hard for transportation access?
By Amy Howard
A common belief is that people who live on Ocracoke are rich.
We aren't.
We are industrious and work hard to be able to...
What can we do about NC 12?
The famed highway, depicted in “Living at the Water’s Edge: A Heritage Guide to the Outer Banks Byway” by Barbara Garrity-Blake and Karen Willis...
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...
Record number of sea turtles rescued on Ocracoke during cold spell
By Peter Vankevich
The number of rescued sea turtles on the Outer Banks this past week was, well, stunning. A cold spell that dropped...
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...
Eduardo’s Taco Truck says adios to Ocracoke
By Jeanne Brook
Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in.
Seeing Eduardo outside...
A wreck of little auks
By Peter Vankevich
The cold open waters off Newfoundland may not seem like an ideal location to spend the winter. But it is for...
The ferries to Ocracoke are our highways
Why must Ocracoke continually have to worry about and fight for adequate funding for the ferries that are the island’s lifeline?
The ferry service is...