The mammogram bus is coming to Ocracoke
The Invision Diagnostics mobile 3D mammogram unit will be on Ocracoke July 31 and Aug. 1.
To...
How do you approach someone with a substance abuse problem?
When the storms of life happen, professional help is always available. Photo: C. Leinbach
Ocracoke Fig Festival to go virtual
Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty in a new and innovative way Aug. 1 to 8...
Advice on the return of visitors to Ocracoke during a pandemic
Ask a Mental Health Professional installment No. 5
By Earle Irwin
Question: Please tell me what I can do about this situation. I’ve got an overwhelming...
Facing the unknown
Ask a Mental Health Professional Installment #4
By Earle Irwin
Question: What should I know or do before I go into the ocean?
Response: When I received...
If Dorian trauma continues, there is help
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Ask a Mental Health Professional Installment No. 3
By Earle Irwin
Question: Every time I think I got this...
Rockers concert on Saturday to feature 7-year-old drummer
By Connie Leinbach
Some places have world-renowned artists playing “quarantine concerts” but only Ocracoke has 7-year-old drummer Dallas Mason.
Dallas, whose native talent as a drummer...
Ocrafolk Festival seeks a poster for this year’s festival that wasn’t
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From our news sources
So what if we can’t have our 2020 Ocrafolk Festival? We can still have...
Turning seclusion into something productive
Ask a mental health professional
By Earle Irwin
Question: For those of us who live alone, this seclusion required by COVID-19 restrictions can be very lonely....
Words to help express feelings and soothe in a time of...
Editor's note: This is the first part of a series on creative writing. We will publish the other participating writers in the next installment....