New book highlights Ocracoke Island characters
By Peter Vankevich
One of the appealing aspects of living on Ocracoke is meeting or hearing about a cast of characters that visit or...
Roseate Spoonbill winters on Ocracoke
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a...
The Ocracoke Health Center Pharmacy opens
By Peter Vankevich
With little fanfare, the Ocracoke Health Center Pharmacy opened its doors on Dec. 11.
Up to then, Ocracoke residents either had to...
Ocracoke Foundation recaps 10 years of Community Square stewardship
By Scott Bradley
The Ocracoke Foundation in November celebrated 10 years of stewardship of the Community Square, located along the shore of Silver Lake in...
Rudy Austin: An icon then and now
by Connie Leinbach
A lifelong Ocracoke Islander, Rudy Austin has seen a lot of change on this small spit of land.
Some health problems have made...
Fish house keeps fresh fish on the table
By Connie Leinbach
Every day, the Ocracoke Seafood Company sends about 4,500 pounds of locally caught fish off to places beyond.
Sometimes Shane Mason gets up...
Clams star in chowder cook-off
By Connie Leinbach
When Austin Daniel decides to cook “outside the box,” it’s usually a winner, which is what happened Oct. 14 at the Clam...
‘Catastrophic crisis’: Imported shrimp flood US market
By Trista Talton, courtesy of CoastalReview.org
Foreign shrimp imports are overwhelming the country’s inventories of shrimp and driving market prices for locally sourced shrimp to...
One church’s gift to another
By Bonnie Person
In 2019 Hurricane Dorian brought major devastation, loss, and heartache to our brothers and sisters across Eastern North Carolina, especially to the...
Ocracoke Health Center to offer COVID vaccines next week
Esta información está en español y se imprime a continuación.
Ocracoke Health Center will hold three Moderna only COVID Vaccine Clinics next week, by appointment...