First aid for fishing injuries
August 2010
By Ken DeBarth
We all expect everything to work out well. We expect to catch fish, have a good time, and return home safely....
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...
The mammogram bus is coming to Ocracoke
The Invision Diagnostics mobile 3D mammogram unit will be on Ocracoke July 31 and Aug. 1.
To...
‘Birchbark Chronicles’: Pat Garber’s new book is a picaresque journey
By Connie Leinbach
Pat Garber’s new book is a deep dive into her young...
The island’s craft brewery, 1718 Brewing Ocracoke, opens Saturday
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By Connie Leinbach
As word got around the island on Saturday after 1718 Brewing, Ocracoke's craft brewery, opened at noon for...
An Ocracoke book review: ‘A Baker’s Daughter’
By Peter Vankevich
It’s fun to start thinking about how to approach a book review when its contents defy an easy classification. “A Baker’s Daughter:...
Young entrepreneurs: Kaylee Gaskins’ Hang 10 Smoothies
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Editor's note: This article was first published in the August 2016 print edition. It is updated at end.
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Time to get creative with your face covering
Ocracoke Alive wants people on Ocracoke to add some bling to their COVID-19 face coverings.
The nonprofit arts organization...
Netflix gives the ‘Outer Banks’ a try
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April 20, 2020
Reprinted courtesy of the Outer Banks Voice
By Peter Hummers
For a remote group of barrier islands,...
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...