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Features on the people and places on Ocracoke.

Winnie Blount, matriarch of one Black family on Ocracoke

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By Connie Leinbach Among the unusual street names on Ocracoke is one named Winnie Blount Road, which is off Cedar Lane alongside the bank. Across the...

New Ocracoke United Methodist minister arrives

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By Peter Vankevich It was a beautiful Sunday morning just before 10 a.m., the Fourth of July. On the lawn outside the Ocracoke United Methodist Church...

The island’s craft brewery, 1718 Brewing Ocracoke, opens Saturday

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For Ocracoke news, click here  By Connie Leinbach As word got around the island on Saturday after 1718 Brewing, Ocracoke's craft brewery, opened at noon for...

Reggae visits Ocracoke

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By Peter Vankevich For years, islanders have seen – and many have gotten to know -- a constantly smiling, charming person of a stunning appearance:...

Dare Wright’s ‘Ocracoke in the Fifties’ chronicles Ocracoke scenery, history and...

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By Connie Leinbach Just as Ocracoke in the 1950s welcomed New Yorker Dare Wright, Wright herself welcomed islanders to the Big Apple. A fashion model and...

Who are Nubbin, Ikey D and the Poker Players?

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Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Who is “Mark,” and why does he have a path on Ocracoke? Where’s the poker game on Poker Players Lane? Streets...

Art and marine science converge in Val Kells’ illustrations

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Editor's note: Val Kells is partnering with Candice Cobb and and Melanie Wall of Bread & Butter Screen Printing to sell T-shirts.  All profits...

Ward Garrish has an alternative theory about the Lost Colony

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Update: Ward Garrish died December 14 at his home on Ocracoke  His obituary can be read here. By Pat Garber The story of the Lost Colony,...

Ocracoke Station and Beachcomber Campground sold

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich The Ocracoke Station & Beachcomber campground is under new ownership and plans are...

Farewell and thank-you potluck for Pastor Susie

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By Peter Vankevich After two years at the Ocracoke United Methodist Church, Pastor Susie Fitch-Slater will return to her home church, Bethany United Methodist...