Remembering artist and Ocracoke Island friend Doug Hoover
By Connie Leinbach
A beloved off-island artist, Douglas W. Hoover, 52, of Archdale, Guilford County, died Aug. 14 of natural causes in the Hospice Home...
Amazing outdoor showers on Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
Chad Macek had never taken an outdoor shower until he visited Ocracoke in 2013.
“It was amazing,” he said about that first time....
The five sea turtles of the Outer Banks
This is a supplement to an earlier feature on the nesting success of sea turtles.
By Peter Vankevich
Worldwide, there are only seven species of...
Gary Mitchell would like the world to agree–at least on love
By Peter Vankevich
Gary Mitchell says he’s not a prolific songwriter, but one of his songs speaks to the times and has gotten more airplay...
Winnie Blount, matriarch of one Black family on Ocracoke
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...
Henry’s bread pudding: an accidental discovery
By Henry Schliff and Grace West
If you’re looking for a way to use leftover bread while creating a sweet treat for breakfast or dessert,...
Jerniman’s opens its restaurant
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By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke got a new eatery on Friday when Jerniman’s opened their restaurant...
Dale Russell and the rusty chains
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By Peter Vankevich
This headline is not about a music group.
Conventional wisdom says one...
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,...
New Ocracoke United Methodist minister arrives
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...