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...

Remembering artist and Ocracoke Island friend Doug Hoover

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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...

Jerniman’s opens its restaurant

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke got a new eatery on Friday when Jerniman’s opened their restaurant...

An islander’s memoir of loss, hope and redemption

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By Peter Vankevich How does a talented, athletic teenager deal with unexpectedly losing her legs and almost her life? Ocracoke Islander Kelley Shinn has spent the...

Netflix gives the ‘Outer Banks’ a try

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For Ocracoke news and much more, click here  April 20, 2020 Reprinted courtesy of the Outer Banks Voice  By Peter Hummers For a remote group of barrier islands,...

Gary Mitchell would like the world to agree–at least on love

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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...

Ocracoke Wellness Collective: More than a spa–updated

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Editor's note: The open house originally reported for Saturday, Sept. 25, has been postponed to mid-October, date TBD. By Connie Leinbach The body is a map...

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...

Save Ocracoke’s fig trees

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By Chester Lynn This spring, as I was taking a scud around the island, I was looking over the Ocracoke fig trees that were sprouting....

Dale Russell and the rusty chains

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich This headline is not about a music group. Conventional wisdom says one...