Ferry system nixes medical passes on toll ferries
By Connie Leinbach
As of Jan. 1, the N.C. Ferry Division has stopped allowing free passes on the toll ferries for residents going to medical...
Ferry System schedules job fairs
MANNS HARBOR – People will have a chance to set sail on a rewarding career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a series of...
Three N.C. Ferry routes to run alternate schedules over Christmas holidays
MANNS HARBOR – Three routes in the North Carolina Ferry System will be operating alternate schedules on Christmas Day, which is a traditionally low ridership...
Still afloat: NC ferry system gets boost but challenges remain
Lawmakers approved an extra $7 million, but the ferry division still needs tens of millions of dollars more to cover rising maintenance and other...
Winter dredging set to keep Ocracoke’s lifelines open
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After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging campaign is slated for the 2025–2026 season to safeguard...
Ocracoke Express to run through the weekend; Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on...
By Sam Walker
Despite the ongoing closure of N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island, the Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree is taking place as...
The Ocracoke Express logs another successful year
Text and photo by Peter Vankevich
Despite several days of disruptions to the Hatteras Inlet ferry service this fall due to bad weather and...
Five oceanfront homes collapse in Buxton; north end of Ocracoke closed...
NC Department of Transportation announced that the north end of Ocracoke was closed Tuesday afternoon and will remain so until at least Thursday as...
NC budget impasses threatens NC ferry service statewide
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Despite proposing a historic level of funding for the North Carolina Ferry Division in the never-approved State Biennial Budget, the current...
Hatteras ferry service suspended until NC12 at north end reopens–updated
This just in (Sept. 16) from the NCDOT Facebook page: With ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke now resuming, we are reopening NC12 on...