NPS seeks ideas for development of Ocracoke horse management plan
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will seek input on the development of a horse management plan at a public meeting from 1 to 2...
Ocracoke events May 6 to 12–updated
Monday, May 6Hyde County Commissioners. Community Center and on Facebook at Hyde County Public Information. See agenda below.
Tuesday, May 7Ocracoke School Dolphins varsity baseball...
NCDOT selects Dixon to helm Ferry Division
From our news services
John E. “Jed” Dixon, a 21-year veteran of the North Carolina Ferry Division, will become the division’s new director effective May...
Islander Wayne Self: 1950 to 2024
Robert Wayne Self, 73, of Ocracoke, died on April 1.
Known as Wayne, he was born July 24, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Wayne was...
Ocracoke post office: Doing whatever it takes
By Connie Leinbach
In almost four decades on the job on an island accessible only by ferry, Melissa Sharber has been more than just a...
Early voting for two runoff elections scheduled for Thursday and Friday;...
By Peter Vankevch
In North Carolina, if no candidate receives more than 30% of the vote in a primary, the second-place candidate can request a...
Ocracoke events April 29 to May 5–updated
Note: Due to the frequency of overwash that has occurred recently on NC12 at the north end of Ocracoke we are, for the time being,...
Ocracoke Fig Festival to feature PBS cooking show host Sheri Castle
The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty at the 10th annual Fig Festival Aug. 1 to 3 with special guest Sheri Castle,...
Ocracoke island-wide yard sale set for May 4
Ocracoke is an island where folks think they can find the purported treasure of Blackbeard, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own...
Ocracoke music fixture Willis Gupton: 1956 to 2024
Longtime music man on Ocracoke Willis Gupton, 67, of Louisburg died April 16.
He was married to Dana Collette Gupton.
Born Oct. 24, 1956, he was...