Ocracoke Village Independence Day Celebration July 3 to 4, 2017 Sponsored by the Ocracoke Civic and Business Assn. Inc. (OCBA) and Hyde County Ocracoke will usher in the Independence Day holiday with […]
The island was saddened to learn of the death yesterday of island son James Barrie Gaskill, 74. Born in Carteret County on April 20, 1943, he was a son of the late […]
Information updated. A celebration of life service for island historian and raconteur Earl O’Neal Jr., 87, who died May 26 in the McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, S.C., will be held at 2 […]
By Connie Leinbach For Ocracoke news, click here. While Legislators in Raleigh continue to vote on the $23.03 billion budget passed by the state Senate yesterday, the budget includes a kernel of […]
Editor’s note: For tips about spotting good or dangerous water, see story here National Park Service is working on increased rip current education on Ocracoke in July. Last year was an unusually […]
MANNS HARBOR – North Carolina residents and visitors interested in getting a rare glimpse inside the Ferry System’s shipyard in Manns Harbor will get their first of four opportunities at 10 a.m. Thursday, June […]
It only took a few seconds for Ocracoke Islander Kim Hansen to retain her championship title Thursday night in the Community Center as the top women’s arm wrestler in these parts. Hansen, […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich If you notice a lot of boats entering Silver Lake harbor late afternoon this Saturday, you will be witnessing a real nautical tradition. […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach On Ocracoke, high school graduation is a community event. This year’s graduating class of 17, one of the largest in recent years, decided to […]
Editor’s note: You can listen to Katy Mitchell perform Russell’s well-known song “Clam Rake” at the bottom of this article. Ocracoke has lost one of its more colorful characters. Russell Newell […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Dave Frum recently motored his small boat to Portsmouth Island for the last time recently. On May 23, he retired as the Park Service’s […]
For Ocracoke news, click here A mainland Hyde County woman is in the Pamlico County jail, Bayboro, without bond on two counts of murder in the drug overdose deaths June 1 of […]
Summer events and entertainment on Ocracoke Island are in full swing. NPS Ranger programs have begun and are listed below. Monday, June 12 N.C. Ferry Division community meeting, Community Center 1 p.m. […]
NAGS HEAD – The Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet will undergo an annual checkup Tuesday morning to ensure its continued health. That checkup on the 53-year-old bridge will begin at 9 a.m. when […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Islander Kim Hansen will defend her title June 15 in the Ninth Annual WOVV Women’s Arm Wrestling Tournament at 7 p.m. in the Ocracoke Community Center. Hansen, […]
By Connie Leinbach Fair weather shone on the 18th Annual Ocrafolk Festival last weekend to bring out the crowds to hear great music and experience Ocracoke Island. “Once again, it was a […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. News Release – Cape Hatteras National Seashore Staff of the National Park Service found the body of a teenage male at 5:24 a.m. Wednesday on the beach just […]
This is reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online For Ocracoke news, click here. June 8, 2017 By Jennifer Allen WASHINGTON – The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, proposed Monday to […]
