Cold front with high winds heading to Outer Banks Wednesday
The National Weather Service today issued a warning that a strong cold front will impact Eastern NC tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 25) through Thursday...
N.C. Ferry Division to host four job fairs
The Hatteras ferry docks at the north end of Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach
MANNS HARBOR – People throughout eastern North Carolina will have a chance to embark...
Mended Wing Theatre Company to bring ‘Hamlet’ to Ocracoke
The Mended Wing Theatre Company performs Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' last May on the Ocracoke Preservation Society lawn. Photo: C. Leinbach
Ocracoke Alive will...
NCCAT seeks input on renovation plans
The NCCAT building at the south end of Ocracoke Village. Photo: C. Leinbach
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) would...
Portsmouth and Ocracoke Christmas Bird Counts shed light on birds present...
Brown Pelicans off Portsmouth Island. Photo by Peter Vankevich
Updated: Species lists for the two counts at bottom.
By Peter Vankevich
Following a long tradition, the...
High school girls can apply for summer STEM program in state...
Raleigh – High school girls interested in public service and a future career in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics can apply for summer internships in the...
Ocracoke Events Jan. 10 to Jan 14
Lady Dolphins varsity basketball. Photo: P. Vankevich
It's basketball week on Ocracoke
Monday, Jan. 9Middle school basketball: The Mattamuskeet Lakers cross the sound to...
National Park Service seeks bids on several federal government contracts
MANTEO — The National Park Service has several government contracts for businesses to bid on at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National...
Ocracoke events Dec. 31 to Jan. 7
A Great Blue Heron on South Point Road. Photo: C. Leinbach
For a list of what's open on Ocracoke in the winter, see story here.
Saturday,...
Ocracoke message in a bottle found in Portugal
Ocracoke School message in a bottle found its way two years later onto a beach in Portugal. Photo posted on Facebook by Elena Bretan
By...