Loggerheads and other nesters do well with a little help from...
This story has been updated
By Peter Vankevich
As the 2021 sea turtle nesting season winds down, it turns out to be a very good year...
Ocracoke Beach Access parking lot to close for a week for...
From our news services
Beginning Oct. 25, the Ocracoke Beach Access (Lifeguard beach) parking lot will be closed for approximately a week for a paving...
Outdoor artists return to Ocracoke
Several artists from around the region have returned to Ocracoke to paint the island.
All plein air -- or outdoor -- artists, the group is...
Ocracoke Library seeks community input
An online survey on the future of the Beaufort, Hyde, Martin Regional Library, of which Ocracoke’s Community Library is a part, will stay active...
Groundbreaking for new Ocracoke School set for Friday
After more that two years from when the Ocracoke School was flooded Sept. 6, 2019, in Hurricane Dorian, officials will break ground at 1:30...
Ocracoke events Oct. 18 to 24–updated
Tuesday, Oct. 19Ocracoke Oyster Company:Bryan Mayer, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 20Ocracoke Community Library. Temporarily in the Deepwater Theater, School Road. Storytime for babies...
For NC12 Task Force, one big challenge is Ocracoke South Dock...
This story was corrected from an earlier version to explain that the South Dock at the north end of Ocracoke is for vehicle ferries.
By Kip...
Pirate jamboree on Ocracoke to focus on living history
By Connie Leinbach
Kevin Duffus wants Blackbeard Pirate Jamboree attendees to realize that the event is celebrating history, not criminals.
Duffus, an award-winning North Carolina historian,...
Family, friends of missing woman continue search
Correction: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is the name of the agency that has jurisdiction. The original story misnamed the agency.
By Connie Leinbach
James Weekley...
Soren Arn-Oelschlegel: 1980 to 2021
A memorial service for Soren Arn-Oelschlegel, 41, who was killed Oct. 8 by a fatal gunshot wound, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday,...