Government shutdown impacts Cape Hatteras National Seashore but beach permits available
By Connie Leinbach
While the National Park Service Visitors Center is closed on Ocracoke by the partial federal government shutdown, anglers who want to fish...
Ocracoke events Oct. 30 to Nov. 2
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Gaffer’s: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, 7 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Gaffer’s: DJ Dance Party, 9 pm
Thursday, Nov. 1
Ocracoke Decoy Carver's Guild meeting, Community Center,...
Islanders and visitors witness partial solar eclipse
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By Connie Leinbach
All over Ocracoke, people were looking up from about 2 p.m. onward to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event on Monday—a...
Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board outlines guidelines for grant requests
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Date: January 15, 2018
To: Ocracoke Organizations Requesting Occupancy Tax Funds
From: Bob Chestnut, Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board Chairman
The...
Pamlico Sound ferry routes to resume winter schedule Dec. 24
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry System will resume its regular schedule between Cedar Island, Ocracoke and Swan Quarter on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
The...
Virus numbers decreasing; governor eases some restrictions
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With COVID-19 numbers decreasing in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday eased some restrictions.
Cooper lifted the Modified Stay at Home...
Ocracoke Students honored for academic achievement
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By Peter Vankevich
While Ocracoke School recently got an A as rated by the by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), 18 students from...
Fifth-grader Daymon Scott Esham is the star at OPS art auction
By Peter Vankevich
The David Williams House, headquarters of the Ocracoke Preservation Society, was packed Saturday evening as people at the "Ocracoke Through Your Eyes"...
Immunizations protect people of all ages
Editor's note: below is important information regarding vaccinations from Elizabeth Dyer, Hyde County's public health nurse.
Many adults are familiar with the recommendation to get a...
Long-route ferries to Ocracoke to do one run each Thursday morning...
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Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018:
As Hurricane Michael made landfall near Panama City, Florida, at 1:30 this afternoon as...