Ocracoke events week of May 2
New priority passes issued for island residents this week.
Hatteras Ferry priority passes for 2016 to 2018, issued by the NC Ferry Division, will...
The Smithsonian features Ocracoke’s Blackbeard 300th anniversary
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Ocracoke Island gets on a lot of lists, and now it has landed on a Smithsonian Institution...
Sunglass Shop owner wants to pass it on
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By Connie Leinbach
Anna Rucker wants other women to have the same entrepreneurial opportunity that...
Ocracoke lighthouse to shine for Lights On Afterschool
Hyde 21st Century Community Learning Center Program will join the 23rd annual Lights On Afterschool celebration, a nationwide series of rallies for afterschool organized...
Time to get lit at Books to Be Red
Books to Be Red wants everyone to get lit on Sunday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Literature, that is.
Owner Leslie Lanier is hosting a book...
Ocracoke events week of Aug. 20 to 27
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National Park Service activities are at the end
Monday, Aug. 20
Community Center: Waterways Commission, 5:30 pm
Gaffer’s: Texas Hold...
Sharks in North Carolina: Reduce your risk of an encounter
Republished courtesy of North Carolina Sea Grant
By Katelyn Vause
Many people are surprised to learn that “North Carolina is a very sharky place,” notes Chuck...
More than 100 race in half marathon on Sunday
By Connie Leinbach
Joseph Caropolli achieved his goal Sunday and won Ocracoke’s first half-marathon race.
While he didn’t beat his personal record, Caropolli, of Buxton, ran...
Swan Quarter, Cedar Island ferries to switch to off-season schedules on...
Long-route ferries to Ocracoke to change schedules on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Critical missing date from Ocracoke Lighthouse history discovered by islander Dale...
By Aida and John Havel
May 2, 2023, Salvo, NC--As Ocracoke Island and the National Park Service prepare to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the...