Dredging in Big Foot Slough slated for May 21–updated
Editor's note: The dredge Merritt is working in Big Foot Slough as of May 23 and the summer Pamlico Sound schedule is expected to...
Pamlico Sound ferry routes delay summer schedule due to shoaling
The N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and Ocracoke will temporarily remain on their spring schedules until completion of an upcoming dredging project in the Bigfoot Slough ferry channel near Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor.
Hyde commissioners oppose new and additional ferry tolls
Observer staff report
Hyde County commissioners on Monday night added their names to a resolution signed by seven other counties opposing the enactment of tolls...
NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock study
From our news services
The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold two public meetings in May to discuss an upcoming study on the future of...
Pamlico Sound ferry routes back to spring schedule
By Connie Leinbach
The N.C. Ferry Division on Thursday returned the M/V Silver Lake to service on Ocracoke’s long routes across the Pamlico Sound and...
Pamlico Sound ferries back on temporary winter schedule
By Connie Leinbach
The NC Ferry Division routes across the Pamlico Sound have been temporarily reduced to the winter schedule, or two runs per day...
Ferry Division to host Ocracoke career fair Friday
The N.C. Ferry Division will hold a career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday (Jan. 31) in the Ocracoke Community Center.
“With three...
NC Ferry Division to hold job fairs throughout eastern NC
MANNS HARBOR – People will have a chance to set sail on a long and rewarding career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a...
Ocracoke vendors will need ferry priority passes for each vehicle in...
From our news services
HATTERAS – Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s the Hatteras-Ocracoke...
Aging ferries causing cancellations
By Connie Leinbach
In the last several weeks, Ocracoke Islanders who get notices from the N.C. Ferry Division regarding route operations have received more than...