Hyde County hires new EMS director, hires more staff, purchases Ocracoke...
By Connie Leinbach
Hyde County has hired Brook Cox as the new director of Emergency Medical Services.
Cox, from Mebane, Alamance County, began work Aug. 27.
With...
2023-2026 Ocracoke re-entry permits now available
New re-entry tags for island entry after emergency evacuations are now available to Ocracoke Island residents and property owners.
Lake Mattamuskeet gets $1 million to remove invasive carp
Reprinted courtesy of CoastalReview.orgStaff ReportUsing the recently announced $1 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, large numbers of common carp will soon be...
Ocracoke sheriff department gets two new deputies
By Connie Leinbach
The Hyde County Sheriff Department’s newest deputy still must learn to sit, heel and obey commands.
Rocky, a yellow lab mix, lives with...
County Commissioner James Topping: 1952 to 2020
James Roger Topping, the Hyde County Commissioner representing Swan Quarter, died June 29.
He was the husband of Goldie Rickard Topping.
Details as to filling his...
Efforts continue to restore Lake Mattamuskeet
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By Pat Garber
Many years ago, according to a Native American story, there was a great drought in...
Hyde commissioners seek funding to address Ocracoke’s north end and Hatteras...
By Connie Leinbach
The Hyde County commissioners have asked federal and state authorities to take immediate action to ensure sustainable access to and from Ocracoke.
The...
Here’s a look at the Nov. 3 ballot; absentee voting...
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By Peter Vankevich
North Carolina is the first state in the nation to begin...
Mattamuskeet Early College High School graduates 35
It was a graduation like no others and will long be remembered.
Mattamuskeet Early College High School seniors, innovatively adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, graduated...
Hyde County to lower tax rate due to rise in property...
By Connie Leinbach
Although Hyde County is proposing to lower the property tax rate to $0.92 per $100 valuation, down from the current rate of...