Hyde County hires new EMS director, hires more staff, purchases Ocracoke...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here. 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...

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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...

Mattamuskeet Early College High School graduates 35

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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...

Visitors allowed on Ocracoke, Outer Banks starting May 16

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For Ocracoke news and much more, click here  Hyde County, in coordination with Dare and Currituck Counties, will lift the restrictions on Ocracoke entry for...

Here’s a look at the Nov. 3 ballot; absentee voting...

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Peter Vankevich North Carolina is the first state in the nation to begin...