By Connie Leinbach Sandy Yeatts is one of those people who run into burning buildings when others are running out. Yeatts, 44, a state-certified fire fighter and an EMT, was recently appointed […]
OVFD appoints Yeatts fire-fighting trainer
State to move forward with Bonner Bridge replacement
Aug. 19. Raleigh – Governor Pat McCrory announced the final roadblocks were cleared Friday allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to proceed with construction of a new Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet […]
Coast Guard warns mariners away from Hatteras Inlet
Aug. 19 By Irene Nolan Just hours after the Coast Guard urged mariners not to use the South Ferry Channel at Hatteras Inlet, a county waterways panel convened again in Hatteras village […]
Judo master launches classes at Angie’s Gym
Para leer en español, clic aquí By Anmargaret Warner Gustavo Sanchez sometimes goes by “Gerifalte,” the Spanish word for gyrfalcon. The arctic birds have always interested him for their strength and cunning, especially […]
Virginia lawsuit against Latimore settled out of court
Aug. 18 LANCASTER, Va.–The trial set for Monday in a lawsuit by Lancaster County, Va., against Hyde County Schools Superintendent Dr. Randolph H. Latimore Sr., was canceled after the parties settled out […]
NC Sea Grant surveying coastal communities on derelict vessels
North Carolina Sea Grant and the Eastern Carolina Council are seeking input on abandoned and derelict vessels in your community’s waters. Sea Grant is asking interested persons to complete an online survey. The information from […]
Island figs star at the Fig Cake Bake-Off
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach Aug. 15–Danielle Kalnas of Gibston, NJ, won top honors for her innovative fig cake Friday during the Fig Cake Bake-Off in Community Square. “I love to […]
All can enjoy local shrimp harvest bounty
By David Mickey Late July is the local shrimp harvest, and Patty Plyler, who manages the fish house for the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association, is excited about the arrival of shrimp boats […]
Fig preservers: a longtime island tradition
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke fig cakes are made from fig preserves, and starting in July, several islanders get busy making preserves. Della Gaskill, arguably the grand dame of figs on the island, […]
Ocracoke Fig Festival to celebrate the island’s sweetest tradition
The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with a fig cake bake-off, live music, dancing and UNC-TV personality Bob Garner as celebrity fig-cake judge. The second annual Fig Festival in […]
