New Ocracoke eatery Stockroom Street Food to open on Sunday
By Connie Leinbach
Austin Daniel thinks Ocracoke is ready for his brand of cooking that has Thai, South Pacific and Middle Eastern influences.
His Stockroom Street...
Something’s in the air, not just the hair
By Kelley Shinn
Ocracoke, we need to have a serious conversation—about hairspray, and other things.
Given everything we have collectively been through since Hurricane Dorian struck...
Prickly plants in Ocracoke’s sand
By Pat Garber
One day this winter, while searching for cold-stunned sea turtles on the Ocracoke beach, I brushed against the spines of a prickly...
Family, friends of missing woman continue search
Correction: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is the name of the agency that has jurisdiction. The original story misnamed the agency.
By Connie Leinbach
James Weekley...
Passenger ferry between Ocracoke and Hatteras to begin May 25
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By Connie Leinbach
The passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin May 25 and...
Game-changing Starlink internet technology lands on Ocracoke
By Richard Taylor
After struggling with often slow or freezing internet connections following Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic, 47 Ocracoke school students and teachers...
New task force to tackle N.C. 12 hotspots
Coming up with short- and long-term solutions for seven hotspots for ocean overwash along the highway, from the base of the Basnight Bridge on Pea Island to Ocracoke, will be the work of the recently launched N.C. 12 Taskforce, based in Dare County.
‘Ocracoke’ the horror movie? Stand by
By Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke over the years has been well-documented in video productions from its famous “hoi-toide” brogue to lots of footage featuring the much-awarded...
N.C. Ferry Division explains canceling numerous Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry runs
Note: The last day for the passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke will be Monday (Sept. 6). Vehicle ferries run all year. See schedule...
Collectors flock to Dave O’Neal’s Downpoint Decoy Shop
By Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke’s first Waterfowl Festival on April 21 in the school gym will celebrate renowned island carver Dave O’Neal.
When you step inside his...