Press Release from Sen. Bill Cook

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Senate Approves State Budget Statement Included on the Potential Sales Tax Redistribution Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion...

Seafood Festival to return in September

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The Ocracoke Health Center will hold its second Seafood Festival fundraising benefit from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Berkley Barn. To...

Hyde commissioners schedule special meeting, hearing

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The Hyde County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 4, in the Hyde County Government Center, Multi-Use Room,...

Community Foundation now accepting scholarship applications

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Southern Shores — The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications on its website obcf.org. The application deadline is 11:59 pm, Monday, March...

Comments sought draft regional resilience portfolios

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The public has until Monday, Dec. 5, to comment on nine draft regional resilience portfolios that include five to 10 prioritized project descriptions. The draft portfolios...

William Holland Baker: 1951 to 2018

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William Holland Baker, 67, of Manteo, Dare County, died Oct. 5, in the Hock Family Pavilion, a Duke Hospice Facility in Durham. He was the...

Looking back: New pastor’s intro to Ocracoke is a baptism by...

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Editor's note: Hurricane Dorian's damage will continue to impact almost all aspects of Ocracoke.  Stories of that infamous day and onward will be told...

Observed on Ocracoke: fishing with Morty Gaskill

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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Heading out of Oyster Creek in a 20-foot skiff with commercial fisherman Morty Gaskill, it is a cool November...

BIG FISH! Island charter captains hunting trophy swordfish

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Connie Leinbach Some Ocracoke charter fishermen have ramped up their gamesmanship with a new and...

Quaintest Town in America on a North Carolina island: A view...

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By Peter Vankevich Island native Chester Lynn has always loved old articles on Ocracoke.  Lynn owns Annabelle’s Florist and Antiques  on Back Road and loves...