N.C. Ferry Division updates schedule for Hurricane Florence evacuation; Cooper issues...
Sept. 11, 2018, 2:47 p.m. Updated at 3:31 p.m.
The following is from the N.C. Ferry Division:
Here is the remaining ferry schedule to complete the...
Evacuation shelter available for Hyde County residents
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:40 a.m.
Hurricane Florence, now a category 4 hurricane, is expected to devastate the region, including much of North Carolina. The storm...
Mandatory evacuation of Ocracoke Island for visitors and residents
As this storm approaches, we will have more updates.
Sept. 10, 5:45 p.m.--According to Donnie Shumate, Hyde County public information officer, only emergency personnel will...
N.C. ferries to aid in Ocracoke evacuation
Hyde County issues order for all visitors and residents
As this storm approaches, we will have more updates.
OCRACOKE – As Hurricane Florence approaches the North Carolina coast,...
Florence strengthens, Ocracoke and Hatteras order evacuations and NPS shuts down
As this storm approaches, we will have more updates.
This story is updated Monday, Sept. 10, 12:43 p.m.
Effective at noon, Monday, Sept. 10, the...
Island daughter Julia “Nancy” Gaskins: 1951 to 2018
Ocracoke native Julia “Nancy” Gaskins, 67, died Thursday Sept. 6, 2018.
She was married to James Bradford Gaskins.
Born Feb. 25, 1951, Nancy was a lifelong...
Ocracoke events week of Sept. 10 to 16
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Editor's note: As Hurricane Florence heads toward the southeastern U.S. coast, these events are subject to cancellation....
Bracing for Hurricane Florence
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By Peter Vankevich
Except for record heavy rains in July on the Outer Banks, the region enjoyed a...
Carol “Macky” Staton Bell: 1925 to 2018
Carol “Macky” Bell, 93, of Ocracoke died Monday, Sept. 3, in Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks.
Born April 19, 1925, she was the only...
Hyde County selects new superintendent
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The Hyde County Board of Education has selected Stephen Basnight III of Manteo, Dare County, as the...











