New York man drowns off Avon
A 48-year-old New York man died Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Avon.
The Sayville, N.Y., visitor was part of a multi-person...
Shell identification on Ocracoke, N.C., beaches
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The images below were created by John Timmerman of the North Carolina Shell Club to help beachcombers...
Shell identification on Ocracoke, N.C., beaches
The images below were created by John Tinnerman of the North Carolina Shell Club to help beachcombers identify the shells found on Ocracoke beaches,...
Three-day Fourth of July celebration on Ocracoke Island set
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The 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s demise Nov. 22, 1718, at the hand of British Naval Officer Lt....
N.C. ferry crew rescues drifting paddler in Pamlico Sound
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RALEIGH--As they were preparing for an afternoon departure Friday from Cedar Island to Ocracoke, crew members from...
Voting bill may cancel early voting for Ocracoke
Editor's note: Senate Bill 325 that has cleared the N.C. General Assembly House and Senate has been forwarded to Gov. Roy Cooper. He is...
Volunteers spruce up Ocracoke Lifeguard Beach during Beach Cleanup 2018
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By Rita Thiel
Hot temperatures, humidity and the promise of a blazing sun greeted National Park Service employees and...
Gov. Cooper appoints Jaki Shelton Green N.C. Poet Laureate
RALEIGH--Gov. Roy Cooper today announced the appointment of Jaki Shelton Green, poet, teacher and community arts advocate, as North Carolina’s ninth poet laureate.
Green, of...
Collegiate baseball game scheduled next week at Community Park
Ocracoke Community Park will host a collegiate baseball game between the Greenbrier Knights and the Outer Banks Daredevils at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June...
Costumes, fun galore marks the annual WOVV Women’s Arm wrestling tournament
By Bailey Herndon
“Wrestles with Bears” and “Fat Jesus” made a feisty final bout Thursday night at a raucous 10th Annual WOVV Women’s Arm Wrestling...