COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for April 13 on Ocracoke and Engelhard
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The Ocracoke Health Center and Engelhard Medical Center will host a Covid-19 vaccination clinic on April 13 for...
Public comments sought on carp removal from Lake Mattamuskeet
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment for the removal of invasive carp...
Rescued Bald Eagle had lead poisoning
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By Rita Thiel
Bald Eagles are exciting to see but one of these visitors on...
State to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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The state will speed up the COVID-19 vaccine distribution timeline by moving Groups 4 and 5 for vaccine eligibility with the...
Pamlico Sound ferries suspended due to shoaling–updated April 7
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Further update April 7: The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division suspended all service on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan...
Pamlico Sound ferries suspended today
The NC Ferry Division today halted the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter ferries due to shoaling in Big Foot Slough.
This is the area where...
Ocracoke Health Center urges all adult islanders to get a COVID-19...
By Connie Leinbach
As COVID-19 cases continue to wane, the Ocracoke Health Center urges all island residents who want a vaccine to register to get...
Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival set for April 17
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After a year’s Covid-related hiatus, the third annual Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival, produced by the...
Dredging begins in Big Foot and Hatteras Inlet
Editor's note: The Observer misprinted the Swan Quarter to Ocracoke ferry cancellation. It should have read 1:30 p.m. Swan Quarter to Ocracoke. It is...
Seagrass loss bad sign for water quality
Reprinted courtesy of Coastal Review Online By Jennifer AllenMarch 12, 2021
North Carolina sounds are losing seagrass, an indicator of the state’s water quality.
According to a...