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By Connie Leinbach As Tropical Storm Idalia moved off the North Carolina coast Thursday, Ocracoke Islanders and visitors ventured outside even as village roadways...

Due to anticipated impacts from Idalia, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will suspend service on most routes Thursday, Aug. 31. “Safety is always...

The Ocracoke Seafood Festival for Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Berkley Barn is still on, officials announced today. The announcement follows the predicted wind and...

The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City is forecasting today (Aug. 29) that as Hurricane Idalia sweeps upward toward the Carolina coast, the...

Ocracoke Island will celebrate colonial life in the 1700s with a living history encampment and the Battle of Ocracoke during Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Friday,...

Printed courtesy of Island Free Press By Joy Crist Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are invited to join rangers at the Cape Hatteras National...

New re-entry tags for island entry after emergency evacuations are now available to Ocracoke Island residents and property owners.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office out of Newport/Morehead City reports that prolonged, dangerous rip current/surf conditions and beach erosion will begin Monday and...

Tropical Cyclone Franklin is forecast to pass well east of Eastern NC over the next few days, but long period swell combined with high...

By Sam Walker of WOBX. Reprinted with permission. The peak period of hurricane season activity has arrived in full force, with the formation of four...