Hands Across the Sand against offshore drilling scheduled for Saturday
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With the possibility of offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic looming again, islanders will once again participate in Hands Across the...
Coast Guard responds to ferry run aground in Sound
The Coast Guard rescued 14 passengers from a ferry Saturday that had run aground at around 4 p.m. in the Sound approximately one mile...
Events on Ocracoke May 17 to 23
Live music and other events on Ocracoke Island, N.C., are slowly coming back.
Tuesday, May 18Ocracoke Waterways Commission meets at 6 p.m. in the Ocracoke...
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 sheriff captain Jason Daniels turns reins over to Joe Smith
Ocracoke sheriff captain Jason Daniels retires
Hyde commissioners vote to reopen Ocracoke on Dec. 2
By Connie Leinbach
The Hyde County board of Commissioners Wednesday night voted to open Ocracoke Island to visitors at 5 a.m. Dec. 2.
The meeting was...
Howard Street’s ‘cool’ house
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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Strolling along Ocracoke’s historic Howard Street, you may think there...
Cold front with high winds heading to Outer Banks Wednesday
The National Weather Service today issued a warning that a strong cold front will impact Eastern NC tomorrow (Wednesday, Jan. 25) through Thursday...
Nathan Spencer: A native talent for waterfowl carving
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Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
Nathan Spencer, this year’s Ocracoke Waterfowl...
Undocumented, uninsured and worried about ID requirements? You can still get...
Free testing sites seek to calm fears in Latinx community that lack of an ID could expose their immigration status.
by Hannah Critchfield, North Carolina...