Ferry tolls, channel dredging and Highway 12 are continued woes
April 2013
by Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke islanders and visitors have geared up for another ferry toll fight this spring.
Eliminate all tolls on ferries in North Carolina...
New manager from Hyde County is from Ocracoke
April 2013
by Connie Leinbach
It’s a new day in Hyde County and islander Bill Rich, as the newly appointed county manager is eager to help....
Ocracoke English teacher wins “Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament”
June 2011By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke School English teacher Charles Temple put the national spotlight on Ocracoke May 13 when he won the first ever “Jeopardy!...
Ocracokers Continue to Fight for No Ferry Tolls and the Rights...
May 2013Connie LeinbachJust as one issue Ocracokers have been dealing with lately gets resolved, another one pops up.The regular ferry from Hatteras to Ocracoke...
ABC Store on Ocracoke Island Runs A’Ground
August 2010
By Ruth Fordon
“How can a liquor store go broke?” wondered island residents. Deliveries to both the Swan Quarter and Ocracoke ABC stores were...
Hands Across the Sand
August 2010
By Lou Ann Homan
I first heard about Hands Across the Sand as snow was still falling in the Midwest. I could only...