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October 2013 by Connie Leinbach Pirates are poised to invade Ocracoke Is­land the last week­end of October in a celebration of the last days of Blackbeard...

  October 2013 by Pat Garber Ocracoke Island is sur­rounded by historic, shallow-water oyster beds, which have provided the island with protection from wave action in...

 North Carolina De­partment of Trans­portation Secretary Anthony Tata awarded seven crew members of the Motor Vessel Croatoan with the Ferry Division’s Extra Mile Award...

September 2013 By Connie Leinbach   Ocracoke Islander Valerie Mason was one of three North Carolinians who won $10,000 in the Aug. 8 Power­ball drawing. It was...

September 2013 by Connie Leinbach For the first time since he began managing the Beachcomber Camp­ground on Ocracoke, Sean Death has had to ask his em­ployees...

September 2013   by Connie Leinbach While the good news from Ra­leigh recently is that legislators have left the ferry tolls status quo, the word from...

September 2013 by Connie Leinbach   You can’t really go wrong with helping build oyster habitat, said Gene Bal­lance about his and James Barrie Gaskill’s work...

July 2013 by Connie Leinbach A test of a business’s value to its customers is when it’s not open, everyone hankers for it. That happened over...

June 2013 by Connie Leinbach Canadian Naval At­taché Commander David Trudeau was humbled by the an­nual British Cemetery Me­morial Service May 10 on Ocracoke. The ceremony...

May 2013 by Connie Leinbach Ocracoke will have a new fire house in about eight months, following the long awaited ground breaking at the site of...