Ocracoke Islander wins a big prize in Powerball
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...
Where Have All the Mosquitoes Gone?
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...
Ocracoke still needs to monitor ferry tolling
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...
Local Fishermen Honored for Commitment to Preserving the Coast
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...
The Flying Melon has a Brand New Building and Location
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...
Foreign dignitaries humbled by Annual British Cemetery Ceremony
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...
Ground Breaking for New Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department Building
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...
Rep. Paul Tine opposes “game fish bill”
Representative Tine announced today that he strongly opposes House Bill 983 entitled, 2013 Fisheries Economic Development Act.
“This bill is a thinly-veiled effort by special...
Ocracoke Community Park Becomes a Reality
May 2013
On an ordinary Tuesday evening in April, something quite extraordinary happened on Ocracoke.
The Ocracoke Community Park Committee announced that the island’s long dreamed-of...
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...