Tekniam expands emergency backup Internet on Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
The Tekniam emergency internet backup system recently was expanded with the addition of 30 more distribution modules and Starlink dishes around Ocracoke...
Ocracoke vendors will need ferry priority passes for each vehicle in...
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HATTERAS – Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s the Hatteras-Ocracoke...
Attention ‘hardy’ birders: join the Christmas Bird Counts
By Peter Vankevich
This headline? Thomas Hardy is author of “Far from the Madding Crowd.”
Who among us is not looking for an off-the-beaten path location...
Ocracoke for Christmas week—updated
Activities are at a minimum on Ocracoke Christmas week as islanders prepare for the holiday, but the Ocracoke United Methodist Church (71 School Rd), has planned...
Aging ferries causing cancellations
By Connie Leinbach
In the last several weeks, Ocracoke Islanders who get notices from the N.C. Ferry Division regarding route operations have received more than...
N.C. Ferry Division to run modified schedules over Christmas holidays
MANNS HARBOR – Four routes in the North Carolina Ferry System will be operating alternate schedules on Christmas Day, which is a traditionally low ridership day.
In...
Speed limit reduced at sandbag area on Ocracoke
Observer staff report
Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more minutes to their trips since...
Pending cold weather could stun more turtles
With temperatures predicted to fall to the low to mid-30s and a north wind this weekend, N.E.S.T. coordinator Frank Welles is sending out patrols...
Ferry Division to adopt temporary phone only reservations for long routes
Reservation system upgrade expected to be complete in February
MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will adopt a temporary “phone only” reservation system...
Applications being accepted for FEMA Home Elevation Grant
As a result of Tropical Storm Helene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened a grant opportunity for Hyde County homeowners to elevate...