Another unattended boat unmoors in Silver Lake Harbor
By Peter Vankevich and Connie Leinbach
Another unattended, anchored sail boat in Silver Lake Harbor has become unmoored and is getting close to being aground...
‘Historical and hysterical’
Carmie Prete and Mickey Baker made Ocracoke and Hyde County history when they were married on Tuesday, Dec.2, in their home on Ocracoke Island...
Islanders confront Advisory Planning Board over enforcement action
Friday, Dec. 5. 6:51 p.m.
By Connie Leinbach
At a raucous meeting last night, islanders asked the Ocracoke Planning Advisory Board about recent actions they took...
Leonard Meeker, 1916 – 2014: an extraordinary life
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December 4, 2014By Peter Vankevich
Leonard Carpenter Meeker, after a long period of declining health,...
New sheriff visits Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
Newly elected Hyde County Sheriff Guire Cahoon visited Ocracoke on Thursday in one of many visits he said he will make to...
Ocracoke residents speak out against school board seeking raise
3:50 p.m. Dec. 3, 2014
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke residents voiced their disapproval yesterday about the Hyde County Board of Education, who met in the Community...
Upcoming holiday events
Historic buildings “Down Point,” or on the south side of Irvin Garrish Highway, will be on the Ocracoke Preservation Society’s Historic Homes Tour from...
Tideland EMC to refund more than $552,000 to members
Pantego--For fiscal year 2014, Tideland Electric Membership Corporation will return $552,000 in capital credits to members and former members of the not-for-profit cooperative. The total...
Unattended boats causing problems in harbor
By Peter Vankevich
On the stormy Saturday night of Nov. 1, Byron Miller and his dad Norman braved high winds to secure an unattended boat...
Leonard Meeker, 1916-2014
Sad news on the island today as we learned that Leonard Meeker, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania from 1969 to 1973, died yesterday afternoon...





