First cut in two decades to bluefish limits began Feb. 1

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Reprinted courtesy of  OBX Today Jan. 28, 2020 (This reflects the date after Feb. 1) By Sam Walker The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has issued a...

SBA loan applications available starting Friday; Ocracoke residents urged to fill...

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From our news sources Ocracoke residents may begin applying for U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) loans starting at 11 a.m. today (Oct. 18) and...

Rep. Murphy visits Ocracoke; Cooper to return Monday

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By Peter Vankevich Saturday was certainly a breaking news day. Ocracoke's newly elected Congressman Rep. Greg Murphy (R-Pitt County) was officially sworn in to the 116th...

Cooper: State continues support for Ocracoke’s recovery from Hurricane Dorian

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Sept. 19, 2019. The following was issued today from Gov. Roy Cooper: "Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge inundated Ocracoke Island, the state...

Special Congressional election a go Tuesday on Ocracoke

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By Peter Vankevich The devastating effects of Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island will not interfere with tomorrow’s special Third Congressional District election. Polls will be open...

NCDOT gets OK for short-term erosion fix

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Reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online By Jennifer Allen BEAUFORT – The North Carolina Department of Transportation has in the works a short-term fix for...

Bulkhead construction on Ocracoke to begin in July

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For Ocracoke news, click here. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin emergency construction of a bulkhead at the Ocracoke...

State issues emergency permit to address shoreline erosion at Ocracoke ferry...

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here MOREHEAD CITY –The N.C. Division of Coastal Management today issued an emergency permit to the...

Dare County moves ahead in securing money for a dredge

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here Reprinted courtesy of the Outer Banks Voice  By Russ Lay on May 6, 2019 Dare County took the first...

Special primary election for 3rd Congressional district tomorrow

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By Peter Vankevich A special primary election primary to fill the remaining term of the late Rep. Walter Jones in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District...