Editor’s note: This story appeared in the July print edition of the Ocracoke Observer. By Gael Hawkins Ocracoke is special to so many people, and some have memorials in their names in […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Editor’s note: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, during World War I. The year before, amidst much talk that the U.S. […]
This article was originally published in the October 2010 Ocracoke Observer By Pat Garber; photos by Barbara Adams …If such a place there be, an island in the sun, where horses […]
Editor’s note: You can listen to Katy Mitchell perform Russell’s well-known song “Clam Rake” at the bottom of this article. Ocracoke has lost one of its more colorful characters. Russell Newell […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Potter Garrish made his annual visit to Ocracoke early this year and was the oldest to attend the Ocracoke School Alumni Association banquet. Garrish […]
Island historian and raconteur Earl O’Neal Jr., 87, died May 26 in the McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, S.C. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 24 in the Ocracoke United […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Raising chickens for eggs on Ocracoke is popular these day. We found this advertisement by islander M.L. Piland in the Washington Progress (Washington, N.C.) […]
This story won third place in News Feature Writing in the 2017 N.C. State Press Assn. editorial competition. By Connie Leinbach This story was updated 5/16/2017 to correct who takes care of the […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Old magazines or newspapers can be fascinating sources for the culture of prior times, and so are school yearbooks. Such is the case with […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Visitors to Portsmouth Island may notice a photograph in the school exhibit of a teacher and two students with a large seabird. It is […]
