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Hurrricane Florence kicks off with tornado watch; curfew begins tonight

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Editor's note, the  impacts of Hurricane Florence are just beginning and worsening rapidly. We will continue to update as more news comes in. Check...
a boat moves down a road flooded by Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian’s foray up NC’s Outer Banks leaves many stranded, floods...

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By Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban Special to the Ocracoke Observer Hurricane Dorian remained a dangerous storm Friday morning although North Carolina’s southeastern counties have apparently...

To My Ocracoke: A Love Letter from the North Carolina Poet...

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Editor's note: Jaki Shelton Green was appointed last year by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as North Carolina's ninth Poet Laureate.  She is a...

Mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island begins today; more disruptions expected

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Here are some Hurricane Isaias news stories from Friday: Gov. Cooper declares emergency as North Carolina prepares for Hurricane IsaiasN.C. ferries assisting Ocracoke Island...

Ocracoke receives a Thanksgiving bounty

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By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke Island is thankful as it continues to receive help from groups far and wide. Help is a welcome thing on an...

Jimmy’s Garage reopens after a month

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By Connie Leinbach Jimmy’s Garage offers “minor and major” repairs, and recently it got its own major repair as Colony Tire donated a new tire...

Hurricane season is just around the corner and we name names

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By Peter Vankevich No official statements regarding how active this year’s Atlantic hurricane season have yet been made, but changes may be forthcoming. For more than...

A few Ocracoke Island restaurants gear back up with limited menus

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Sept. 30, 2019. 2 p.m. Updated Sept. 30, 2019. 9:06 p.m. The Magic Bean Coffee Bazaar was open but is closed while the floors are...

NCDOT aims to reopen N.C. 12 on Ocracoke in November

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From our news sources, Sept. 19, 2019. 11:27 a.m. After catastrophic roadway damage from Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island, the N.C. Department of Transportation will...

Isaias now a hurricane; Hyde commissioners order evacuation of Ocracoke

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To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here News on this storm will be updated as necessary. By Peter Vankevich In advance of...