Hurricane Dorian

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Updated. Corrected Sept. 9, 2019, 9:32 a.m. as to location of portable showers and laundry. By Connie Leinbach Electricity to the island is being evaluated and...

By Peter Vankevich Don’t expect to see another Hurricane Dorian or Laura--at least by name, not intensity.  Both names along with last November’s hurricanes,...

Update: Please see this more recent post as to updated needs list. Ocracoke post-Dorian day four (Sept. 9, 2019) has specific needs post Hurricane Dorian. We...

By Peter Vankevich Six months out from Hurricane Dorian, Ocracoke continues to move forward as another business reopened its doors. One of the oldest fine crafts...

The North Carolina United Methodist Church Disaster Response team will depart Ocracoke in January. The group has been on the island helping muck out homes...