The opening of the floodgates
By Kelley Shinn
Let me first state clearly that I do not advocate a staunch position, one way or another as to the reopening of...
Hyde commissioners vote to reopen Ocracoke on Dec. 2
By Connie Leinbach
The Hyde County board of Commissioners Wednesday night voted to open Ocracoke Island to visitors at 5 a.m. Dec. 2.
The meeting was...
Disaster relief funds allocated for temporary housing, repairs, rebuilds
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The following is a report from the Outer Banks Community Foundation in Southern Shores...
Hyde commissioners to further discuss island reopening Wednesday at 6 p.m.
By Connie Leinbach
The Hyde County commissioners last night decided to postpone a decision to reopen Ocracoke Island until another meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The...
Ocracoke Islanders in Raleigh plead for post-Dorian appropriation
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By Connie Leinbach
Kelley Shinn returned victorious on Thursday to Ocracoke Island after she and a handful of others lobbied...
Disaster Recovery bill clears legislature
Nov. 15, 2019
Reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online
by Kirk Ross
Copublished with Carolina Public Press
RALEIGH — The state House and Senate approved Thursday $180 million in...
Outer Banks Restaurant Association welcomes Ocracoke restaurants
Kill Devil Hills –The members of the Outer Banks Restaurant Association (OBRA) on Monday voted unanimously to welcome Ocracoke restaurants as members of the association...
Ocracoke Control Group recommends lifting evacuation order Nov. 22
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From Hyde County, Nov.11, 2019:
The Ocracoke Control Group today (Nov. 1) recommended to the...
Ocracoke School PTA gets large donation from disaster relief volunteers
By Connie Leinbach
Susan Peoples was so charmed by Ocracoke when she volunteered to help with Hurricane Dorian relief that she wanted her home community...
Relief operations hours to change on Monday
Since the Joint Recovery Center ceased operations on the island on Nov. 7, the Ocracoke Interfaith Relief & Recovery Team (OIRRT) operations will open...