By Richard Taylor Hyde County Manager Bill Rich was surprised when he was named manager of the year by the Albemarle Commission at the organization’s awards banquet Nov. 7 in Currituck. Based […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Connie Leinbach A special public meeting to further discuss the proposed occupancy tax rate is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, in the Ocracoke Community Center. […]
By Peter Vankevich The Hyde County commissioners on Tuesday night (July 5) approved Kris Cahoon Noble as the deputy county manager. Bill Rich is the county manager. This new position combines Noble’s […]
By Connie Leinbach For the fourth year in a row, Hyde County Manager Bill Rich has proposed a budget with no tax increase. The budget of more than $12.5 million was passed […]
By Peter Vankevich Hyde County Commissioner Benjamin Simmons III (Fairfield Township) said at the Feb. 1 commissioners meeting that if the General Assembly convening April 25 does not succeed in getting ferry replacement […]
By Connie Leinbach The Dare County Commissioners last night decided not to rescind their recent vote to support tolling the free car ferry route from Hatteras to Ocracoke. Hyde County Manager Bill […]
Editors’ note: This is an update to an editorial printed in the November edition of the Ocracoke Observer. In the last couple of weeks, Ocracoke residents and businesses have had to face […]
By Connie Leinbach While NC Ferry Division officials were on Ocracoke yesterday assuring islanders that they would go along with islanders’ not wanting a toll on the Hatteras Ferry, the Dare […]
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke’s day of reckoning may be at hand as early as Wednesday when the Regional Planning Organization may vote to toll the Hatteras Ferry. That’s what Bill Rich, Hyde […]
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich The Hyde County commissioners last night agreed to take another look at the Ocracoke noise ordinance following a discussion among island residents about the difficulties of […]
