By Connie Leinbach It’s not often one sees Trudy Austin sitting down while working the register at the Ocracoke Variety Store, but Friday afternoon, Trudy was taking a break between the few […]
Ocracoke under the influence–of Joaquin
Joaquin forces Seashore closures
Oct. 1, 2015 Manteo–In anticipation of the impending hurricane, The Outer Banks Group National Parks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, began closing facilities today: All NPS campgrounds, Ocracoke, Frisco, Cape Point and Oregon […]
State of Emergency and mandatory evacuation declared for Ocracoke Island, updated storm forecast
3:35 p.m. The Hyde County Board of Commissioners voted today to declare a state of emergency for the county and a mandatory evacuation for Ocracoke Island effective at 3 p.m. With the mandatory evacuation, […]
Emergency meeting to discuss Hurricane Joaquin changed to noon
Thursday, October 1, 2015 – 11:00 a.m. Hyde County Board of Commissioners Emergency Meeting The Hyde County Board of Commissioners will meet on today, October 1, 2015 at 12:00 NOON in the Hyde […]
Hurricane Joaquin Advisory No. 1 and more from experts
By Peter Vankevich and Connie Leinbach For Ocracokers, it is time to start taking this hurricane seriously. The island is saturated, and this could add to the loss of trees as well […]
