A 67-year-old man died here Thursday after being caught in a rip current off Ramp 70, known as the airport ramp. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Chief Ranger Boone Vandzura confirmed that the […]
Swimmer dies in rip current off Ramp 70
Mark Justice: On call for emergencies
By Connie Leinbach At any time of the day or night, Mark Justice, an Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department medical responder, can be called out on an emergency. Justice knows it’s a weighty […]
The Accidental Tourist
By Kay Slaughter I’ve visited Ocracoke Island every year since the 1960s. I’ve crossed Pamlico Sound on the ferries from Hatteras, Swan Quarter and Cedar Island. Never had I crossed in an […]
