To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke has its eerie side. The island is dark at night, even in these modern times. Historically, people were buried throughout […]
A ghost on Portsmouth Island?
The Smithsonian features Ocracoke’s Blackbeard 300th anniversary
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here Ocracoke Island gets on a lot of lists, and now it has landed on a Smithsonian Institution top-ten destination list of world anniversaries worth […]
Fall Arts Festival Sept. 23 in Swan Quarter
MATTIE Arts Center in Swan Quarter. Photo courtesy of MATTIE MATTIE Arts Center will celebrate fall at the annual fundraising Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. […]
So, what’s it like on Ocracoke in the winter?
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich Many visitors want to know what the island is like in the winter No, the island doesn’t roll up and […]
Youth baseball tourney today and Sunday at Community Park
For Ocracoke news, click here. Youth baseball is back this weekend on Ocracoke. Below is the schedule for the Ocracoke Island Invitational USSSA youth ages 10 and under and 13 and under […]
Juan Galvis: Helping owners understand and control their dogs through training
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Part-time islander Juan Galvis is in the business of saving dogs’ lives, but not in the medical sense. His Durham business, The Pet Wagon, […]
Ocracoke needs affordable housing; Let the discussion begin
Talk to business owners, young people wishing to work here for the summer and those who have year-round jobs and there is a consensus: affordable housing here is sorely lacking. This is […]
Robert Chestnut reception July 5 in Down Creek Gallery
Like many island artists, Robert Chestnut’s work is influenced by his environment—island life, surfing and the sea. He will show new works at the continuing “Expose Yourself to Art” series of receptions […]
Let the Independence Day festivities begin today and tomorrow
For Ocracoke news, click here. To read about how the Independence Day was celebrated on the during WWI, click here. Ocracoke Island will celebrate Independence Day over two days–today and tomorrow–sponsored by […]
County budget to be presented tonight, higher property tax rate expected
For Ocracoke news, click here By Connie Leinbach Note: The Hyde County Commissioners’ monthly meeting will take place today in the Hyde County Government Center Multi-Use Room (30 Oyster Creek Rd, Swan Quarter) […]
