To catch up on Ocracoke news and previous stories on Hurricane Florence, click here Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018; 3 p.m. Updated Sept. 20 with corrected time for the Down Creek Gallery opening […]
Ocracoke businesses prepare for visitors to return
Ocracoke events week of Aug. 20 to 27
To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here National Park Service activities are at the end Monday, Aug. 20 Community Center: Waterways Commission, 5:30 pm Gaffer’s: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, 7 pm […]
An Ocracoke riddle for animal lovers
By Pat Garber This is a riddle, a sort of game, although the answers are far from amusing. See if you can figure out the answer. What do an old pickup truck, […]
Local oyster farmers help put the brakes on lease-expanding legislation
Editor’s note: The short session of the N.C. General Assembly ended recently without passing House Bill 361, described below. So, according to news sources, that bill is dead for now, but it […]
Early Gifts
By Pat Garber Christmas has not yet arrived, but already this month I have received three gifts of inestimable value. The first came when, passing by my front stoop at my Ocracoke cottage […]
Ocracoke Island reopens today (Thursday)
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 Effective immediately, Ocracoke Island is open to all visitors. The mandatory visitor evacuation and state of emergency are lifted from the recent passing of Hurricane Maria. Cape Hatteras […]
Cloud spotting on Ocracoke Island, or…. ‘Excuse me. Your umbrella is in front of my cloud!’
The beautiful clouds of Ocracoke By Danielle Creeksong Ocracoke is well-loved for its spectacular, panoramic view of ocean and sky. But while beach-goers pray for clear blue skies and star watchers wish […]
Ocracoke events week of Aug. 14 to 20
Monday, Aug. 14 Meeting with N.C. Ferry Division; Ocracoke Community Center, 1 pm Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum: museum tour, 1 pm Ocracoke Bar & Grille: Aaron and Jackie, 7 pm Deepwater Theater: […]
Hyde County sets meeting tomorrow on island economic loss
Aug. 3, 2017 1:30 p.m. For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Hyde County wants to get out in front of any class action lawsuits and gather information on the total […]
