To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich The National Weather Service out of Morehead City announced Thursday that a long-lasting and significant coastal storm is expected to impact […]
Stormy Sunday and Monday expected
Ocracoke Health Center faces funding challenge
Para leer en español, haga clic aqui By Connie Leinbach The Ocracoke Health Center has taken its own pulse, and although it’s steady, it has a weakness. A charitable private nonprofit, the health […]
Ocracoke Alive fundraising concert, quilt raffle drawing tonight
A few tickets are left for the drawing of the quilt tonight (Saturday, Nov. 24) at the 7:30 p.m. Ocracoke Alive Thanksgiving concert in Deepwater Theater. Winner need not be present to […]
NCDOT awards contract for two new vehicle ferries
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has awarded a contract to Gulf Island Shipyards of Houma, Louisiana, for the construction of two new river-class vehicle ferries. The two ferries, tentatively […]
Seasonal closings on Ocracoke
A fall evening at the entrance to Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. Photo: C. Leinbach For Ocracoke news, click here. As winter approaches, most Ocracoke shops and restaurants close for the season and […]
Three community meetings scheduled for Monday
For Ocracoke news, click here. N.C. Ferry Division Deputy Director Jed Dixon will update Ocracoke Islanders on the status of the passenger ferry from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in […]
Island artists to show new work in Down Creek Gallery opening Wednesday evening
For Ocracoke news, click here. Updated Sept. 25, 9:41 a.m., with correct starting time. New works by island artists Crystal Canterbury, Kitty Mitchell and Debbie Wells will highlight the Expose Yourself to […]
Ferry Division waives long-route ferry fees; tram service on Ocracoke to begin Saturday
For Ocracoke news, click here. This story has been corrected, tram service will begin Saturday, Sept. 22. Ocracoke Island began welcoming back visitors today (Sept. 21) via Swan Quarter and Cedar Island, […]
Ocracoke businesses prepare for visitors to return
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 […]
EMS service resumes on Ocracoke after mandatory evacuation
Sept. 17, 2018 By Richard Taylor Islanders who left Ocracoke due to last week’s mandatory evacuation from Hurricane Florence began returning Sunday from Swan Quarter, currently the only operational ferry to […]
