This old live oak on the Ocracoke Preservation Society grounds has withstood the test of many storms. Photo: C. Leinbach By Sarah Shellow We mounted our bikes: hers, cotton-candy pink; mine, a ...

Although the weather forecast for the next several days calls for sunny days and pleasant temperatures, Hurricane Kirk, well out to sea, may cause havoc along the Outer Banks. The National Weather ...

C. Leinbach From our news services Hyde County Schools and the Hyde County Board of Commissioners have received a $36 million grant for the Mattamuskeet Rising ...

Bob Despo and Chief Albert O’Neal will deliver supplies to Ashe County Editor’s note: Ocracoke has many friends in the western part of the state, and we are anxious to help our friends in need. We ...

C. Leinbach A quiet week on the island. Enjoy the outdoors and watch a volleyball game in the gym. Monday, Sept. 30Ocracoke Varsity Volleyball ...

Hot Springs in Madison County. Photo from North Carolina’s Weather Authority Facebook page RALEIGH: Gov. Roy Cooper is encouraging donations to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund to help ...

Photo courtesy of the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s Annual 5K race will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.12, at Sun Realty in Avon. Registration ...

Tom Payne. Photo courtesy of the family Thomas O. Payne, age 75, passed away on September 21, 2024, in Ocracoke. Born Sept. 23, 1949, he was a son of Parke and Martha Payne. Tom grew up in ...

Why newspapers? “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

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