A draft of the state’s next long-range transportation improvements plan is now available for public review. The State ...

Stephanie Flores Esparza. Sara Fanani, Aja Bailey and Lilly Pacanins. Ocracoke Alive continues its series of free cultural classes and presentations for the community. Visit ...

Ocracoke Lady Dolphins play vie against Columbia. From left are Stephanie Flores Esparza. Sara Fanani, Aja Bailey and Lilly Pacanins. The Dolphins play several games this week. Photo: P. Vankevich ...

Ocracoke was a winter wonderland on Wednesday as a snowstorm named Enzo that has hammered the south brought sleet, snow and freezing temperatures to the island. The National Weather Service reported ...

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We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a ...

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Hyde County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that the death of Ocracoke islander Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, 40, of Cutting Sage Road on Jan. 19, is under investigation. Deputies responding to the ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech, an impassioned plea for equal rights regardless of skin color, on Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial. Op-ed by Josh Stein, governor of ...