Ocracoke remains in a wait-and-see position as state lawmakers finalize North Carolina’s budget, with several key issues carrying significant local impact. Funding for the ...
Sylvia and Dave Nestor with their 2025 quilt. Photo courtesy of Sylvia Nestor. By Connie Leinbach The quilt gods have been shining on Dave and Sylvia Nestor, who since 2012 have won three quilts ...
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Tideland Electric Member Cooperative supplies the electricity to Ocracoke. Each month, members receive its magazine “Carolina Country,” which also includes “Tideland ...
Swan Quarter Boating Access Area in Hyde County has been renamed the Kelly N. Davis Boating Access Area at Swan Quarter in honor of the former NCWRC Commissioner who represented District 1 from ...
Ocracoke volunteers will be hard at work on Saturday afternoon (May 2) cooking and preparing the fish fry dinners at 4 pm to help Milly King (of Buxton) with her leukemia battle. From left are ...
Islanders give Eduardo Chavez a final farewell as he departs Ocracoke. Photo by Jeanne Brook By Jeanne Brook Early on an April morning a group gathered in front of the Ocracoke post office on ...
Ocracoke Earth Weekend, now in its third year, is happening on Ocracoke today (April 25) through Sunday, April 26, bringing together nature, culture and community for a full weekend of events. The ...