The NC Department of Transportation will hold public meetings next week for people to learn more about progress on the ...

The damaged section of N.C. Highway 12 in Sept. 2026. NCDOT photo. From our news services The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service invite the public to provide input on the ...

OPS Fall membership meeting 6 to 8 pm, with potluck supper at 5:30 pm. Ocracoke Commons. See flyer below. Wednesday, Nov.

Note: All voting figures presented here are unofficial. Final tallies may vary slightly. The Hyde County Board of Elections has reported a massive voter turnout this year on Nov. 3, possibly a record ...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Transportation today approved new tolling rates for four previously untolled routes in the N.C. Ferry System. Tolling is required to begin on all ferry routes Jan. 1, 2027, ...

The op-ed below was submitted by the steering committee of the NC chapter of Writers for Democratic Action. As we commemorate ...

Hyde County Board of Commissioners meeting, 1 pm. Community Center and livestreamed on Hyde County Public Information Facebook page. See agenda below. Full packet here. Art Opening at the Kitty ...

Pat Garber reluctantly left Ocracoke a few years ago but the island has not been far from her heart. A prolific writer about Ocracoke, where she lived from the early 1980s until 2021, Garber has ...

On Big Foot Island John Weske does what he loves best: banding pelicans and terns. Ornithologist John Weske died on Oct. 18, 2026. He was a legendary figure spending his summers for over 40 years in ...

Thousands of UPS packages bound for Ocracoke residents and businesses are awaiting delivery while NC 12 remains closed between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. According to sources on Ocracoke, UPS ...

Ocracoke voters turned out for the first day of early voting Oct. 22, with 150 people casting ballots, including two who registered and voted the same day. On the mainland, 28 people voted, with no ...

Ferry service to and from Ocracoke was suspended by Saturday evening, Oct. 17, 2026, because of dangerous winds and rough seas from the coastal storm that later became Subtropical Storm Josephine.