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Automatic flaggers will regulate traffic in the sandbag area during the rebuild project. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press An extensive project to rebuild the ...
C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Aug. 4:Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 6 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center. See agenda below.Ocracoke Oyster ...
Jean Skipper talks with islander Ruth Toth. Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti once remarked that Ocracoke is the perfect place for those ...
C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Peter Vankevich The Silver Lake Motel & Inn and the former Jolly Roger Pub & Marina was sold at an auction on July 29 ...
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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 ...