Ocracoke residents and visitors will see a drone flying overhead this week, starting Tuesday. This drone are part of the Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Program (LASII) ...

Cold-stunned turtles found on Ocracoke are transferred in boxes to the NC Aquarium in Manteo for rehabilitation. Photo: C. Leinbach A training session for volunteers helping with cold-stunned ...

Ocracoke School. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich With the new school year underway, two new teachers have joined the Ocracoke School faculty. Tori Liteschuh is the high school biology teacher ...

Tom Payne at Woodstock in 1969. Photo courtesy of the family. Remembrance of Tom Payne’s life will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at his home along Lighthouse Road. By Maddie Payne Islander ...

P. Vankevich From our news services The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has reported that a cold front will approach the region on Thursday (Nov. 14) and ...

NC DOT North Carolina’s Weather Authority reported that significant Coastal Flooding has closed NC12 on parts of the Outer Banks ...

Roberta, sister Nancy and their mother Geraldine at the Manteo airport in 1961. Photo by James E. Nordheim By Roberta Nordheim-WallacePhotos by James E. Nordheim My family visited the Outer Banks ...

Note: All voting numbers are unofficial and are from the NC Board of Elections website. By Peter VankevichHyde County will have two new county commissioners after the swearing-in ceremony that ...

Fish-fry fundraisers help those in need The ‘staff’ at the cook shack behind the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department serve up plates for the fund raiser for John Simpson. From left are Alex ...

Subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email.