The Basnight Bridge will be inspected starting March 3 and lane closures will affect travel times. Photo: C. Leinbach From our news services The N.C. Department of Transportation will be ...

The Ocracoke varsity boys’ basketball team defeats KIPP Pride Feb. 25 to advance to the second round of state playoffs Friday, Feb. 28, at Camp LeJeune High School. Photo: C. Leinbach The ...

Dolphin Landon Fuller drives for a shot. Photo by Corey Cutright By Richard Taylor The varsity boys Ocracoke Dolphins handily defeated KIPP Pride Panthers 60-43 in their first 1A playoff game Feb.

P. Vankevich The board of directors of the Ocracoke Health Center, Inc. announces the resignation of CEO Joseph Rockenstein. He has served in this position since ...

Update: game starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Ocracoke School gym. By Richard Taylor The NCHSAA announced the state playoff brackets late Sunday, pitting ninth seeded Ocracoke boys ...

Ocracoke Alive event: Morning bird walk with Peter Vankevich, 8:30 am. Meet at NPS campground parking lot. Ocracoke Alive event: Memoir writing with Sarah Shellow, 1 pm Ocracoke Alive event: ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Winter is a good time to see dolphins feeding off the Ocracoke beach. Photo: C. Leinbach Ocracoke Alive continues its series of free cultural classes and presentations for the community.

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