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Chloe Ann (Garrish) O’Neal: 1937 to 2025

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Chloe Ann (Garrish) O’Neal: 1937 to 2025

Chloe Ann O’Neal, 88, of Ocracoke passed away peacefully at home on June 21, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born April 4, 1937, on Ocracoke, she was a daughter of the late Uriah W. Garrish, Jr. and Maude T. Garrish of Ocracoke. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Chloe lived a life full of […]Read Article

Pat Garber’s latest book traces her family’s Southwest roots

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Pat Garber’s latest book traces her family’s Southwest roots

By Peter Vankevich Pat Garber’s goal as a young girl was to grow up and have lots of stories to tell, and that she has accomplished both from a fascinating life she has led and the opportunity to recount them in her many diverse books. Raised on a farm in southern Virginia with horses, this […]Read Article

The Long Way Home: The Great Southwest

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The Long Way Home: The Great Southwest

Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will report back from time to time their reflections. This is their seventh dispatch. Text and photos by Tom Pahl One of the questions we heard often from friends before we started this year-long adventure […]Read Article

Applications open for 2025 shellfish lease program

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Changes at Hatteras Inlet leave Ocracoke ferry terminal exposed to the sea

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Erosion creates longer ferry ride between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on the NC Outer Banks, as South Dock on Ocracoke becomes more exposed to Atlantic Ocean.Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

North Carolina, Naturally: Ocracoke Island

North Carolina, Naturally: Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, an entomologist and author of 10 books — each one about science and the natural world — views North Carolina through the lens of landscape, providing awe-inspiring explanations of our state’s creatures and creations while spotlighting the natural beauty along the way. Click here to read her story from the July 2025 issue. Click below to hear… SourceOcracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Ocracoke library summer program to color the world

Ocracoke Library’s Summer Reading Program for Kids and Families will kick off on Saturday, June 14, with a Foam ‘n’ Fun party in front of the library at 225 Back Road. Wear a bathing suit and bring your goggles for frolicking in the foam. It’s like a pool party without water. Every Tuesday, from 4 […]Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Why Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry tolls are a bad idea

They’re back! The N.C. General Assembly Senate budget proposal includes tolling the Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry. A challenge when writing a monthly editorial for a breaking news topic is that the issue may have been resolved by the time it gets read. So, we should write from that perspective, making the points worth noting. The latest attempt […]Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

A feasibility study is underway to explore redevelopment options for the village car park in Claygate.

Consultants will be appointed later this month to assess potential uses for the Torrington Lodge site. Options include residential housing, a gym, a supermarket, or a health centre, all with housing above. Residents famously halted plans for an M&S Foodhall back in 2023.Claygate · Claygate See the Story

Hyde County proposes user fee for trash services

By Connie Leinbach Hyde County’s 2025-2026 budget does not include an increase in the property tax rate but it includes the levying of fees for disposing of household and business trash. The budget, as discussed in Hyde County Manager Kris Cahoon Noble’s budget message, seeks “an availability fee of $180 per year for improved residential […]Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Ocracoke-mainland ferry routes to begin summer schedules on Tuesday

The N.C. Ferry System’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes will be adding service beginning tomorrow as Pamlico Sound routes switch to their summer schedules.Starting June 3, the schedule for both sound routes will have one additional round trip. The schedule will be as follows:Cedar Island-Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke-Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Swan Quarter-Ocr…Ocracoke · Ocracoke See the Story

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