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

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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.See the Story

Why Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry tolls are a bad idea

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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 […]Read Article

Ocracoke-mainland ferry routes to begin summer schedules on Tuesday

Ocracoke · Ocracoke

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…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

NPS seeks volunteer sea turtle nest-sitters

A green sea turtle digging her nest on the beach of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Photo: NPS/Will Thompson Already, six loggerhead sea turtles have nested on Ocracoke Island. Many more will be arriving. In 2024, there were 101 nests. The incubation period is generally 50 to 60 days. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is looking…Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Michele Reynolds: 1962 to 2025

Michele Reynolds Leigh Michele Williams Reynolds, age 62, of Ocracoke, and formerly of Raleigh, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 22, in the LiveWell Brassfield Memory Care Facility. She was the wife of Russ Reynolds of Ocracoke. A celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Berkley Barn. Born on…Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Ocracoke: US Island That Speaks Elizabethan English

Native Americans, English sailors and pirates all came together on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina to create the only American dialect that is not identified as American.Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Legislative Update: Inside the N.C. House Budget

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BY REP. TODD CARVER Last week we saw the introduction and passage of the N.C. House of Representatives budget. This is my first budget experience in the General Assembly, butOcracoke · Ocracoke See the Story

The 18th Annual Firemen’s Ball: a worthy and fun cause

OCFD volunteers respond to helicopter medevacs at the airport at all hours of the day and night. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer It may be a bit unusual for an editorial to start with, “Hey, go out and have fun this Saturday.” But, “Hey.” That is exactly what you should consider doing. The 18th Annual Ocracoke…Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

What's the plan for Ocracoke's vulnerable South Dock ferry terminal? NCDOT wants public input

Public comments were encouraged at two open-house-style meetings that shared potential solutions to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry’s troublesome South Dock terminal.Over the years, the ferry terminal at the northern end of Ocracoke Island has been subjected to several erosion-driven and accelerating issues. The stacking lanes and public restrooms have been eroded to the point that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has to pump …Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

Ocracoke-mainland ferry routes delay summer schedule due to shoaling

The N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and Ocracoke will temporarily remain on their spring schedules until completion of an upcoming dredging project in the Bigfoot Slough ferry channel near Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor.The routes were scheduled to move to their expanded summer schedules on Tuesday.“Our boats are ready, our crews are ready, but the Bigfoot Slough channel is too shallow and narrow to o…Ocracoke · Ocracoke Read Article

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