From our news services Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Beaufort and Hyde counties and must be submitted by Feb. 18. The awards program, ...

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 ...

By Reide Corbett, Ph.D. Anyone who has visited the shores of the Outer Banks for more than a season has certainly seen the dramatic changes that occur across these narrow deposits of sand.

Tim Barnette sets up the Tekniam wireless network on the roof of the ballfield press box. Photo: C. Leinbach The Tekniam emergency internet backup system recently was expanded with the addition of ...

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C. Leinbach From our news services HATTERAS – Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s ...

For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Vendors to Ocracoke have been purchasing passes to get into the priority loading lane for Ocracoke docks since Jan.