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WEB3 days ago · The Ocracoke Observer website won first place in the 2020-2021 NCPA contest Online Division, plus four other awards. Winner of 10 awards in 2019, including first place for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Dorian.
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
WEBThe other important source of voting information is the North Carolina State Board of Elections: www.ncsbe.gov. Voting on November 5. All polling places statewide on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting on Ocracoke will be at the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, 822 Irvin Garrish Highway.
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WEBOcracoke events Sept. 9 to 15. Monday, Sept. 9MiniBar/Ocracoke Coffee: Bead by the Sea jewelry making class, 6-8 pm Tuesday, Sept. 10Ocracoke Oyster Company: Bryan Mayer, 7 pm Wednesday, Sept. 11Ocracoke Oyster...
NCDOT reopens NC12 on Ocracoke | Ocracoke Observer
WEB1 day ago · NC12 on Ocracoke at the overwash area. NCDOT photo NCDOT reopenedNC12 on the north end of Ocracoke at 12:30 p.m. today (Wednesday.) Motorists are reminded that there is still some water and sand on the roadway, so drive with EXTREME caution. Ferry service resumed with departures from both Hatteras and Ocracoke at 12:30. Also, be…
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
WEBWhat’s Happening on Ocracoke: Dr. Jeremy Sexton and Joe Rockenstein, CEO of the Ocracoke Health Center, 11:30 am. WOVV, 90.1 FM, wovv.org. Mini Bar at Ocracoke Coffee: Kate McNally, 6-8 pm. Ocracoke Oyster Company: Shane Thomas, 7:30 pm. 1718 Brewing Ocracoke: Barefoot Wade, 7 pm. The Breeze: High Gain Haze, 9 pm.
Here’s a peek at the Nov. 5 election ballot and update on absentee ...
WEB6 days ago · However, election officials urge voters who wish to vote by mail to request their ballot soon, so that ballots can be completed and returned to the voter’s county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. Election Day–Nov. 5. As of Sept. 12, more than 166,000 voters, including more than 13,600 military and overseas voters, have requested ballots.
Ocracoke gets through a few stormy days | Ocracoke Observer
WEBOct 1, 2022 · The N.C. Ferry Division announced Friday evening that the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route will resume regular service as of 5 a.m. Saturday morning. The Pamlico Sound ferry routes, Ocracoke/Cedar Island/Swan Quarter, also resumed normal schedules on Saturday. Water was on N.C. 12 north of the pony pens and it was reported that the sandbags along ...
The Ocracoke Island Discovery Center opens
WEBJul 22, 2021 · The Ocracoke Island Discovery Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. This summer the NPS is providing additional educational activities. Those taking the passenger ferry to Ocracoke have an opportunity to hear a presentation by a park ranger on the island’s history and an overall introduction, said Matthew Hall, supervisor ...
Ferries to Ocracoke resume as winds subside, N.C. 12 above …
WEBNov 9, 2021 · The north end of N.C. 12 on Ocracoke show that the sandbags, though uncovered, held back the ocean from the weekend's storm. Photo: C. Leinbach This story has been updated, Nov. 10. RALEIGH – The ferries to and from Ocracoke have now resumed regular schedules as high winds from this …
Challenges ahead for Ocracoke
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Ocracoke, being what some of our wags have described as a sandbar off the eastern edge of the continent, has a lot of challenges ahead — notably how to shore up beach erosion; keep the island’s highway, N.C. 12, open; affordable housing; and keeping Ocracoke’s lifeline, the ferry system, sufficiently funded, adequately staffed and the ...