O’Neal families sweep Ocracoke’s holiday decorating contest ….WITH SLIDE SHOW

The various O’Neal families on Ocracoke are the big winners of the “Island Celebration” holiday house decorating contest, which was judged on Wednesday night. “Best Theme” winner is Bobby O’Neal on O’Neal Drive, Oyster Creek, with a Christmas mouse and Santa theme. “Most Traditional” is the home of Ronnie Van and Martha O’Neal, along Back […]

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Ferries will run on abbreviated schedule over the holidays

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will run an amended schedule at its Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, Southport-Fort Fisher and Currituck-Knotts Island routes Dec. 24-26 as a costs savings measure. The Bayview-Aurora route will not run an amended route, because of the need to provide service for workers at the […]

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Another northeast blow sets back highway repair, but Christmas opening still possible

High winds, heavy seas, and a lunar tide combined this morning to shut down repair work and the four-wheel-drive access at the S-curves in northern Rodanthe. The latest weather event to delay repairs to the road damaged by Hurricane Sandy in late October was “disheartening,” said Pablo Herndandez, North Carolina Department of Transportation resident engineer […]

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