It all started with a single route linking Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island in 1947. Now, the North Carolina Ferry System will be filling the summer months with tours, contests and events celebrating 70 years of providing safe, affordable and reliable transportation across eastern N.C. “Ferry service didn’t start with us, but I do think […] Island Features | Full Article
Lights out, darkness settling in, Robert Carmichael’s eyes adjusted to the site before him at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The German submarine U-576 was laying on its side about 700 feet below the water’s surface where it sank in 1942 after being pummeled by depth charges dropped by U.S. Navy air crews and […] Island Features | Full Article
By JOY CRIST Chock it up to spending too much time at the office and not enough time on the beach, but it slipped my mind that it was the start of Memorial Day weekend until I ventured out onto N.C. Highway 12. The steady line of southbound cars is already pouring into the island, […] Editor’s Blog | Full Article
Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016 than they did in 2015. Anglers brought an estimated 8.5 million fish to the docks in 2016, a decrease of 18 percent from 2015. The estimated weight of these landings inched up, increasing by 2 percent to 12.2 million pounds. Anglers also released 1.5 percent more fish […] Fishing | Full Article
A warm autumn kept commercial fishermen catching and selling shrimp up to New Year’s Eve last year, boosting 2016 shrimp landings to the highest since the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Trip Ticket Program began in 1994. But overall, the 60 million pounds of finfish and shellfish commercial fishermen caught and sold at the docks […] Fishing | Full Article
OCRACOKE — Earl W. O’Neal, Jr., 87,passed away May 26, 2017. Born in Philadelphia in 1929, Earl led a longand impactful life. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve for four years,retired from the U.S. Army, and is a Korean War Veteran. In between hisservice, he participated in nuclear power research, held a career inengineering, […] Obituaries | Full Article
After being retired for a few years following a Number #1 designation as the Best Beach in America in 2007, Ocracoke Island has once again risen to the top of the famed Dr. Beach list in 2017, earning a #3 spot. The list has become a nationally recognized guideline of the best beaches in the […] Local News | Full Article
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. This announcement was made at a May 25 news conference held at their weather and climate prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland. Last year produced 5 land-falling storms, including Hurricane Matthew, which caused $10 billion in damage and […] Local News | Full Article
At a pre-construction meeting on Wednesday, May 24, Weeks Marine announced that the pumping of sand for the Buxton project is now estimated to begin in mid-June. Representatives from the company reported that the subline for the project is en route and scheduled to arrive early next week. Once in Dare County, the subline will […] Local News | Full Article
These visitors were breast cancer patients and their families, and their island vacation was part of the Little Pink Houses of Hope’s annual Spring Retreat. Now, in case you’ve never heard of the organization, Little Pink Houses of Hope is a non-profit based in Burlington, NC with an underlying mission to promote breast cancer recovery […] Island Features | Full Article
