For the first time since he began managing the Beachcomber Campground on Ocracoke, Sean Death has had to ask his employees to dust the bug spray bottles on the still-full shelves. “Last year at this time I was on my fourth or fifth order of bug spray,” he said, “but this year I’ve only ordered […]
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The specter of new tolls on the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry and increased tolls on the ferries between the island and the mainland are still an issue for Ocracoke residents and visitors. This week and possibly next, the North Carolina General Assembly is continuing to hammer out a budget for 2013-2014, and ferry tolling is still in […]
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State Rep. Paul Tine, who represents Hyde County in the General Assembly, has asked to meet with state highway patrol officials about why it was necessary to send six troopers to Ocracoke on the July Fourth weekend. This is the second time this year that the presence of state troopers has caused a stir on […]
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The Hyde County ABC stores are in the black after years of deficits and mismanagement, thanks to Ocracoke islander Keith Parker-Lowe’s management. “The ABC stores are in the best shape they’ve been in in several years,” noted Bill Rich, Hyde County manager after the first part of a public hearing on the ABC’s budget June […]
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A test of a business’s value to its customers is when it’s not open, everyone hankers for it. That happened over the winter and spring as The Flying Melon restaurant, which had been along Highway 12 since 2006, decamped for the winter while a new building was built on Back Road. “When is the […]
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Summer has come to Ocracoke and none too soon for local business owners who have struggled through a winter of suspended — and longer — ferry rides and a cool spring. The streets and shops are again seeing more tourists, thanks, in part, to the resumed regular ferry run between Hatteras and Ocracoke, which returned […]
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Ocracoke School launched four seniors Sunday night during graduation ceremonies in the school gym. Valedictorian was Zackery Jordan “Jordy” Jenkins, who is a commercial fisherman and will attend the College of the Albemarle in the fall. He received $4,562 in scholarships, including one from the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association. Casey Camden Tolson was the […]
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The first tropical system of the season threatened, but Ocrafolk Festival organizers lucked out when Tropical Storm Andrea skirted Ocracoke after a drenching Thursday, leaving sunny weekend weather in its wake. “It was a great weekend,” said festival director David Tweedie, who also is the fiddler for Molasses Creek, festival hosts, about the Friday through […]
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Opposing forces are at work in the North Carolina General Assembly as the Senate tries to increase ferry tolls and add them to the ferries that are currently free and the House of Representatives works to remove tolls on all ferries or at least not raise them and keep the current free ferries. The House […]
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The Ocracoke pony herd welcomed a new member with the birth of Captain Marvin Howard, a colt born May 9 to the mare Jitterbug. The herd of Banker ponies, housed at the Ocracoke Pony Pen, now numbers 17, said Jocelyn Wright, lead biological science technician with the National Park Service on Ocracoke, which manages the […]
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