Two weeks after state troopers were on Ocracoke during the Ocracoke Island Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament and passed out 59 tickets and 18 warnings, rumors are still circulating about the events of that weekend. Uniformly, islanders do not condone the vandalism of the two troopers’ cars early Saturday morning of that weekend and several have […]
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Two state troopers choose busy weekend for Ocracoke patrol, get vehicles vandalized
Ocracoke Island was in an uproar over the weekend when two state troopers made their presence known during a big tourist weekend that ended with the patrolmen’s cars getting vandalized. Troopers from Troop A, District 4 in Washington (Beaufort County) arrived on the island Wednesday and left Saturday morning, First Sgt. Brandon Craft said today. […]
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Dredging finished, but channel still problematic for ferries
May is upon us, and the regular Hatteras-to-Ocracoke ferries still are not running because of an inadequate ferry channel. “It’s a mess,” noted Allen Burrus, a Dare County commissioner who has been actively working on the ferry channel problems. Rudy Austin, president of the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association and a former ferry captain, echoed […]
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State representatives visit Ocracoke to talk ferry tolls …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Three state representatives who visited Ocracoke on Friday, April 26, pledged to do all they can to find an alternative to tolls on all North Carolina ferries. The visitors were Paul Tine, a Democrat of Kitty Hawk, who represents Dare, Hyde, Beaufort and Washington counties; Charles Jeter, a Republican of Mecklenberg County, and John A. […]
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Ocracoke youngsters will soon have a real baseball field …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Ocracoke students will have a real baseball field by the end of the summer. The field, which will be called Ocracoke Community Park, is at the end of Maurice Ballance Road and is being prepared on a 3.8-acre tract purchased from Dal and Darren Burrus. “If you wanted to play flag football, you had to […]
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Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department breaks ground on new building …….WITH SLIDE SHOW
By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke will have a new fire house in about eight months, following the long-awaited ground breaking at the site of a new Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department building along Irvin Garrish Highway Monday. About 60 residents came out to support the event as crew members from Premiere Construction Inc. of […]
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Ocracokers get some good news amid transportation woes
There’s a revolution in Raleigh, said Joe McClees about two bills introduced in the legislature Thursday, March 28, to eliminate ferry tolls. Joe and Henri McClees are the lobbyists hired by Hyde, Beaufort, and Pamlico counties to represent the coast in Raleigh. “We have coalitions of new Democrats and Republicans who have decided we need […]
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New Hyde manager is a native who bring business experience to governing
It’s a new day in Hyde County, and William D. Rich, as the newly appointed county manager, is eager to help. Rich, who goes by “Bill,” was appointed to the position Feb. 18, and while he has given the county all of his time since then, he officially assumed his new position on March 1. […]
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Ocracokers tell state to eliminate all ferry tolls at DOT hearing
Eliminate all tolls on ferries in North Carolina is the new rallying cry for Ocracoke and other coastal areas that have access by ferries. That was the message Wednesday night, Nov. 13, during a public hearing in the Ocracoke School gym on the state legislature’s quest to raise $5 million in revenue, up from $2 […]
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Ocracoke awaits long-sought fire break between village and park
Ocracoke may see a long-sought fire break for the island between the village and the National Park Service land as early as the end of March. Ed Fuller, Cape Hatteras National Seashore district ranger for Ocracoke, confirmed last week that Deputy Superintendent, Daryl Echols, assured him that the Park Service will hire a “marsh-master” cutter […]
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