Co-Chairman Sen. Peter S. Brunstetter Peter.Brunstetter@ncleg.net (919) 733-7850 Co-Chairman Sen. Neal Hunt Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net (919) 733-5850 Co-Chairman Sen. Richard Stevens Richard.Stevens@ncleg.net (919) 733-5653 Vice Chairman Sen. Tom Apodaca Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net (919) 733-5745 Vice Chairman Sen. Linda Garrou Linda.Garrou@ncleg.net (919) 733-5620 Members Sen. Harris Blake, Harris.Blake@ncleg.net (919) 733-4809 Sen. Dan Blue, Dan.Blue@ncleg.net (919) 733-5752 Sen. Andrew C. Brock, […]

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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke School English teacher Charles Temple advanced to the final rounds of “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament after winning the semi-final round Wednesday night. Temple, 38, will play tonight – Thursday —  in the first of two final rounds with the second round played Friday night, May 13. The cumulative winner […]

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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke Island was ecstatic Thursday night, May 5, as local high school English teacher Charles Temple won in the first round of “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament. The capacity crowd at Gaffer’s Sports Pub, where Temple, many of his students, colleagues and local residents, watched the game erupted in cheers. Temple, […]

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UPDATE: House committee passes budget proposal that excludes tolls on Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Ocracoke Island won a major political victory Wednesday evening when the full state House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to HB 200 that excludes tolls for the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry. Rep. Tim Spear, a Democrat […]

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UPDATE: Charging a toll on Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry continues to move forward in Raleigh By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Charging a toll on the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry is inching closer to reality, and islanders are being urged to act now to voice their opinions. On April 14, the state House Appropriations Committee on […]

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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Capturing two Confederate forts on Hatteras Island were the first wins by the Union in 1861 during the first of the five-year Civil War, historian Drew Pullen noted during talks this winter on Hatteras and Ocracoke, which were part of the National Park Service’s “Know Your Park” series. The […]

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By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Even though Ocracoke is small doesn’t mean it can’t show its might. That strength was shown this year in its youth basketball, which came “a million miles,” notes school Principal Dr. Walt Padgett. That’s because this year the teams had their best year yet. In February, the girls’ middle […]

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Ocracoke News Roundup:  Noise ordinance, fireworks, ABC store By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH The Hyde County commissioners expect to have a noise ordinance in place before the summer. Now in its third draft, the ordinance will focus on allowable decibel levels and time frames for outdoor music on Ocracoke and the […]

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Charging a toll for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry under discussion in Raleigh By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH Charging a toll for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry and raising rates for the sound ferries may be a reality before June if the North Carolina General Assembly demands it. Hyde County Manager Mazie Smith reported on this […]

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