In early January, President Donald Trump’s administration announced a five-year plan that would invite drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. So, with the real possibility of offshore drilling off the mid-Atlantic coast looming again, islanders and visitors will once again have an opportunity to show their opposition by participating in Hands Across the […]
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By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke Observer Ocracoke’s first Waterfowl Festival on April 21 in the school gym will celebrate renowned island carver Dave O’Neal. When you step inside his Down Point Decoys Shop, you may feel you have wandered into an earlier time. The small building that once served as the island’s post office is “downtown,” […]
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By Peter Vankevich If the North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate Bill 15 is not passed it could result in a loss of 4.5 teaching positions for Ocracoke School, according to an announcement released Friday by Hyde County. The bill, An Act To Provide For Teacher Allotments For Geographically Isolated K-12 Schools, is scheduled to be heard […]
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The 71 fishing teams were all in a good mood Friday evening, April 29, as the 33rd annual Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament came to an end. Amidst the beer, good food — barbecue, black-eyed peas, potato salad and cole slaw — supplied by Jack Edwards and the Carolina Boys and under the big tent […]
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While N.C. Ferry Division officials were on Ocracoke yesterday assuring islanders that they would go along with islanders’ not wanting a toll on the Hatteras Ferry, the Dare County commissioners, after a presentation by the Ferry Division, voted 6 to 1 to approve tolling the Hatteras Ferry. Ed Goodwin, Ferry Division director, along with Rep. […]
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Many summer visitors experience frustration with the long lines at the Hatteras ferry terminal to visit Ocracoke. (Hint: To avoid long lines, arrive early or late in the day.) If you haven’t been reading the Ocracoke Observer and other local news services over the last year, you may not be aware that the North Carolina […]
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Ocracoke’s six graduates contributed to many of the achievements the school garnered this academic year. One of the smallest public schools in North Carolina with 168 students in grades pre-K through 12, Ocracoke gained a lot of attention by obtaining an “A” rating from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). This was the […]
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As part of the feasibility study to see if a passenger ferry option should be added to the Hatteras-Ocracoke car ferry runs, trial runs are planned for this spring, Ed Goodwin, the N.C. Ferry Division director, announced Monday at a public meeting in the Community Center. “I attend monthly meetings in Raleigh and this is the fastest […]
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All things considered, it wasn’t that bad. “The water was warmer than I expected,” said Whisper Meacham. This was the general consensus of the brave souls who gathered on the beach at the airport ramp and welcomed the New Year by diving into the Atlantic Ocean. Joelle LeBlanc, who helped publicize this relatively unorganized […]
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