The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) today announced Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk, Dare County, as the new Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles. His first day will be May 6. Paul Tine, ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold two public meetings in May to discuss an upcoming study on the future of the Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-South Dock terminal. This is the southern ...

Ocracoke Community Pool Association Pickleball Tournament 8:30 am, Pickleball courts off Horse Pen Road. OUMC Walk for Water, 10 am. Meet at the OUMC. Fish Fry Fundraiser for Stella, Donna Davis’s ...

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The Ocracoke Community Pool Association will hold a pickleball tournament on Saturday, May 3, at the new courts at the end of Horse Pen Road off Maurice Ballance Road. Games begin at 8:30 a.m. with ...

Rudy Leroy Austin, 83, a cherished native son of Ocracoke, North Carolina, peacefully passed away on April 17, 2025. He was the husband of Patricia Gibbs Austin. Born on February 3, 1942, he was a son ...

Hyde County will host a community outreach session about the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. This free workshop does not obligate you in any way to participate. Come learn how to access federal ...

History buffs might know that pigeons were used to carry military messages during World Wars I and II. Pigeons might be associated with evolution theorist Charles Darwin (1809-1882), who studied how ...

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We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a ...