Robert Wayne Self, 73, of Ocracoke, died on April 1. Known as Wayne, he was born July 24, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ocracoke Postmaster Celeste Brooks, right, honors Melissa Sharber for 35 years on the job. By Connie Leinbach In almost four decades on the job on an island accessible only by ferry, Melissa ...

In North Carolina, if no candidate receives more than 30% of the vote in a primary, the second-place candidate can request a runoff. Two of the state-wide Republican contests, for lieutenant ...

C. Leinbach Note: Due to the frequency of overwash that has occurred recently on NC12 at the north end of Ocracoke we are, for the time being, ...

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PBS cooking show host Sheri Castle will be the celebrity chef at the Ocracoke Fig Festival Aug. 1 to 3. Photo by Baxter Miller The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty at the ...

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