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, ...

The Ocracoke Pool Association will be among almost 30 residences and businesses participating in the Ocracoke Island-Wide Yard Sale May 4. Photo: C. Leinbach Ocracoke is an island where folks think ...

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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 ...

Longtime music man on Ocracoke Willis Gupton, 67, of Louisburg died April 16. He was married to Dana Collette Gupton. Born Oct. 24, 1956, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Mary Swanson Gupton.

Editor’s note: Earth Day weekend activities continue today (April 21) with most activities in the Ocracoke Community Center due to rain. See updated schedule below. The Waterfowl Festival continues ...

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“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

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