Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
2 天之前 · The Ocracoke Observer website won first place in the 2020-2021 NCPA contest Online Division, plus four other awards. Winner of 10 awards in 2019, including first place for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Dorian.
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
All ferries arriving and departing Ocracoke are currently suspended due to high winds, per NC Ferry Division, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. Updated Nov. 7, 2022. 8 p.m.
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
The speed limit in this section of NC12 at the sandbag breach area has been reduced to 35 mph. Photo: C. Leinbach. Observer staff report. Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more minutes to their trips since the North Carolina Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit in the sand bag area along NC 12 from 55 mph to …
Ocracoke Observer | Community newspaper of Ocracoke, NC
The speed limit in this section of NC12 at the sandbag breach area has been reduced to 35 mph. Photo: C. Leinbach. Observer staff report. Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more minutes to their trips since the North Carolina Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit in the sand bag area along NC 12 from 55 mph to …
Ocracoke for Christmas week | Ocracoke Observer
2 天之前 · The Christmas tree on the Ocracoke Preservation Society porch. Photo: C. Leinbach Activities are at a minimum on Ocracoke Christmas week as islanders prepare for the holiday, but the Ocracoke United Methodist Church (71 School Rd), has planned the following: Monday, Dec. 23Caroling. Meet at the church at 4:30 pm. Live Nativity from 6 to 7 pm.…
Obituaries - Ocracoke Observer
Posts about Obituaries written by C. Leinbach. Gail Umphlett of Belcross, Camden County, and Ocracoke, peacefully passed away on August 6, 2024, surrounded by friends and family.
Ophelia bypasses Ocracoke - Ocracoke Observer
2023年9月23日 · The roiling ocean at Ramp 63 around noon Sept. 23. Photo: C. Leinbach Update: As of 8 a.m. Sunday, Hatteras Inlet ferries have resumed and all of NC 12 is passable. Ocracoke Island was drying out Saturday as Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall south of Ocracoke on Emerald Isle around 6 a.m. and was heading…
Construction deliveries at Ocracoke Light Station will result in ...
2024年12月5日 · Raising of the Double Keepers Quarters at the Ocracoke lighthouse is imminent. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer From our news services Three separate deliveries of construction equipment associated with the lifting of the Double Keepers’ Quarters at the Ocracoke lighthouse are scheduled to occur the week of Dec. 9. During the deliveries, Lighthouse Road—between approximately Loop…
One ‘O’cocker’ way to resilience | Ocracoke Observer
2024年10月13日 · Alton Ballance shows how high the flood waters of Dorian came into the inn. Text and photos by Connie Leinbach When many Ocracoke residents chose to raise their houses after the historic flooding five years ago from Hurricane Dorian, island native Alton Ballance chose a different path to resilience. Ballance, who is author of the…
Beach nesting birds on Ocracoke face increasing predation; other …
2024年10月27日 · First year Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Springer's Point Preserve. Photo P. Vankevich By Peter Vankevich Here is a summary of some of this year’s Ocracoke region nesting observations. Beach nesting birds such as American Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers and several tern species are finding it harder and harder to have …