Ocracoke Express News Today

Ferry routes are set to expand by adding more routes and departures this week as the official summer season begins.The NC Department of Transportation announce

The North Carolina Ferry Division is expanding ferry service to Ocracoke Island in advance of the expected holiday travel rush this weekend.

Ferry routes are set to expand by adding more routes and departures this week as the official summer season begins.The NC Department of Transportation announce

The Ocracoke passenger-only ferry returns this week to shuttle people, but not their cars, between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on the Outer Banks.

The Ocracoke passenger-only ferry returns this week to shuttle people, but not their cars, between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on the Outer Banks.

Why not escape the crowds this summer at a national seashore? Discover where they are, what wildlife is there and how to arrive by ferry.

The service was previously slated to end for the season on Labor Day, will now run through September 28.

Thursday will be a remote learning day for students on the Outer Banks and schools will be closed Friday due to expected impacts from Hurricane Idalia.

MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is expecting significant schedule impacts system-wide beginning Wednesday due to the anticipated arrival of severe weather conditions from Hurricane Idalia.

The National Park Service is warning visitors to stay away from a two-mile stretch of beach on Hatteras Island where several houses have fallen in the ocean during storms over the past two years.