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A 61-year-old man died and his wife was injured in a Tuesday morning crash caused by ocean overwash flooding along N.C. 12 on the Outer Banks' Ocracoke Island.

At a recent public meeting of government officials one of those present was talking about a news story and said, “It was one of the few times a journalist got it right.” We are dismayed hearing this kind of bashing of newspapers and journalists because most journalists do try to get it right. Journalism does…

As the threat of a government shutdown looms this weekend, the effects may be the most immediately clear to residents of and visitors to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Text and photo by Lynn Ingram There it was. At my feet. An exquisite, perfectly intact shell, about the right size to be that Scotch bonnet that I so covet. Did I now possess my very own state shell of North Carolina?Nope, ‘twas not a Scotch bonnet. So, what was it?With faith that my “Seashells…

Stormy weather on Ocracoke Island. Photo; P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer The National Weather Service at 7 a.m. April 8 provided the following update to its weekend forecast: Prolonged strong winds - Winds are currently expected to peak late tonight through Sunday morning with frequent wind gusts around 50 mph for the Outer Banks from Oregon Inlet to…

Islander Scotty Robinson is the featured carver for this year’s Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival April 15 in the Berkley Barn. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Peter Vankevich The Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival will be in its fifth year, but in a way, it’s into second generation. A founding principle of this event was to celebrate a featured…

Figs, shown here, are being celebrated on Ocracoke this weekend during the eighth annual Fig Festival. Photo: Ocracoke Fig Festival Figs are the main ingredient this weekend on Ocracoke. The sweet treat that has grown on the island for centuries will be celebrated Thursday through Saturday during the eighth annual Fig Festival at the Berkley Barn on Water Plant Road and the Ocracoke Preservation Society museum, which is sponsor of the event.  Sponsor Spotlight John Runkle and Nancy Dole Shinin...

The total does not include debt service for capital projects, which will come out of a new State Capital and Infrastructure Fund. In a joint statement, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said they intend to direct $4.2 billion in spending through the new fund “to support critical needs across the state, including several transformational projects.” Although the exact numbers by department have yet to be spelled out, Berger and Moore said the ...