Man dead, wife injured in crash on Outer Banks' Ocracoke Island
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.
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Why we need community newspapers
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…
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National Park Service plans unclear as shutdown looms
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.
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Mystery shell on Ocracoke beach
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…
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Another weekend coastal storm will bring rain–updated
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…
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