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Fire It Up BBQ ‘smokes some love’
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (314+ words) Wafting across the parking lot of Blue Heron Realty these days is the tantalizing smell of Eastern North Carolina barbecue. Fess Winstead of Ocracoke Catering Company, along with his wife Jennifer Esham, owner of Blue Heron Realty, have added a…...
Jolly Roger closed pending repairs from a small electrical fire
2+ week, 6+ day ago (221+ words) It's expected to reopen by this weekend. The Jolly Roger will be closed for the next few days owing to a small electrical fire in the kitchen in the early hours this morning (July 6). Dewey Dunn, the island liaison for…...
New community garden aims to provide good food and sanctuary
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (756+ words) Between the Ocracoke United Methodist Church and the family graveyards on Howard Street lay a tangle of brush, vines and poison ivy. It took a village, but over the last year the area was cleared out by church and community…...
Ocracoke events June 1 to 7
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) Monday, June 1:Hyde County Board of Commissioners, 1 pm. Livestreamed in the Community Center. All commissioners’ meetings changed to 1 pm. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held during this meeting. On Thursday, June 11, the budget is expected to…...
Ocracoke events May 4 to 10
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Monday, May 4:Hyde County Board of commissioners meeting, 1 pm. Community Center. All commissioners’ meetings changed to 1 pm. See agenda below. Wednesday, May 6:Ocracoke Preservation Society spring membership meeting and dessert potluck, 6-8 pm. Update on the Island Inn project. All welcome....
Ocracoke Fig Festival to feature (little) Washington Chef Jamie Davis
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (414+ words) The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Jamie Davis Aug. 6 to 8 in the Berkley Barn. The free festival features live music day and night, traditional Ocracoke square dancing, children’s crafts, talks by local fig…...
Pool Association lunch fundraiser slated for Sunday
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) The Ocracoke Community Pool Association is making lunch for everyone on Sunday in the Community Center. Actually, it’s a fundraiser and it’s more like a “pop-up restaurant,” said Ruth Toth, president of the association. In addition to a variety of…...
Commercial fishing is in the fabric of Ocracoke
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (657+ words) In June, House Bill 442 in the N.C. General Assembly originally sought to expand the commercial and recreational fishing season for flounder and red snapper, which was widely praised. But the Senate tacked on an amendment to prohibit shrimp trawling within a…...
Bakers vie for top fig honors at Fig Festival
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (736+ words) As the fig cake judges were sampling the entries in the Fig Festival Cake Bake-off competition in the Berkley Barn, Kristi Reichard was already contemplating her entry for next year. Reichard was the winner again this year in the innovative…...
Coastal governments join forces to advocate for commercial fishing
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) By Connie Leinbach and Sam Walker Leaders from 15 coastal counties in North Carolina met for the first time in Morehead City in August as part of the newly formed Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition. Formed on the heels of the defeat…...