Parking on Ocracoke is always a problem and it got dicier the last several weeks as the Community Square lot has undergone renovation. Long needed, the Ocracoke Foundation, which owns the square, in February began the project to upgrade the waste water systems for businesses in the square. Plans were to have all the work […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH The Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) took a giant leap Thursday night and agreed to buy the Island Inn property to save it for community purposes. “We will put our name on the deed,” said OPS President Ken DeBarth. The vision for the renovating the iconic building includes retaining the […]
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After a week of being off, the gas pumps at the Ocracoke Station were turned back on Friday evening for credit card purchases at the pump only. As Russell Sanderlin and Jesse Conner of Beasley Enterprises, Windsor, finished the installation, word had already spread, and islanders were filling their vehicles. Beasley Enterprises owns the pumps […]
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Ocracoke islanders are not totally without access to gasoline while the gasoline pumps are off at Ocracoke Station. Those wanting to fill up their vehicles can purchase gasoline at the Anchorage Marina. Ocracoke Station is still open for camping, food and other comestibles. But the marina has seen an influx of about a dozen customers […]
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Ocracoke islanders wanting to fill up at Ocracoke’s only gas station may have to wait until Tuesday to do so unless they go off island. The pumps at the Ocracoke Station were shut off Friday for nonpayment of the bill, said Hyde County Manager Bill Rich. Gas station owner Sean Death, who was in the […]
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The Ocracoke Waterways Commission is looking for a way to make the ferry ride between Hatteras and Ocracoke shorter. At their Nov. 20 meeting, the N.C. Ferry Division agreed to survey areas of the current route that may lend themselves to dredging and possibly creating a shorter ride between the islands. Deleting a minimum of […]
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Although many details need to be worked out, a proposal to purchase the iconic Island Inn could have it fully in the community’s hands in 150 days. The group, an ad hoc committee calling itself the “Island Inn Preservation Committee” on Thursday (Dec. 7) secured a $790,000 purchase agreement rom Thomas Storr’s, the Inn’s owner, […]
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John Simpson looks forward to decorating the Ocracoke lighthouse with Christmas wreaths each year. The activity connects him to the iconic structure through his grandfather, Joseph Merritt Burrus, who was the second to last light keeper and the last one to serve under the U.S. Lighthouse Service, according to “Ocracoke Island Journal,” a blog by […]
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NC State Researcher Seeking Insight and Opinions on Ocracoke’s Tourism Workforce Finding and maintaining quality employees is a challenge for any business, but doing so may be particularly challenging for tourism businesses on Ocracoke. In an effort to support Ocracoke’s tourism industry and its employees N.C. State faculty member Dr. Whitney Knollenberg is working with […]
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An advancing front brought 30- to 50-mph winds overnight and kept Mark Brown awake on his boat that’s docked near Down Creek Gallery. “I didn’t sleep at all, and every 20 minutes had to readjust my fenders,” he said. “Then I looked out the rear and saw this phantom white line go by.” That white […]
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