Tom Payne at Woodstock in 1969. Photo courtesy of the family. Remembrance of Tom Payne’s life will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at his home along Lighthouse Road. By Maddie Payne Islander ...

NC DOT North Carolina’s Weather Authority reported that significant Coastal Flooding has closed NC12 on parts of the Outer Banks ...

The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has reported that a cold front will approach the region on Thursday (Nov. 14) and bring eastern North Carolina between one and three inches of ...

We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

Roberta, sister Nancy and their mother Geraldine at the Manteo airport in 1961. Photo by James E. Nordheim By Roberta Nordheim-WallacePhotos by James E. Nordheim My family visited the Outer Banks ...

Fish-fry fundraisers help those in need The ‘staff’ at the cook shack behind the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department serve up plates for the fund raiser for John Simpson. From left are Alex ...

305 Back Rd. 252-928-1511; M-F, 8 a.m. to noon & 1-5 p.m. After hours: 252-928-SICK (7425). Roanoke Island Animal Clinic visits the island on the third Wednesday each month in the Community Center.

Note: All voting numbers are unofficial and are from the NC Board of Elections website. By Peter VankevichHyde County will have two new county commissioners after the swearing-in ceremony that ...

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