Michele White. Michele White, 71, of Ocracoke, died peacefully at home Jan. 20 after a short battle with cancer. She was the companion of Barney Bielecki. Born Nov. 17, 1953, she was a daughter of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech, an impassioned plea for equal rights regardless of skin color, on Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial. Op-ed by Josh Stein, ...

Peter Vankevich By Peter Vankevich There is always a bit of excited anticipation for birders who participate in a Christmas Bird Count.

Will Ocracoke see a winter wonderland this week as it did like this on Jan. 19, 2018? Photo: C. Leinbach From our news services The NC Weather Forecast Office out of Newport/Morehead City has ...

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

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C. Leinbach MANNS HARBOR – People will have a chance to set sail on a long and rewarding career as the North Carolina Ferry ...

Looking south from the beach side of the Pea Island Visitors Center. Photo: C. Leinbach From our news services Work will begin Friday (Jan. 17) to place massive sandbags alongside N.C. 12 at the ...

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