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Ocracoke, North Carolina is located in Hyde County. Zip codes in Ocracoke, NC include 27960. More Ocracoke information.

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Drenched Outer Banks deal with flood's fallout

Posted: Today at 10:01 a.m. Updated: Today at 5:42 p.m. RODANTHE, N.C. - Gov. Bev Perdue declared a state of emergency Monday for Dare County to help residents there get financial help to clean up after recent flooding.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

WITN

Closure Of Highway 12 Forces Emergency Ferry Runs

The closure of Highway 12 on the Outer Banks due to high water has prompted officials to enact emergency ferry runs.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Windsock

LinkLinea s Connie Smith is Lenoir Countya s a answer persona

Since 2003, Smith has been the "answer person" for LinkLine, a 24-hour service provided by Lenoir Memorial Hospital and partially funded by the Lenoir-Greene United Way.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

WMBF News

NC-12 road closure forces emergency evacuation ferry runs

The NC Department of Transportation's Ferry Division announced Monday it is activating the Stumpy Point-Rodanthe route for emergency purposes.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

High Water Pictures

An Occasional Journal of Daily Island Life. Check here regularly to keep up-to-date on what's happening on Ocracoke.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

More High Water

Water from Pamlico Sound continues to push its way across Ocracoke. School closed after about two hours this morning.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

More Storm Reporting

We're now getting patches of sunshine and it's a warm, muggy 70 degrees. Tommy at the Variety Store reports that the food delivery and newspaper trucks got through so Highway 12 is open.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

OPS Membership Meeting

Ocracoke Preservation Society holds its annual Fall Meeting this Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00 at the Community Center.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

A Tale of Blackbeard

Greetings from Bill: Friday night, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at Deepwater Theater for a delightful "read and sing" through the musical "A Tale of Blackbeard" which was performed nine of the 20 years between 1974 and 1994.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

So Much To Do...

Tonight at 7:30 at the Deepwater Theater, everyone is invited to sing along to the grand old Ocracoke original musical, "A Tale of Blackbeard". Julie Howard, who wrote it, is on the island and will play the piano for us as former cast members, audience members and people who never saw it but have heard so much about it, enjoy this unrehearsed ...

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sun Journal

Ocracoke band to perform in New Bern

The Down East FolkArts Society Series will present a band next week that has been called one of Ocracoke Island's favorites.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

School

The third annual OcraFolk School got underway Sunday evening with a dinner at the Pony Island Restaurant.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

1949 Letter

We have just published our latest Ocracoke Newsletter, a letter written by C. A. Weslager after a visit to Ocracoke Island in 1949.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

WITN

NC Ferry Rescues Five On Sinking Boat

Donald Austin ended his 35-year career with the North Carolina Ferry Division with something he'd never done before -- rescuing people on a sinking boat.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Bringing people together through art

Last April, the renowned art educator and University of Iowa professor Steve McGuire was asked to introduce his colleague Rachel Williams, who received the 2009's Jean Y. Jew Women's Rights Award.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

Answers...

An Occasional Journal of Daily Island Life. Check here regularly to keep up-to-date on what's happening on Ocracoke.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Publishers' Weekly

Susan Dodd: An Open Heart

One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Southern fiction belongs to a writer who was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago and spent most of her adult life in the urban Northeast.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

On This Date...

It is an interesting wreck because, unlike most commercial vessels of the time which hauled lumber, molasses, rum, or some other single commodity, the "Pioneer" was carrying general cargo.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

Death, Marriage, & Performance

I am sorry to report that Ann Scarborough, who just celebrated her 100th birthday on October 5, died three days ago, after a fall.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

Ocracoke Journal

A Resort Community?

Sometimes journalists, newscasters, and others will describe Ocracoke as a "resort community." It is not.

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