C. Leinbach By Connie Leinbach In the last several weeks, Ocracoke Islanders who get notices from the N.C. Ferry Division regarding route operations have received ...

OCRACOKE – The N.C. Ferry System’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes will resume full summer service on Friday after completion of critical dredging in ...

MANNS HARBOR – Four routes in the North Carolina Ferry System will be operating alternate schedules on Christmas Day, which is a traditionally low ridership day. In addition, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ...

With temperatures predicted to fall to the low to mid-30s and a north wind this weekend, N.E.S.T. coordinator Frank Welles is sending out patrols for cold stunned sea turtles on Ocracoke on ...

The speed limit in this section of NC12 at the sandbag breach area has been reduced to 35 mph. Photo: C. Leinbach Motorists traveling to and from the north end of Ocracoke may need to add a few more ...

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C. Leinbach Reservation system upgrade expected to be complete in February MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry ...

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The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry has left the state shipyard and is on its way back to Hatteras, where it will resume its regular schedule Tuesday,... From our news services As the start of the ...