Ocracoke NewsLocal news for Ocracoke, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Coastal Management News- March 29, 2008 The N.C. Division of Coastal Management will conduct two training workshops next month for local permit officers in the 20 coastal counties.http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/coastal-management-news?fromrss=1 THE OUTER BANKS- March 23, 2008 Robert Maynard's British Navy sloop Ranger in 1718. It ended with Blackbeard -- an Englishman whose name was Edward Teach, or maybe Thatch, or maybe Drummond -- shot, hacked and stabbed to death, after which ...http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/the-outer-banks?fromrss=1 North Carolina's Outer Banks offer 100 miles of history and fun- March 22, 2008 It was just a few miles off the No. 1 beach in America that the pirate Blackbeard sailed his Adventure into battle against Lt.http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/north-carolinas-outer-banks-offer-100-miles-... A very Happy Easter Holiday to all!- March 21, 2008 Easter is the most joyous holiday in the Christian calendar. But even for those not inclined toward formal religion, it represents a time of rebirth, new beginnings and the magic of spring.http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/a-very-happy-easter-holiday-to-all?fromrss=1 Island time for Ocracoke woman stretched for more than a century- March 20, 2008 OCRACOKE ISLAND In all of her 103 years, Muzel Bryant rarely left Ocracoke Island, and that was fine with her.http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/island-time-for-ocracoke-woman-stretched-for... Ocracoke's main road to reopen early- March 5, 2008 OCRACOKE Traffic between the village of Ocracoke and the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry will no longer be diverted to the beach after 5 p.m. Wednesday, when a 3-mile stretch of N.C. 12 is expected to be reopened 10 ...http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/ocracokes-main-road-to-reopen-early?fromrss=... Coastal towns de-salt water- March 3, 2008 With demand for water increasing as the drought and growth continue, some coastal counties in Eastern North Carolina are tapping a saltier source: rivers of brackish water that flow underground.http://www.topix.net/city/ocracoke-nc/2008/03/coastal-towns-de-salt-water?fromrss=1 |