Month: August 2017

Another Ocracoke Drowning This Summer Another Ocracoke drowning has happened this summer. A 63-year-old man drowned on a Ocracoke beach yesterday. He drown on a beach near the Pony Pen beach access area off Highway 12. This happened in the late afternoon just after 5:00pm. It is reported he was trying to help another swimmer … Read more

Hatteras Power Outage Is Over With Power Restored Today The Hatteras power outage is over. Power was restored earlier today. The power outage is over for both Hatteras Island and Ocracoke. The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has worked night and day for a week now to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke.  The bridge construction … Read more