A quilt made from Ocracoke T-shirts will be raffled on Dec. 15. Photo courtesy of Ocracoke Island Realty. Funds raised from Ocracoke Island Realty’s annual quilt raffle go to their Christmas Cheer ...

It’s looking like Christmas on Ocracoke when Heather Johnson, left, and Claire Senseney sell their homemade wreaths out of local cedar greens on the first Sunday in December. Photo: C.

By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke’s Bread of Life Food Pantry took home more than $20,000 on Dec. 5 after a raffle that included two of best-selling author Patricia Cornwell’s books ended.

Hyde County is launching a Citizens Academy, a free educational program designed by local governments to teach citizens how their local government operates. The academy has three main goals: to ...