This word is used by local people in Ocracoke to refer to the crowds of tourists and other visitors. It is better on Ocracoke Island to be an O’cocker, with long-standing connections to the island, ...

This word is used by local people in Ocracoke the crowds of tourists and other visitors. D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNC-System’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s ...

Have you heard of Hoi Toider? Well, tune in your ears, as this dwindling Carolinian brogue (or dialect) may be on the brink of extinction. Here's the scoop, Dingbatters, ahem, tourists or outsiders: ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — A man was killed and a woman was injured in a crash on the Outer Banks' Ocracoke Island Tuesday morning, a spokesperson for Hyde County, North Carolina confirmed to 13News Now.