"This award is not only mine. It belongs to the family. It belongs to the village. And my colleagues have been amazing too.

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 ...

“Hoi Toid” is special. It is the way to say “high tide” in the Ocracoke Brogue. Its use respectfully asserts that the speaker understands and appreciates the specialness of the way the islanders talk.