Rey Yackovetsky, Emilie Mason, Mary-Jo Gellenbeck and Angela Galloway. Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Here are some introductions to the ...

The Oyster Roast will be held at 1 pm Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Ocracoke Seafood Company. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Wednesday, Dec. 24:Ocracoke United Methodist Church Christmas pageant ...

Ocracoke island is lit up with holiday lights, and judges for the Island Celebration competition made their choices Saturday night. The event is held every December by the Ocracoke Civic & ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Jeanne Brook Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in. Seeing ...

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Birders will fan out all over Ocracoke on Dec. 31 to count the island’s various avian species. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) ...

The sandbag area at Ocracoke’s north end at high tide Nov. 6. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services The Ocracoke Access Alliance (OAA) is calling on Gov. Josh Stein to ...

Site of the temporary DMV office in Manteo. From our news services The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has temporarily opened a driver license office in Manteo to provide continued service to ...

By Peter Vankevich On the North Carolina license plate is “First in Flight,” noting the remarkable achievements of the Wright Brothers in the early years of the 20th century. Could North Carolina ...

The  NC Weather Forecast Office out of Newport/Morehead City has issued a warning of a cold front that will impact the Outer Banks and mainland eastern Carolina. Travelers should be wary of these ...

Lawmakers approved an extra $7 million, but the ferry division still needs tens of millions of dollars more to cover rising maintenance and other long-term costs. December 12, 2025By Jacob Biba ...

The north end of Ocracoke on Oct. 30. NCDOT photo By Connie Leinbach As the north end of Ocracoke continues to be overwashed during King Tides and nor’easters, the Hyde County Board of ...