Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will report back from time to time their reflections. This is their fifth ...

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The NC Ferry Division routes across the Pamlico Sound have been temporarily reduced to the winter schedule, or two runs per day each to Swan Quarter and Cedar Island. This is due propeller damage to ...

Island carver David O’Neal shows some of his decoys at the 2024 event. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival, celebrating local and regional decoy carvers, will be held ...

Becky Moore, one of two dental hygienists at the recent free dental clinic, provides service to an Ocracoke resident. Photo by Patty Huston-Holm Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. Use alcohol ...

“Hand’s Off March,” Gathers at noon at Island Inn Commons; march to the lighthouse then back. Ocracoke Oyster Company: That Guy Shane, 7 pm.

Ocracoke Island, though small and isolated, has sometimes played an outsized role in the history of the United States. Visitors, and even residents, are often unaware of islanders who have had ...

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson ...

Ocracoke will participate in the National “Hands Off” protest march starting at the Island Inn Commons at noon on Saturday, April 5. The event is to protest what you would like the Administration to ...

The National Weather Service has issued a potential severe weather event late Monday (March 31) and Monday night. While severe weather will be possible across all of eastern NC, the best chances will ...

Janice Sue Crawford O’Neal, 76, of Ocracoke, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, at ECU Health Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Sue O’Neal Born on June 13, 1948, in Oklahoma ...

Researchers with North Carolina State University (NCSU) are asking Hatteras and Ocracoke Islanders to assist with an ongoing study on adaptation challenges and strategies by filling out an online ...