The freezing and sub-zero temperatures Ocracoke had this past week was enough to frost these Springer’s Point rocks with ice. Photo by Andrew Havenhand Monday, Feb. 9:Ocracoke Alive: ...

Greg Durso rides “The Driving Range.” Photo by Ben Knight By Connie Leinbach When does Ocracoke Island ever get to see the state premier of a movie? Ocracoke was treated to just that ...

The Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board is preparing to award grants to Ocracoke nonprofits and has scheduled the 2026-2027 appropriations meeting for 6 p.m. on Monday, April 20, in the Ocracoke Community ...

Mary Faye Jackson Wallace, 89, of Ocracoke, passed away Jan. 29, 2026, while receiving hospice care at Peak Resources in Nags Head. One of her dearest friends was sitting by her side, and her family ...

From our news services The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Morehead City has issued a weather alert: a strong Arctic front will cross the area tonight, bringing dangerously cold ...

By Peter Vankevich The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the March Primary Election is at 5 p.m. today (Feb. 6.) For more information, see “Voter Registration ...

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A Pamlic Sound ferry leaves Ocracoke’s Silver Lake harbor. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Editor’s note: Justin LeBlanc will talk at the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...

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The Ocracoke Lighthouse and Double Keepers Quarters on Sunday, Feb. 1. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Unlike other areas of the state, Ocracoke Island had to dig out of only a few inches of ...