NC Ten for Ten is a statewide initiative of North Carolina writers to aid in the support and long-term recovery of western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene last September.  Through ...

Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest. Photo by Carol Pahl Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a year-long trek around the United States (following 70-degree ...

Morning ferry ride to Hatteras by C. Leinbach won third place in Spot Photography in the NC Press Association 2023 newspaper contest. Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, ...

Ocracoke was a winter wonderland on Wednesday as a snowstorm named Enzo that has hammered the south brought sleet, snow and freezing temperatures to the island. The National Weather Service reported ...

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

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Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech, an impassioned plea for equal rights regardless of skin color, on Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial. Op-ed by Josh Stein, ...

Hyde County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that the death of Ocracoke islander Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, 40, of Cutting Sage Road on Jan. 19, is under investigation. Deputies responding ...

We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C. Ocracoke is the southernmost island of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Ocracoke, in Hyde County, is very ...

C. Leinbach The following is a list of the establishments on Ocracoke that are open or closed for the season. This list will be updated as the Observer ...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Over the past 10 years, Ocracoke has been a wintering ground for three fascinating bird species. In 2018 a ...