A shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound. Photo by P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer “Don’t you get tired of the fight?” someone asked after the June 17 Ocracoke Civic & Business Association ...

The free Ocracoke Village Tram runs from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily to Sept. 15 and stops at 10 places in the village. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, July 7Ocracoke Community ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach Every year the Ocrafolk Music & Storytelling Festival aims to bring some new ...

From our news services As of Saturday morning, the cyclone off the southeastern coast remains identified as Tropical Depression Three. It has begun slow movement north-northwest towards the ...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all Seashore ...

DRAMATIC SKIES. Ocracoke Island, N.C., is an ever-changing landscape of sea and sky. Photo: C. Leinbach We hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful island, the last island of the Outer Banks, N.C.

All of ENC today (July 2) has the potential to see thunderstorms with heavy rain, according to the National Weather Service out of Morehead City. Wunderground’s forecast is calling for showers ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Joy Crist, Island Free Press In a sweeping three-year study mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina ...

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