C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer From our news services After years of coordinated engagement among several coastal agencies, a winter dredging ...

C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Nov. 17: Ocracoke School girls and varsity boys play their first basketball game away at TEACH in ...

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings. Photo by Sarah Shellow By Ruth Fordon November 14 was a sunny crisp fall morning with temperatures hovering around highs of mid 50s all week. Ocracoke residents ...

By Sally Robertson, co-creator of EnergyFundsForAll.org Installing more energy-efficient appliances can save you money on your energy bills, but those purchases can be costly. Starting in ...

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, ...

From our news services As healthcare costs continue to climb nationwide, Outer Banks small business owners finally have a new option to provide affordable coverage to their employees. The Outer ...

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Ocracoke Alive is in the process of planning the Winter Activities Community Calendar, which will be running mid-January through the end of March. Last year, the organization offered ...

Stella Maris Chapel: Sunday Mass time at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Go to Masstimes.org and type in the zip code 27960, but refresh your browser for it to work properly. Halloween decorating ...

The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have ...

John Van Coutren shows the area where the Jolly Roger Restaurant will be rebuilt. By Connie Leinbach The Jolly Roger, located on Silver Lake Harbor, will have a new look and should be back in ...