P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer By Connie Leinbach The North Carolina legislature late Tuesday afternoon approved an additional $7 million for the Ferry Division. Hyde County ...

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The Ocracoke Preservation Society invites all to a special Ocracoke ghost talk with Amy Howard and David Tweedie at the Island Inn Commons from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The event is free and in ...

Scene from the Working Watermen’s Festival, Oct. 18, 2025. From left, Adam Lavigne, John Lea, Danny Bradley and Dave Tweedie. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Tuesday, Oct. 21:Ocracoke ...

After several months’ suspension, the Bread of Life Food Pantry at the Life Saving Church on Lighthouse Road has reopened and reestablished its partnership with the Food Bank of the Albemarle and the ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Ocracoke Observer cannot stand by and watch the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be subject to repeated attacks. “Congress shall make no law respecting ...