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Events on Ocracoke Thanksgiving week–updated
Turkey Trot proceeds to benefit Ocracoke School
Turkey trotters take off in the November 2021 race. Photo: C. Leinbach
Ocracoke Island’s Thanksgiving Eighth Annual 5K Turkey...
Purple North Carolina turns red
The pen is mightier than.... Some souvenir pens from the 2020 election were still available at the Ocracoke voting station.
By Peter Vankevich
Results...
New date set for blood drive on Ocracoke–update
The American Red Cross and Ocracoke School Beta Club and community blood drive scheduled for this week in the Community Center was canceled due...
Medicare workshops scheduled for Ocracoke week of Nov. 13
The Albemarle Commission Area Agency on Aging is partnering with Hyde County and Hyde County Health Department to host a three-week series on various...
General Island Information
Ocracoke ponies available for ‘adoption’
Photo: P. Vankevich
From our news services
Legend has it the Ocracoke Banker ponies arrived in the Outer Banks with shipwrecked explorers in the...
What’s open or closed for the season on Ocracoke
The harbor view from Mermaid's Folly gift shop in Community Square. Photo: C. Leinbach
The list below of upcoming seasonal closings is as of Nov....
The November 2022 issue
The Ocracoke Observer website won first place in the 2020-2021 NCPA contest Online Division, plus four other awards. Winner of 10 awards in 2019, including first place for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Dorian.
