South Point marsh. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer

Monday, Jan. 5:
Hyde County Board of Commissioners meeting, 6 pm. See agenda below.

Wednesday, Jan. 7:
Ocracoke School varsity basketball teams play at Hatteras.

Thursday, Jan. 8:
Ocracoke School middle school basketball teams play at home vs. Hatteras. Girls: 5 pm; boys at 6:15 pm.

Friday, Jan. 9:
Ocracoke Tourism Development Authority meets, 9 am. Community Center. The meeting will also be streamed live via Facebook and available on Zoom.
Board Packet Contents:  
– Agenda for January 9, 2026  
– Draft minutes from the October 24, 2025 OTTDA Board Meeting  
– 2% Occupancy Tax Collections Summary (July–November 2025) and FY 2025/2026 Projection 
– FY 2025–2026 Budget-to-Actual (as of November 30, 2025)  
– Fund Balance / Accumulated Net Earnings (as of June 30, 2025)  
– FY 2025–2026 Board Discretionary Pool summary (as of November 30, 2025)  
– Executive Director’s Report (January 2026)
Please find the link to the board packet here:  

Ocracoke School varsity boys basketball team plays at Columbia.

Sunday, Jan. 11
Church services:
Ocracoke United Methodist Church, 11 am

Ocracoke Life Saving Church, 11 am

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.

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