For Ocracoke news, click here RALEIGH–Gov. Roy Cooper and the Department of Environmental Quality submitted formal comments yesterday to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to convey North Carolina’s opposition to oil and […]
Editor’s note: Robert Zaytoun of the Zaytoun Law Firm, Raleigh, contacted the Ocracoke Observer recently about the aftermath of the power outage that occurred July 27 when PCL Construction crews building the new Bonner […]
The 4th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival kicks off Friday evening with a gathering at the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, 49 Water Plant Rd., and continues all day Saturday with vendor booths, live […]
The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association is hosting Rob Izzo, a pubic insurance adjuster from Southern Loss Consultants in Raleigh, in two free sessions on Sunday (Aug. 20). Izzo discuss options that business […]
Observer commentary By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich Getting compensation from an economic disaster on the scale that affected Hatteras and Ocracoke islands with the recent power outage will be a drawn-out […]
A 63-year-old male visitor from out-of-state died yesterday at around 5:10 p.m. while swimming near Ocracoke Island’s Pony Pen beach access. He was reported to have been caught in a very strong […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Connie Leinbach Longtime N.C. Ferry Division employee Harold Thomas is the new director of this sub-agency of the N.C. Dept. of Transportation. Thomas, along with Jed […]
Island artist Barbara Adams will show new works from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 16) in Down Creek Gallery’s continuing Expose Yourself to Art series of receptions that are open to […]
Monday, Aug. 14 Meeting with N.C. Ferry Division; Ocracoke Community Center, 1 pm Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum: museum tour, 1 pm Ocracoke Bar & Grille: Aaron and Jackie, 7 pm Deepwater Theater: […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. See below for information about the NPS nighttime sky appreciation event 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, at the Lifeguard Beach. By David Mickey Since the […]
The Senior Nutrition Program, which is known as Meals on Wheels, is available weekdays year-round to deliver hot, locally cooked meals to islanders aged 60 or over. In addition to the minimum […]
To read an Ocracoke School story that includes a shortage of education supplies in the early 70s, click here. By Connie Leinbach School supplies for Ocracoke School students continued to stack up […]
For Ocracoke news, click here By Connie Leinbach Angels showered their largess on Ocracoke Tuesday as hundreds of boxes and packages arrived for Ocracoke school children. “Everybody is wearing all of these […]
As the island gets back to normal following the week-long visitor evacuation, some events have been modified from the published version in the August print edition. Monday, Aug. 7 OPS: museum tour, […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach PCL Construction, the company building the new Bonner bridge is willing to come to the table and talk about a restitution settlement for Ocracoke […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Editor’s update Aug. 4, 2017, 9:50 a.m.: While Ocracoke is open at noon, that doesn’t mean visitors can get on the Hatteras Ferry at […]
Aug. 3, 2017 1:30 p.m. For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Hyde County wants to get out in front of any class action lawsuits and gather information on the total […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Aug. 3, 2017 10:15 a.m. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative reported this morning that crews worked late into the night to connect the new overhead cables to the […]
