Co-publisher of the Ocracoke Observer. Formerly with the U.S. Copyright Office at the Library of Congress.
Ocracoke Village Independence Day Celebration July 3 to 4, 2017 Sponsored by the Ocracoke Civic and Business Assn. Inc. (OCBA) and Hyde County Ocracoke will usher in the Independence Day holiday with […]
This article was originally published in the October 2010 Ocracoke Observer By Pat Garber; photos by Barbara Adams …If such a place there be, an island in the sun, where horses […]
For Ocracoke news, click here Editor’s note: This article was first published in the August 2016 print edition. It is updated at end. Text and photos By Peter Vankevich Kaylee Gaskins […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich If you notice a lot of boats entering Silver Lake harbor late afternoon this Saturday, you will be witnessing a real nautical tradition. […]
Editor’s note: You can listen to Katy Mitchell perform Russell’s well-known song “Clam Rake” at the bottom of this article. Ocracoke has lost one of its more colorful characters. Russell Newell […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Ocracoke Community Park & Youth Center will honor Karen Lovejoy, who will throw out the first pitch for the game between the Outer Banks Dare Devils and […]
Summer events and entertainment on Ocracoke Island are in full swing. NPS Ranger programs have begun and are listed below. Monday, June 12 N.C. Ferry Division community meeting, Community Center 1 p.m. […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Potter Garrish made his annual visit to Ocracoke early this year and was the oldest to attend the Ocracoke School Alumni Association banquet. Garrish […]
By Peter Vankevich Editor’s note: To read about the famous Snowy Owls that visited Ocracoke for an extended time during the winter of 2014, click here and here. For a narrow barrier […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Islander Kim Hansen will defend her title June 15 in the Ninth Annual WOVV Women’s Arm Wrestling Tournament at 7 p.m. in the Ocracoke Community Center. Hansen, […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. News Release – Cape Hatteras National Seashore Staff of the National Park Service found the body of a teenage male at 5:24 a.m. Wednesday on the beach just […]
This is reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online For Ocracoke news, click here. June 8, 2017 By Jennifer Allen WASHINGTON – The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, proposed Monday to […]
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke School senior Sydney Austin is now the school’s greatest basketball scorer having attained 1,770 total career points. This year, she discovered she has another sporting talent when she […]
Reprinted courtesy of the Outer Banks Voice By Rob Morris on June 1, 2017 Matthew’s rain caused severe flooding. (Voice) With one named storm already in the books, the hurricane season officially […]
Traducido por Alfredo Contreras To read this article in English, click here Por Peter Vankevich La ceremonia de Premiación Deportiva de la Escuela de Ocracoke llevada a cabo el pasado Miércoles […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Ocracoke Child Care has closed after a year-long unsuccessful search for classroom teachers, Director DeAnna Locke has announced. While the official closing date was May 22, Locke […]
June 5, 2017 Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze whether or not to issue a special use permit (SUP) to North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. The monthly meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. today, (June 5) in the Hyde County Government Center Multi-Use Room in Swan Quarter, and via teleconferencing in the Ocracoke Community […]
