The Ocracoke Observer received 13 awards Thursday night at the annual North Carolina Press Assn. awards banquet in Raleigh. Topping the list was third place in General Excellence for its website. More than […]
The beautiful clouds of Ocracoke By Danielle Creeksong Ocracoke is well-loved for its spectacular, panoramic view of ocean and sky. But while beach-goers pray for clear blue skies and star watchers wish […]
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 […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Visitors began to trickle back to Ocracoke starting Friday afternoon and Saturday as the island reopened after an accident at the Bonner Bridge on […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. Thursday, July 27, 2017 In the wake of a power outage early this morning on Ocracoke Island, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners has issued a mandatory […]
Ocracoke has been without power since 4:30 this morning when a transmission cable strapped to the Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet lost power. The outage is affecting all of Hatteras and […]
Summer Haze, oil on canvas, by Douglas Hoover, will be among the new works on view starting Wednesday in Down Creek Gallery. By Connie Leinbach Award-winning artist Douglas Hoover has accomplished what […]
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich Many visitors want to know what the island is like in the winter No, the island doesn’t roll up and […]
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 […]
2017 first-place winner for sports writing, Online Division N.C. Press Assn. By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke School senior Sydney Austin is now the school’s greatest basketball scorer having attained 1,770 total career points. […]
