Ask a Mental Health Professional Installment No. 3 By Earle Irwin Question: Every time I think I got this when it comes to the aftermath of the Dorian flood, something jumps outta […]
If Dorian trauma continues, there is help
Mental health professional asks for your questions
For Ocracoke news and much more, click here Mental health professional, Earle Irwin, a retired clinical nurse specialist, has been available to all residents of Ocracoke for the past three months. Many […]
Ocracoke Non-resident Property Owners sound off on COVID, Hurricane Dorian restrictions
For Ocracoke news and much more, click here The Hyde County Commissioners received many letters from Non-Resident Property Owners about restricting them from the island due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but none […]
Only through uncertainty may we find certainty again
By Jessica Kozma Proctor Our everyday lives have been flooded with messages about “uncertain” times. But you can’t have uncertainty without certainty. Let’s flip uncertainty back over. A first “certainty” in a […]
You are not alone
By Earle Irwin Who remembers the 1990 comedy Home Alone? The movie was so wildly successful that four sequels followed into the current decade. Last year, Disney announced that a new sequel was […]
One non-resident property owner to other NRPOs: ‘Please wait’
For Ocracoke news and much more, click here By Mike Lydick I’m a member of an Ocracoke Non-Resident Property Owner (NRPO) Facebook page that was created just after Dorian to help organize […]
Immediate action needed to protect our communities
The following is an Op-Ed regarding the coronavirus pandemic from Vidant Health/ECU Brody School of Medicine. Vidant Health and the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University are calling on all […]
How to weather this latest storm
By Earle Irwin Between post-Dorian recovery and COVID-19, many on Ocracoke are asking, “How much more can we take?” While this article does not answer that particular question, here are some common […]
Why would the Ocracoke Observer cover COVID-19?
The Ocracoke Observer is news service that focuses on news and topics of interest to the Ocracoke Island community, Hyde County, our eastern region and the many visitors who love this place. […]
Ocracoke, my love
Pour lire ceci en français, cliquez ici. Vanessa Boivin-Drolet performed on Ocracoke last summer. She is a songwriter, guitarist and singer of the Montreal group Vanwho. The name of this group evolved […]
