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Op-Ed By North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost, but because of increasingly severe weather and aging fossil...

By Rita Thiel Life on Ocracoke is, in many ways, lived at a much slower pace than in your typical city. Slower in the sense...

To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here You may not yet have heard the term “blue economy,” but you probably will soon...

To catch up on Ocracoke news and much more, click here Editor's note: This story was first published in the August print issue of the...

For Ocracoke news, click here By Richard Taylor Soon I will be a permanent Ocracoke resident. My wife, Martha Taylor, was hired to teach third-grade at Ocracoke School...

For Ocracoke news, click here. Editor's note: For the origins of the term "gerrymandering," see below.  By David Meeker RALEIGH – As a small business entrepreneur, I’m...

Editor’s note: Hyde County has one of the lowest census response rates in the state. The Observer urges all Hyde County residents to read...

Editor's note: Tess Judge (D-Kitty Hawk) is challenging incumbent Bob Steinburg (R-Edenton) in the general election Nov. 3 for the N.C. state Senate District...

For Ocracoke news and much more, click here  Community print newspapers are an endangered species. They serve an important role for the community as Jock...

From our news services This week is the ocean’s top predator’s special week – Shark Week --  and Oceana, the Georgia Aquarium, El Porto Shark and the Great...