Letters to the Editor

Editor: If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with the blessing that is our coast. It provides us with delicious food and revenue from tourists...

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...

Editor: In the weeks since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Outer Banks, I have had the incredible privilege of witnessing a community coming together to...

Letter to the Editor Editor: With Hurricane Dorian upon us this week, everyone is preparing to batten down the hatches in anticipation of the coming storm....

Editor: I want to thank everyone responsible for putting in the stretch of sidewalk along Hwy 12 adjacent to the Berkley property. It is so...

See Editor’s note following this letter Editor: On Sunday, Aug. 5, on Ocracoke, I was caught in a rip current.  I’m in my 60s and have...

Editor's note: To read about the  Hatteras Village Medical Center closing, click here.   October 9, 2017 To Hatteras Island: The Board of Directors of Hatteras Village Medical...

For Ocracoke news, click here Editor: I had a vacation to Ocracoke like many of you may have never had, before. I got to take the...

The following letters were published in the September 2016 issue of the Ocracoke Observer Thanks to islanders for their support Editor: We visited Ocracoke many times in...

Open letter to the Ocracoke community Dear Ocracoke Family: As you probably know, a woman drowned here on Thursday and her daughter was flown to the...