OBX Community Foundation director explains disaster relief funds on Ocracoke

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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...

One islander’s view on the proposed noise ordinance

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Editor’s note:  Ann Ehringhaus got back to the Observer after we posted the noise ordinance article. We are printing her comments here. To view the proposed...

Regarding the Park Service Public Hearing

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Sept 2013 Ocracoke, NC July 17, 2013 I am J.S. Fletcher II, sev­enty-five years of age. When first on the Outer Banks, I remem­ber black or dark...

Letter to patients of Hatteras Island Medical Center

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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...

Ocracoke Bar & Grille owner responds to Ehringhaus letter

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Editor's note: The following is in response to Ann Ehringhaus's letter to the editor published Jan. 30. Although many in the community have responded...

Remembering Capt. Reid Robinson

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Reid Robinson, captain of the charter boat "The Devereaux," died in October. Editor: Ocracoke Island lost a colorful soul this past year, who gave us...

Land use regulation

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August 2013 Editor: With the recent adoption of two new amendments to the Ocracoke Development Ordinance (ODO), one regulating the use of travel trailers as full-time...

A whale of a sighting

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Editor:Just last week, an aerial survey team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium spotted a North Atlantic right whale mother and her newly born calf...

Letter to the editor: thanks to NPS

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Editor: Kudos to the National Park Service for installing the two new signs for visitors at the Campground Beach! The signs are large, attractive, readable and...

Beauty and the Beach: The case for carbon pricing

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Editor: The NYT article in Sunday's (March 14)  paper, "Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea?" reminds...