Peaceful marches are possible
Captain Jason Daniels wants everyone to know that the Hyde County Sheriff deputies on Ocracoke are peacekeepers first.
And the Black Lives Matter march at...
How ‘Black Lives Matter’ should really be interpreted
The following op-ed piece is by a former justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, Bob Orr. Orr was the first Republican to win a...
A strategy for fully funding the ferry service
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By Tom Pahl
Ocracoke's Hyde County commissioner
Ferry passengers have been reporting lately that they have waited in line...
Why I love my hometown newspaper
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Community print newspapers are an endangered species. They serve an important role for the community as Jock...
Ocracoke Non-resident Property Owners sound off on COVID, Hurricane Dorian restrictions
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The Hyde County Commissioners received many letters from Non-Resident Property Owners about restricting them from the island...
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...
One non-resident property owner to other NRPOs: ‘Please wait’
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By Mike Lydick
I’m a member of an Ocracoke Non-Resident Property Owner (NRPO) Facebook page that was created...
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...
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...
Ocracoke, my love
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Vanessa Boivin-Drolet performed on Ocracoke last summer. She is a songwriter, guitarist and singer of the Montreal group...











