Seafood Festival to help Health Center to bring X-ray imaging to...
By Jamie Carter
The Ocracoke Seafood Festival fundraiser, benefiting the Ocracoke Health Center, will be held on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 and 5, at...
State plans September public listening sessions as part of ferry tolling...
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MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division plans to host public listening sessions in September as the division...
The people who keep Ocracoke safe
Ocracoke Island attracts visitors for its stunning natural beauty, with a seemingly endless beach, thanks to its status as part of the Cape Hatteras...
‘Ocracoke Untamed’ captures the island’s rich natural world
By Peter Vankevich
Island residents Karen Rhodes and Matt Janson present a photographic and narrative journey through the Ocracoke’s ecosystem in their 160-page coffee...
Gov. Stein signs ferry audit bill into law as state prepares...
By SamWalkerOBXNews.com
Gov. Josh Stein has signed into law legislation ordering a comprehensive performance audit of the North Carolina Ferry System, requiring an independent review...
Old friends, new performers, island magic define Ocrafolk Festival 2026
By Peter Vankevich
There was, to riff off Stephen Sondheim, something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone.
That sums up how the Ocracoke Folk Festival 2026...
New community garden aims to provide good food and sanctuary
Text and photos by Jeanne Brook
Between the Ocracoke United Methodist Church and the family graveyards on Howard Street lay a tangle of brush, vines...
North Carolina must invest in Ocracoke’s lifelines
Ocracoke Island recently received something important: the full attention of North Carolina’s transportation leadership.
A visit on May 5 by Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson and...
Ocracoke Commons Visitor & Cultural Center launched
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Debbie Wells feels like she’s going at warp speed all the time.
As interim manager of the new nonprofit, the...
NC Board of Transportation visits Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
At this time, the North Carolina General Assembly still has not passed a budget for the current fiscal year, making it the...