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The nationwide general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and voting already is underway. Polls in North Carolina will be open that day from 6:30 a.m....

The Ocracoke Observer is taking a survey regarding possible loss of a priority, to take it, click here. Hyde County has set up a webpage...

If you, as an Ocracoke resident, were to lose your priority pass for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, would the resulting difficulty in travel to and...

By Connie Leinbach Parking is a premium all over Ocracoke Island and no more so than the entrance to the popular Springer’s Point Preserve at...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...